**M Lerman**

2320 S Locust St Apt 229, Denver, CO 80222

March 30, 2007 12:15 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

M Lerman

2320 S Locust St

Apt 229

Denver, CO 80222

**Helen Dunham**

511 South High Street , Yellow Springs, OH 45387

March 30, 2007 12:15 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Helen Dunham

511 South High Street

Yellow Springs, OH 45387

**Patricia DiLuzio**

243 Brookside Drive , San Anselmo, CA 94960-1436

March 29, 2007 8:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Patricia DiLuzio

243 Brookside Drive

San Anselmo, CA 94960-1436

**Melissa Snitzer**

32 Center Rd , Shirley, MA 01464

March 29, 2007 8:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Melissa Snitzer

32 Center Rd

Shirley, MA 01464

**Rand Guthrie**

7102 77th Ave SE , Snohomish, WA 982905815

March 29, 2007 8:01 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: It Is Essential That We Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Rand Guthrie

7102 77th Ave SE

Snohomish, WA 98290-5815

**L. Sieffert**

4676 Peoples Rd. , Pittsburgh, PA 15237

March 29, 2007 6:37 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

L. Sieffert

4676 Peoples Rd.

Pittsburgh, PA 15237

**Sarah de Haven**

54 Gentry Drive , Englewood, NJ 07631

March 29, 2007 5:19 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sarah de Haven

54 Gentry Drive

Englewood, NJ 07631

**Elisabeth Melinz**

28-28th Ave., #1 , Venice, CA 90291

March 29, 2007 3:35 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Elisabeth Melinz

28-28th Ave., #1

Venice, CA 90291

**Gina Castro**

5343 Harmony Townhall Road , Janesville, WI 53546-9300

March 28, 2007 9:16 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Gina Castro

5343 Harmony Townhall Road

Janesville, WI 53546-9300

**mark hummel**

165 n esterly ave dont send me stuff, whitewater, WI 53121

March 28, 2007 7:59 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

mark hummel

165 n esterly ave

dont send me stuff

whitewater, WI 53121

**betty herbert**

402 westview drive , fort valley, GA 31030

March 28, 2007 7:33 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

DO NOT APPROVE DRUGS IN OUR FOOD SUPPLY. Of course, there will be
problems. Manufacturers cannot even keep rat poison out of cat food, so
this is just a recipe for disaster. I am TIRED of the government
agencies allowing ordinary Americans to be guinea pigs. KEEP US SAFE AND
BAN THIS THREAT TO OUR HEALTH. \"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are
likely to contaminate the food supply if grown outdoors\--especially in
tornado-prone Kansas, where winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds
into neighboring fields of corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses
potentially serious risks to human health and threatens farmers who may
be held liable for contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA
nor biotechnology companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

betty herbert

402 westview drive

fort valley, GA 31030

**John Smith**

123 Main Street , Chicago, IL 60606

March 28, 2007 5:55 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

John Smith

123 Main Street

Chicago, IL 60606

**Sherman and Denise Nelson**

178 Sixth Avenue , Stratford, CT 06615-7730

March 28, 2007 5:55 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sherman and Denise Nelson

178 Sixth Avenue

Stratford, CT 06615-7730

**k. green**

38 5th ave , kalispell, MT 59901

March 28, 2007 4:08 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

k\. green

38 5th ave

kalispell, MT 59901

**jonna howard**

2112 D Dunwoody Gables DR , Dunwoody, GA 30338

March 28, 2007 12:58 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

jonna howard

2112 D Dunwoody Gables DR

Dunwoody, GA 30338

**Kendra B Forster**

5060 Newberg Dr N , Keizer, OR 97303

March 28, 2007 11:30 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kendra B Forster

5060 Newberg Dr N

Keizer, OR 97303

**Nicole Frey**

N7338 Hwy N , Johnson Creek, WI 53038

March 28, 2007 11:30 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Nicole Frey

N7338 Hwy N

Johnson Creek, WI 53038

**P Hickey**

456 Worthington Road , 456 Worthington Road, MD 21108

March 28, 2007 11:30 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

P Hickey

456 Worthington Road

456 Worthington Road, MD 21108

**Pamela Clark**

13170 Central Ave SE Ste B \# 162, ABQ, NM 871235549

March 28, 2007 7:18 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Pamela Clark

13170 Central Ave SE

Ste B \# 162

ABQ, NM 87123-5549

**Shirley Koch**

531 S. Cedar St. , Ottawa, KS 66067

March 28, 2007 3:26 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

It is beyond irresponsible to risk cross-contaminating our entire food
supply!! Everyone knows about the winds in Kansas!

I urge the USDA to use good sense and deny this and all other
applications for outdoor production of pharmaceutical and industrial
food crops and to institute a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely, Shirley Koch 531 S. Cedar St.

Ottawa, KS 66067

Sincerely,

Shirley Koch

531 S. Cedar St.

Ottawa, KS 66067

**sarah van merkesteyn**

25554 susan ln , crete, IL 60417

March 28, 2007 12:39 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

sarah van merkesteyn

25554 susan ln

crete, IL 60417

**Fran Samuelson**

13130 Hwy 29 W. #18A , Liberty Hill, TX 78642

March 27, 2007 7:56 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

Don\'t get me wrong: I\'m for knowing all we can know about genetics\--I
just think its too easy to let the Genie out of the bottle in this kind
of setting.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Fran Samuelson

13130 Hwy 29 W. #18A

Liberty Hill, TX 78642

**Susie Bolden**

7000 Oakhill Circle , Austell, GA 30168

March 27, 2007 7:10 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Susie Bolden

7000 Oakhill Circle

Austell, GA 30168

**Laura Nass**

536 Green Village Road , Green Village, NJ 07935

March 27, 2007 6:45 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keed Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Laura Nass

536 Green Village Road

Green Village, NJ 07935

**Dustin Sulak**

23830 N 38th Dr , Glendale, AZ 85310

March 27, 2007 5:16 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Dustin Sulak

23830 N 38th Dr

Glendale, AZ 85310

**Stephen Lint**

1321 E Cypress Ave apt B , Redding, CA 96002

March 27, 2007 5:16 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Stephen Lint

1321 E Cypress Ave apt B

Redding, CA 96002

**Marva Townes**

133 HCR 2109 , Whitney, TX 76692

March 27, 2007 4:23 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Marva Townes

133 HCR 2109

Whitney, TX 76692

**Gabrielle Burton**

211 Lebrun Rd , Eggertsville, NY 142264121

March 27, 2007 12:43 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Gabrielle Burton

211 Lebrun Rd

Eggertsville, NY 14226-4121

**Holly Bottoms**

5588 Stable View Lane , Fitchburg, WI 53575

March 27, 2007 11:26 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

I continue to be concerned about crosspollinating and contamination.
Also we really have NO IDEA how animals and insects and other plants
would be affected. THIS IS A BIG MISTAKE - we are rushing into something
we don\'t know enough about how it will effect the ecosystems.

Sincerely, Holly Bottoms, MD

Sincerely,

Holly Bottoms

5588 Stable View Lane

Fitchburg, WI 53575

**Lyn Henri**

18321 E 9th St , Spokane Vally, WA 99016

March 27, 2007 10:26 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Can we keep drugs out of rice crops, please?

Thank you very much.

Sincerely,

Lyn Henri

18321 E 9th St

Spokane Vally, WA 99016

**Heather Donegan**

7358 Frederick Drive East , Indianapolis, IN 46260

March 27, 2007 10:26 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Heather Donegan

7358 Frederick Drive East

Indianapolis, IN 46260

**doreen stabinsky**

421 sound drive , mt. desert, ME 04660

March 27, 2007 10:26 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

doreen stabinsky

421 sound drive

mt. desert, ME 04660

**Helen Stapleton**

198 Hicksville Rd , Bethpage, NY 11714

March 27, 2007 9:45 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Helen Stapleton

198 Hicksville Rd

Bethpage, NY 11714

**Kelly Kowalski**

8722 Edmonston Road , Berwyn Heights, MD 20740

March 27, 2007 9:45 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kelly Kowalski

8722 Edmonston Road

Berwyn Heights, MD 20740

**Allison Hart**

59 B Elm St. , Topsham, ME 04086

March 27, 2007 8:08 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Allison Hart

59 B Elm St.

Topsham, ME 04086

**Rey Ubalde**

Apovel Subd., Bulua, , Cagayan de Oro City, 9000 Philippines

March 27, 2007 2:50 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Rey Ubalde

Apovel Subd., Bulua,

Cagayan de Oro City 9000

**Kathy Ruopp**

9631 S Vanderpoel , Chicago, IL 60643

March 27, 2007 1:25 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

I urge you to take the unusual step of putting the protection of public
health over that of industrial profits. Once these plants are set loose
in the environment, everyone in our country becomes a guinea pig with no
control over the results. Prevention is worth an ounce of cure under
these circumstances.

Sincerely,

Kathy Ruopp

9631 S Vanderpoel

Chicago, IL 60643

**Andrea Drager**

1056 Grand Ave. , San Diego, CA 92109

March 27, 2007 1:25 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Andrea Drager

1056 Grand Ave.

San Diego, CA 92109

**Abigail Wright**

2044 Northland Cir. , Coralviile, IA 52241

March 26, 2007 10:45 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Abigail Wright

2044 Northland Cir.

Coralviile, IA 52241

**Sara Boissonnault**

103 Blueberry Lane #31 , Laconia, NH 03246

March 26, 2007 10:11 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sara Boissonnault

103 Blueberry Lane #31

Laconia, NH 03246

**Victor Furman**

1520 Bryant Lane , Meadowbrook, PA 19046

March 26, 2007 9:36 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Victor Furman

1520 Bryant Lane

Meadowbrook, PA 19046

**Johana Furman**

1520 Bryant Lane , Meadowbrook, PA 19046

March 26, 2007 9:36 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Johana Furman

1520 Bryant Lane

Meadowbrook, PA 19046

**Carrie Wasilko**

1308 West Chester Pike #J5 , West Chester, PA 19382

March 26, 2007 9:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Carrie Wasilko

1308 West Chester Pike #J5

West Chester, PA 19382

**Ben Conover**

103 Manning Dr , Copperas Cove, TX 76522

March 26, 2007 9:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Ben Conover

103 Manning Dr

Copperas Cove, TX 76522

**Erika Gendron**

401 sundance lane , madera, CA 93637

March 26, 2007 8:48 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Erika Gendron

401 sundance lane

madera, CA 93637

**John Blalock**

215 Ne Brunson Ct. , Port St. Lucie, FL 34983

March 26, 2007 7:32 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

John Blalock

215 Ne Brunson Ct.

Port St. Lucie, FL 34983

**TJ Lawless**

57 Laimana , Hilo, HI 96720

March 26, 2007 7:32 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Please, allowing natures diversity to be destroyed for the profit of one
company is unacceptable. Do what you know to be right.

Sincerely,

TJ Lawless

57 Laimana

Hilo, HI 96720

**Roslyn Smith**

10 Wharf Ct Ocean Pines, Berlin, MD 218111829

March 26, 2007 7:32 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Roslyn Smith

10 Wharf Ct

Ocean Pines

Berlin, MD 21811-1829

**Jeracah Holland**

57 Laimana Street , Hilo, HI 96720

March 26, 2007 7:32 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

Please put the health of the American people and our land ahead of big
businesses out to make a quick buck. These businesses are not invested
in the communities long term.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jeracah Holland

57 Laimana Street

Hilo, HI 96720

**Bob Freeborn-Rubin**

340 Old Mill Rd #200 , Santa Barbara, CA 93110

March 26, 2007 7:32 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Bob Freeborn-Rubin

340 Old Mill Rd #200

Santa Barbara, CA 93110

**Rayford Minrada**

4720 Fiftieth Avenue , Wichita, KS 66056

March 26, 2007 3:55 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Disregard these form letters from organic food interests

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

Please disregard this bull-crap. These are organic food activists trying
to scare us into eating less than average food derived from crops that
have been fertilized with waste from cows, pigs, chickens and humans.
For goodness sakes, these folks have killed countless people with their
propaganda.

Enough is enough. Go Ventria!

Sincerely,

Rayford Minrada

4720 Fiftieth Avenue

Wichita, KS 66056

**Linda Cohen**

Po Box 661 , West Tisbury, MA 02575

March 26, 2007 3:55 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Linda Cohen

Po Box 661

West Tisbury, MA 02575

**John Hroncich**

365 Lincoln Avenue , Cliffside Park, NJ 07010

March 26, 2007 3:55 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

John Hroncich

365 Lincoln Avenue

Cliffside Park, NJ 07010

**Surya Buchwald**

5411 W Adams Blvd , Los Angeles, CA 90016

March 26, 2007 3:55 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Surya Buchwald

5411 W Adams Blvd

Los Angeles, CA 90016

**Katie Woodruff**

4653 McKinley Pkwy , Hamburg, NY 14075

March 26, 2007 3:55 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Katie Woodruff

4653 McKinley Pkwy

Hamburg, NY 14075

**Kay Blemker**

10 W. Masonic View Avenue , Alexandria, VA 22301

March 26, 2007 3:55 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kay Blemker

10 W. Masonic View Avenue

Alexandria, VA 22301

**Elaine Starr**

5811 E. University Blvd. , Dalls, TX 75206

March 26, 2007 3:55 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Elaine Starr

5811 E. University Blvd.

Dalls, TX 75206

**James Steed III**

325 Stones River Cove , Nashville, TN 372144804

March 26, 2007 3:55 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

James Steed III

325 Stones River Cove

Nashville, TN 37214-4804

**Erica Kremer**

517 Ball Dr #271 , Hanover, IN 47243

March 26, 2007 3:55 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Erica Kremer

517 Ball Dr #271

Hanover, IN 47243

**Andrea Szczepankiewicz**

13 Eldorado Drive , Tabernacle, NJ 08088

March 26, 2007 3:55 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Andrea Szczepankiewicz

13 Eldorado Drive

Tabernacle, NJ 08088

**Diana Watters**

28 Terry Plains Road , Bloomfield, CT 06002

March 26, 2007 3:55 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Diana Watters

28 Terry Plains Road

Bloomfield, CT 06002

**Candy Bowman-LeBlanc**

2674 Woodridge Court \# 1 , Placerville, CA 95667

March 26, 2007 3:55 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Candy Bowman-LeBlanc

2674 Woodridge Court \# 1

Placerville, CA 95667

**Julie Kamrath**

410 20th Street , Spirit Lake, IA 51360

March 26, 2007 3:55 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

What is wrong with regular, old fashioned grown food\--that is what the
American public wants. Did you even ask us?

Sincerely,

Julie Kamrath

410 20th Street

Spirit Lake, IA 51360

**Michelle Mullin**

425 Fernwood Ct. , Vernon HIlls, IL 60061

March 26, 2007 3:55 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Michelle Mullin

425 Fernwood Ct.

Vernon HIlls, IL 60061

**barbara Paolucci**

1742 richmond road apt. 1e, Staten Island, NY 10306

March 26, 2007 3:55 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

barbara Paolucci

1742 richmond road

apt. 1e

Staten Island, NY 10306

**Ricardo Villavicencio**

421 College Ave , Staten Island, NY 10314

March 26, 2007 3:55 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Ricardo Villavicencio

421 College Ave

Staten Island, NY 10314

**Tom Tamplin**

15 Oaklands Way, Wallington, SM6 9RR United Kingdom

March 26, 2007 3:55 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

When I visit the United States, I want to know that the food I eat is
drug free and uncontaminated.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Tom Tamplin

15

Oaklands Way

Wallington SM6 9RR

**Antonia Klohr**

PO Box 852 , Clark, CO 80428

March 26, 2007 3:55 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Antonia Klohr

PO Box 852

Clark, CO 80428

**Melinda Schwab**

4804 Montgomery Lane , Bethesda, MD 20814

March 26, 2007 3:55 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Melinda Schwab

4804 Montgomery Lane

Bethesda, MD 20814

**Denise Romesburg**

7326 N 21st Ave , Phoenix, AZ 85021

March 26, 2007 3:55 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Denise Romesburg

7326 N 21st Ave

Phoenix, AZ 85021

**caroline kane**

4664 Vantage Ave , Valley Village, CA 916073814

March 26, 2007 3:55 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

caroline kane

4664 Vantage Ave

Valley Village, CA 91607-3814

**Nicole Minichiello**

275 EXeter St. , BkLyn, NY 11235

March 26, 2007 3:55 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Nicole Minichiello

275 EXeter St.

BkLyn, NY 11235

**barb bemus**

35680 Beachpark , eastlake, OH 44095

March 26, 2007 3:55 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

Please consider the healthy future of this country over the profits of
big agri-business and the pharmacy sector. If we can?t eat healthy food
then we are required to buy drugs to try and stay that way. The outdoor
propagation of genetically engineered foods has been disastrous already.
What are you thinking!

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

barb bemus

35680 Beachpark

eastlake, OH 44095

**Sharon Handy**

306 James SE , Grand Rapids, MI 49503

March 26, 2007 3:55 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: \"pharma\" crops threaten environmental contamination

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

As you know, \"pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to
contaminate the food supply if grown outdoors\--especially in
tornado-prone Kansas, where winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds
into neighboring fields of corn, soybeans, or wheat. This potentially
risks human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Neither the USDA nor biotechnology companies have proven
trustworthy to prevent contamination.

I strongly urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for
outdoor production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to
institute a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sharon Handy

306 James SE

Grand Rapids, MI 49503

**Matthew Trumble**

7530 Tamarac Trail , Harbor Springs, MI 49740

March 26, 2007 3:55 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Matthew Trumble

7530 Tamarac Trail

Harbor Springs, MI 49740

**Harriet Rosenberg**

5682 Kingsport Dr. , Atlanta, GA 30342

March 26, 2007 3:55 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Harriet Rosenberg

5682 Kingsport Dr.

Atlanta, GA 30342

**Josh Dobrowitsky**

617 Gardenia , Royal Oak, MI 48067

March 26, 2007 3:55 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Josh Dobrowitsky

617 Gardenia

Royal Oak, MI 48067

**Paula Bushkoff**

29 Alcott St. , Acton, MA 01720

March 26, 2007 3:55 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Paula Bushkoff

29 Alcott St.

Acton, MA 01720

**Charmaine Sobrien**

3516 S 82nd Lane , Phoenix, AZ 85043

March 26, 2007 3:55 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Charmaine Sobrien

3516 S 82nd Lane

Phoenix, AZ 85043

**Jackie Gardner**

231 Croton Avenue , Cortlandt Manor, NY 10567

March 26, 2007 3:55 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jackie Gardner

231 Croton Avenue

Cortlandt Manor, NY 10567

**Keith Kessler**

1807 Elima Place , Kihei, HI 96753

March 26, 2007 3:55 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Keith Kessler

1807 Elima Place

Kihei, HI 96753

**Cassidy Boulan**

2414 N Connecticut Ave , Royal Oak, MI 480734215

March 26, 2007 3:55 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Cassidy Boulan

2414 N Connecticut Ave

Royal Oak, MI 48073-4215

**C. Price**

4205 Wilkie Way , Palo Alto, CA 94306

March 26, 2007 3:55 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

This is so risky I can\'t believe it\'s even being considered. In
Canada, organic canola crops can no longer be grown: they have all been
cross-fertilized (contaminated) with genetically engineered varients. We
have seen corn allergies rising with genetic engineering - and that\'s
bT corn, which is supposed to have no effect humans. This rice is
genetically engineered to produce a drug known to have an effect on
humans.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

C. Price

4205 Wilkie Way

Palo Alto, CA 94306

**Daniel Buk**

541 West 113th Street Apt. 5E , New York, NY 10025

March 26, 2007 3:55 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Daniel Buk

541 West 113th Street Apt. 5E

New York, NY 10025

**Janet Fotos**

26 Truell Road , Hollis, NH 03049

March 26, 2007 3:55 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Janet Fotos

26 Truell Road

Hollis, NH 03049

**Dirk Trenholm**

PO Box 71 , Santa, ID 83866-0071

March 26, 2007 3:55 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Dirk Trenholm

PO Box 71

Santa, ID 83866-0071

**Benjmain Dishman**

914 Briarwood Crest , Nashville, TN 37221

March 26, 2007 3:55 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Benjmain Dishman

914 Briarwood Crest

Nashville, TN 37221

**Fumiko Sakoda**

P.O. Box 104 , Rosston, OK 73855

March 26, 2007 3:55 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Fumiko Sakoda

P.O. Box 104

Rosston, OK 73855

**Lawrence Carroll**

66 Carroll Road , Hurtsboro, AL 36860

March 26, 2007 3:55 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Lawrence Carroll

66 Carroll Road

Hurtsboro, AL 36860

**Mary Williamson**

1723 W 43rd St , Houston, TX 770181813

March 26, 2007 3:55 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Mary Williamson

1723 W 43rd St

Houston, TX 77018-1813

**Princess Young**

10081/2 gaskill ave , Jeannette, PA 15644

March 23, 2007 8:24 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Princess Young

10081/2 gaskill ave

Jeannette, PA 15644

**Heather Szundy**

PO BOX 1279 , Girdwood, AK 99587

March 23, 2007 8:24 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Heather Szundy

PO BOX 1279

Girdwood, AK 99587

**John Estes**

1207 Regal Avenue , Birmingham, AL 352132127

March 23, 2007 8:24 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

John Estes

1207 Regal Avenue

Birmingham, AL 35213-2127

**Paula L. Gruginski**

2819 NE 47th St. , Vancouver, WA 98663

March 23, 2007 7:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Paula L. Gruginski

2819 NE 47th St.

Vancouver, WA 98663

**Caitlin Campbell**

31 Fir Rd. , Groton, MA 01450

March 23, 2007 7:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Caitlin Campbell

31 Fir Rd.

Groton, MA 01450

**Doug Lenier**

5720 Costello Ave , Valley Glen, CA 91401

March 23, 2007 7:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Doug Lenier

5720 Costello Ave

Valley Glen, CA 91401

**Karen Lenier**

5720 Costello Ave , Van Nuys, CA 914014328

March 23, 2007 7:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Karen Lenier

5720 Costello Ave

Van Nuys, CA 91401-4328

**Marc Rubin**

77 Mark Twain Drive , Hamilton Square, NJ 086902152

March 23, 2007 5:34 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Marc Rubin

77 Mark Twain Drive

Hamilton Square, NJ 08690-2152

**William Nichols**

1229 Meadowlark Dr. , Vacaville, CA 95687

March 23, 2007 5:34 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

William Nichols

1229 Meadowlark Dr.

Vacaville, CA 95687

**Daniel Pressler**

167 Clinton Ave , Kingston, NY 12401

March 23, 2007 5:34 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Daniel Pressler

167 Clinton Ave

Kingston, NY 12401

**pamella pressman**

2503 wetherburn road , baltimore, MD 21209

March 23, 2007 5:34 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

pamella pressman

2503 wetherburn road

baltimore, MD 21209

**Maya Elson**

2506 Conger Ct. , Olympia, WA 98502

March 23, 2007 5:34 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Maya Elson

2506 Conger Ct.

Olympia, WA 98502

**Ray Riley**

519 E River ST #112 , Orange, MA 013642108

March 23, 2007 5:34 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Ray Riley

519 E River ST #112

Orange, MA 01364-2108

**Nicholas Romano**

703 East 133rd Street Community Board 1, Bronx, NY 10454

March 23, 2007 5:34 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Nicholas Romano

703 East 133rd Street

Community Board 1

Bronx, NY 10454

**karen donofrio**

252 s 44th st , philadelphia, PA 19104

March 23, 2007 3:22 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

karen donofrio

252 s 44th st

philadelphia, PA 19104

**Pam Winter**

532 22nd Ave. E , Seattle, WA 98112

March 23, 2007 3:22 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely, Pam Winter

Sincerely,

Pam Winter

532 22nd Ave. E

Seattle, WA 98112

**dogan ozkan**

Zambak sok no:8/10 ciftci apt. dikilitas besiktas, istanbul, DC
200460002

March 23, 2007 3:22 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

dogan ozkan

Zambak sok no:8/10 ciftci apt.

dikilitas besiktas

istanbul, DC 20046-0002

**Mark McKennon**

438 Sixth Ave. , Brooklyn, NY 11215

March 23, 2007 3:22 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

It seems that big agriculture and big pharma are toying with Mother
Nature, and the well-being of the population. Over time, this will
increase risk despite assertions to the contrary.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Mark McKennon

438 Sixth Ave.

Brooklyn, NY 11215

**Carolyn Grey**

252 Seventh Avenue Apt. 10U, New York, NY 10001

March 23, 2007 3:22 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Carolyn Grey

252 Seventh Avenue

Apt. 10U

New York, NY 10001

**George Berges**

1742 1st Ave. , New York, NY 10128

March 23, 2007 3:22 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

George Berges

1742 1st Ave.

New York, NY 10128

**Caroline Putnam**

p.o. box 441 , Montrose, CA 91021-0441

March 23, 2007 3:22 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

This action would be the height of irresponsibility. We are all subject
to the course of nature. I don\'t take drugs and it is criminal to
intentionally toss them in my food.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Caroline Putnam

p.o. box 441

Montrose, CA 91021-0441

**Charlie Hogue**

1721 Chestnut Lane NE , Cedar Rapids, IA 52402

March 23, 2007 10:54 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Charlie Hogue

1721 Chestnut Lane NE

Cedar Rapids, IA 52402

**kathleen quelland**

216 woods mill lane , lovingston, VA 22949

March 23, 2007 10:54 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

kathleen quelland

216 woods mill lane

lovingston, VA 22949

**Beth Masck**

18 Jacob Ln , Killingworth, CT 06419

March 23, 2007 10:54 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Beth Masck

18 Jacob Ln

Killingworth, CT 06419

**Steve Branch**

88 Edgehill Rd , Providence, RI 02906

March 23, 2007 7:51 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Steve Branch

88 Edgehill Rd

Providence, RI 02906

**Dorinda Kelley**

8829 ne Davis , Portland, OR 97220

March 23, 2007 12:39 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination. You made a mess of it
in Oregon by letting bio-engineered grass seed escape and possibly
ruining our local grass industry. Your idiots to think that this will be
different.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Dorinda Kelley

8829 ne Davis

Portland, OR 97220

**Lynn Magnuson**

820 Loch Lloyd Ln , Bakersfield, CA 93312

March 23, 2007 12:39 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Lynn Magnuson

820 Loch Lloyd Ln

Bakersfield, CA 93312

**Stanley Pendze**

308 e thayer street , Philadelphia, PA 19134

March 23, 2007 12:39 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Stanley Pendze

308 e thayer street

Philadelphia, PA 19134

**Kendyl Magnuson**

820 Loch Lloyd Ln , Bakersfield, CA 93312

March 23, 2007 12:39 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kendyl Magnuson

820 Loch Lloyd Ln

Bakersfield, CA 93312

**Deborah Weinischke**

POB 602 , Floyd, VA 24091

March 22, 2007 9:45 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

I am appalled by the increased production of FRANKENSTEIN FOOD as
\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

Since there is no guarantee that these unnatural foods are safe, I urge
the USDA to deny the Ventria Bioscience application and all other
applications for outdoor production of pharmaceutical and industrial
food crops and to institute a ban on this practice altogether. I am
wondering if the recent pet food problem could be related to GMOs.

Sincerely,

Deborah Weinischke

POB 602

Floyd, VA 24091

**Russell Rendfrey**

17 Henry St , Riverside, NJ 080753914

March 22, 2007 9:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Russell Rendfrey

17 Henry St

Riverside, NJ 08075-3914

**William Laky**

65 twin pine way , glen mills, PA 19342

March 22, 2007 8:46 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

William Laky

65 twin pine way

glen mills, PA 19342

**Patricia Mccauley**

16 Ledgedlae St , Pgh, PA 15205

March 22, 2007 8:37 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Patricia Mccauley

16 Ledgedlae St

Pgh, PA 15205

**shannon moore**

6130 s.e. 18th ave , portland, OR 97202

March 22, 2007 8:37 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep GE Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

We know that \"Pharma\" and industrial food crops contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses risks to human health,
threatens farmers who may be held liable for contamination, and denies
us the basic right of knowing what we are buying when we grocery shop. A
macarobiotic diet of whole, organic foods has helped me to beat
cancer\-\--understandably, I want to know what I\'m eating! Monsanto\'s
concern is not for our safety, but for the profits it makes by
experimenting on us. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor
biotechnology companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I adamantly oppose USDA approval of this and all other applications for
outdoor production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and
support a ban on this practice altogether. Remember when we were told
that DDT was safe? My grandfather bathed his tomatoes in it; my type of
cancer has been conclusively linked to DDT exposure. Let\'s not continue
to experiment in this way with the lives of our children and
grandchildren\-\--for they will surely be impacted most by these GE
experiments.

Sincerely,

shannon moore

6130 s.e. 18th ave

portland, OR 97202

**Carol Carne**

1220 Tugwell Drive , Baltimore, MD 212285847

March 22, 2007 8:37 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Carol Carne

1220 Tugwell Drive

Baltimore, MD 21228-5847

**george rangel**

22 8th street , ridgefield park, NJ 07660

March 22, 2007 8:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

george rangel

22 8th street

ridgefield park, NJ 07660

**Nancy Gross**

6608 Foster Slough Road , Snohomish, WA 98290

March 22, 2007 8:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Nancy Gross

6608 Foster Slough Road

Snohomish, WA 98290

**Gaston Gingues**

454 Winnacunnet Road Apt 5 , Hampton, NH 03842

March 22, 2007 7:55 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Gaston Gingues

454 Winnacunnet Road Apt 5

Hampton, NH 03842

**Jill Placzek**

PO Box 1082 , West Tisbury, MA 02575

March 22, 2007 7:29 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jill Placzek

PO Box 1082

West Tisbury, MA 02575

**Darlene Jakusz**

8380 Ambrose Lane , Amherst Jct., WI 54407

March 22, 2007 6:55 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Darlene Jakusz

8380 Ambrose Lane

Amherst Jct., WI 54407

**bob mckelvey**

po box 721 , west swanzey, NH 03469

March 22, 2007 5:37 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

bob mckelvey

po box 721

west swanzey, NH 03469

**Roger Burton**

211 Lebrun Rd , Eggertsville, NY 142264121

March 22, 2007 5:37 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is poised to approve a request
to grow 3,200 acres of genetically engineered (GE) rice in Kansas. The
rice contains human genes and would produce pharmaceutical substances.
This action comes directly on the heels of the USDA?s preliminary
approval of another company?s request to grow 1,000 acres of GE
drug-producing safflower in Washington State. These requests represent
huge increases in the acreage of drug-producing crops compared with
earlier approvals.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Roger Burton

211 Lebrun Rd

Eggertsville, NY 14226-4121

**Carole Campbell**

158 Greenhill Rd. , Killingworth, CT 06419

March 22, 2007 5:37 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Carole Campbell

158 Greenhill Rd.

Killingworth, CT 06419

**Timothy Brown**

520 W 15th Street , The Dalles, OR 97058

March 22, 2007 5:37 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Timothy Brown

520 W 15th Street

The Dalles, OR 97058

**Jeannie Latos**

51 Cheswold Blvd 1-D, Newark, DE 19713

March 22, 2007 5:37 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jeannie Latos

51 Cheswold Blvd

1-D

Newark, DE 19713

**Chris Striegel**

3531 Ashville St , Philadelphia, PA 191363001

March 22, 2007 4:54 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Chris Striegel

3531 Ashville St

Philadelphia, PA 19136-3001

**Jennifer Dodson**

19 Silverwood Circle #11 , Annapolis, MD 21403

March 22, 2007 4:54 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jennifer Dodson

19 Silverwood Circle #11

Annapolis, MD 21403

**Michael Danziger**

2461 E 29th St Apt 4J , Brooklyn, NY 112351940

March 22, 2007 4:54 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Michael Danziger

2461 E 29th St Apt 4J

Brooklyn, NY 11235-1940

**Jeanette Walden**

17630 Engebretsen Rd. , Granite Falls, WA 98252

March 22, 2007 4:54 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jeanette Walden

17630 Engebretsen Rd.

Granite Falls, WA 98252

**Ozkan Dogan**

Zambak sok no:8/10 ciftci apt. dikilitas besiktas, Washington, DC
200460002

March 22, 2007 4:54 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Ozkan Dogan

Zambak sok no:8/10 ciftci apt.

dikilitas besiktas

Washington, DC 20046-0002

**Kimberly Catania**

2940 Wiscsonsin Ave , Berwyn, IL 60402

March 22, 2007 2:55 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kimberly Catania

2940 Wiscsonsin Ave

Berwyn, IL 60402

**Jill McClain**

116 Taylors Pond Dr , Cary, NC 27513

March 22, 2007 2:55 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

I believe we are inviting disaster by genetically engineering crops that
are not strictly and carefully contained. Many human practices have
unforeseen consequences. This seems HIGHLY likely to be one of them, and
even the foreseen consequences look pretty bad. Please do not approve
any genetically engineered crops for planting outside.

Sincerely,

Jill McClain

116 Taylors Pond Dr

Cary, NC 27513

**Deborah Graul**

119f hill hall university of wyoming, laramie, WY 82070

March 22, 2007 2:55 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Deborah Graul

119f hill hall

university of wyoming

laramie, WY 82070

**James Conder**

1125 Collingwood Dr , Olivette, MO 63132

March 22, 2007 1:21 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

James Conder

1125 Collingwood Dr

Olivette, MO 63132

**Michael Cloud**

8140 Randolph Way #304 , Ellicott City, MD 21043

March 22, 2007 1:21 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Michael Cloud

8140 Randolph Way #304

Ellicott City, MD 21043

**Ioana Boie**

10602 Kidbrooke Ct , Tampa, FL 33626

March 22, 2007 12:35 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Ioana Boie

10602 Kidbrooke Ct

Tampa, FL 33626

**JoAnne Politis**

2 Chestnut Ln. , Palenville, NY 12463-2513

March 22, 2007 11:27 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

JoAnne Politis

2 Chestnut Ln.

Palenville, NY 12463-2513

**Olivia Gradess**

99 Hillside Ave Apt 20B , New York, NY 100402719

March 22, 2007 11:27 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Olivia Gradess

99 Hillside Ave Apt 20B

New York, NY 10040-2719

**Robert Evans**

W285 S1641 County Road DT , Waukesha, WI 53188

March 22, 2007 10:47 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Robert Evans

W285 S1641 County Road DT

Waukesha, WI 53188

**Victor Guy**

20 Bernard Drive , Fitchburg, MA 01420

March 22, 2007 8:35 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Victor Guy

20 Bernard Drive

Fitchburg, MA 01420

**Sarah Taft**

po box 219 , Andover, NH 03216

March 22, 2007 8:00 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether. It is time to stop pushing corporate
policy and profits onto the rest of us at the great expense and loss of
our health and our environment.

Sincerely,

Sarah Taft

po box 219

Andover, NH 03216

**Lisa DeNardo**

1075 Front Street , Coatesville, PA 19320

March 22, 2007 12:08 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Lisa DeNardo

1075 Front Street

Coatesville, PA 19320

**Susan Lubbers**

302-B E. Lake Dr. , Greensboro, NC 27401

March 21, 2007 10:58 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Susan Lubbers

302-B E. Lake Dr.

Greensboro, NC 27401

**Donanne Dean**

64 Spurwink Ave , Cape Elizabeth, ME 04107

March 21, 2007 10:58 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Donanne Dean

64 Spurwink Ave

Cape Elizabeth, ME 04107

**Lois Rowman**

12 Hillside Road , Stony Brook, NY 11790

March 21, 2007 10:55 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Lois Rowman

12 Hillside Road

Stony Brook, NY 11790

**Ricky Janke**

Rt1Box169A , Ash Flat, AR 72513

March 21, 2007 10:09 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Ricky Janke

Rt1Box169A

Ash Flat, AR 72513

**Tanja Sayles**

5525 Concord Avenue , Edina, MN 55424

March 21, 2007 9:43 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Tanja Sayles

5525 Concord Avenue

Edina, MN 55424

**Victoria Norton**

RR 1 Box 1616 , Brackney, PA 188129785

March 21, 2007 9:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Victoria Norton

RR 1 Box 1616

Brackney, PA 18812-9785

**Ashli Nielson**

6201 West Olive Avenue #1097, Glendale, AZ 85302

March 21, 2007 9:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Ashli Nielson

6201 West Olive Avenue

#1097

Glendale, AZ 85302

**j e**

na , new haven, CT 06520

March 21, 2007 7:59 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

j e

na

new haven, CT 06520

**Sherry Redd**

639 Lees Cr , Yoncalla, OR 97499

March 21, 2007 7:09 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sherry Redd

639 Lees Cr

Yoncalla, OR 97499

**Warren Linney**

7899X Saint Helena Rd , Santa Rosa, CA 954048601

March 21, 2007 7:09 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Warren Linney

7899X Saint Helena Rd

Santa Rosa, CA 95404-8601

**Renee Wade**

PO Box 583 , N San Juan, CA 95960

March 21, 2007 4:56 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Renee Wade

PO Box 583

N San Juan, CA 95960

**Carmen Buford-Paige**

23 Clearwater Dr.\`\` , Dover, NH 03820-9108

March 21, 2007 4:16 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Carmen Buford-Paige

23 Clearwater Dr.\`\`

Dover, NH 03820-9108

**Aileen Terra**

4802 Gedeon Avenue , Cleveland, OH 44102-6054

March 21, 2007 4:16 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Aileen Terra

4802 Gedeon Avenue

Cleveland, OH 44102-6054

**Tom McCaney**

609 S. Convent Road , Aston, PA 19014

March 21, 2007 3:45 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

Once contaminated, how do you un-contaminate? If this question cannot be
answered, then you must prevent this step from being taken. With the
health of our citizens and future of the planet at stake, caution is the
prudent course.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Tom McCaney

609 S. Convent Road

Aston, PA 19014

**Joanne Ferguson**

370 Irving Park Blvd. N14, Sheffield Lake, OH 44054

March 21, 2007 3:45 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Joanne Ferguson

370 Irving Park Blvd.

N14

Sheffield Lake, OH 44054

**Genette Henderson**

2116 Front Str , C-2, Durham, NC 27705

March 21, 2007 1:25 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Genette Henderson

2116 Front Str

, C-2

Durham, NC 27705

**Carol Baker-Willey**

11301 Judy Avenue , Bakersfield, CA 93312

March 21, 2007 1:25 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat.

Contamination poses potentially serious risks to human health and
threatens farmers who may be held liable for contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Thank you.

Sincerely,

Carol Baker-Willey

11301 Judy Avenue

Bakersfield, CA 93312

**Corinne Wright**

609 Convent Rd , Aston, PA 19014

March 21, 2007 1:25 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Corinne Wright

609 Convent Rd

Aston, PA 19014

**Matt Turcotte**

7 Ashlar Drive , Goffstown, NH 03045

March 21, 2007 11:40 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Matt Turcotte

7 Ashlar Drive

Goffstown, NH 03045

**Nora Nash**

609 S. Convent Rd , Aston, PA 19014

March 21, 2007 11:13 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Nora Nash

609 S. Convent Rd

Aston, PA 19014

**shannon meeker**

710 michael avenue , wentzville, MO 63385

March 21, 2007 10:46 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

shannon meeker

710 michael avenue

wentzville, MO 63385

**Lan Truong**

15407 Ora Lane , Pflugerville, TX 78660

March 21, 2007 9:12 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Lan Truong

15407 Ora Lane

Pflugerville, TX 78660

**Sherri Ellis**

232 Rachel Carson Way , Ithaca, NY 14850

March 21, 2007 3:36 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sherri Ellis

232 Rachel Carson Way

Ithaca, NY 14850

**Gerry Foley**

8503 44th West , University Place, WA 98466

March 21, 2007 2:36 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that NEITHER the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Gerry Foley

8503 44th West

University Place, WA 98466

**Francisco Gadea**

2373 NW 185th #223 , Hillsboro, OR 97124

March 21, 2007 12:41 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Francisco Gadea

2373 NW 185th #223

Hillsboro, OR 97124

**Carolyn Torrance**

1098 Highspire Rd , Harrisburg, PA 171112327

March 20, 2007 9:24 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Carolyn Torrance

1098 Highspire Rd

Harrisburg, PA 17111-2327

**peggy hindy**

10020 winding lake road apt# 203, sunrise, FL 33351

March 20, 2007 8:33 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

peggy hindy

10020 winding lake road

apt# 203

sunrise, FL 33351

**Michael Matiasek**

2216 East 8th Street , Davis, CA 95618

March 20, 2007 7:31 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Michael Matiasek

2216 East 8th Street

Davis, CA 95618

**Patricia Gillis**

26672 Elm , Roseville, MI 48066

March 20, 2007 6:56 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Patricia Gillis

26672 Elm

Roseville, MI 48066

**Sarah Hefner**

6015 State Bridge Road , Duluth, GA 30097

March 20, 2007 6:56 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sarah Hefner

6015 State Bridge Road

Duluth, GA 30097

**Sharon Grimm**

534 N. Ridgeland Avenue , Oak Park, IL 60302

March 20, 2007 6:56 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

Genetic engineering is dangerous practice that will permanently
contaminate global food supplies. \"Pharma\" and industrial food crops
are likely to contaminate the food supply if grown outdoors\--especially
in tornado-prone Kansas, where winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds
into neighboring fields of corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses
potentially serious risks to human health and threatens farmers who may
be held liable for contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA
nor biotechnology companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Please show the wisdom necessary to protect our food supply from this
contamination threat.

Sincerely,

Sharon Grimm

534 N. Ridgeland Avenue

Oak Park, IL 60302

**Susan Beal**

135 Ocean Parkway , Brooklyn, NY 11218

March 20, 2007 6:56 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

Lack of comprehensive agricultural policies geared toward protection of
our land and food is what led to the Dust Bowl. We cannot afford another
social and environmental disaster like that, but allowing pharma and
industrial food crops to be grown is a dangerous step in that direction.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Susan Beal

135 Ocean Parkway

Brooklyn, NY 11218

**Christopher Matthias**

1257 E. Siena Heights Dr. , Adrian, MI 49221

March 20, 2007 4:36 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Christopher Matthias

1257 E. Siena Heights Dr.

Adrian, MI 49221

**Susan McElhinney**

800 Quintana Road Suite 2F, Morro Bay, CA 93442

March 20, 2007 4:36 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Susan McElhinney

800 Quintana Road

Suite 2F

Morro Bay, CA 93442

**Sabrina Choi**

1680 Norwood Ave Apt. 510, Itasca, IL 60143

March 20, 2007 4:36 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sabrina Choi

1680 Norwood Ave

Apt. 510

Itasca, IL 60143

**Sister Annette Sinagra, OP**

1257 East Siena Hts. Dr. , Adrian, MI 49221-1793

March 20, 2007 4:36 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sister Annette Sinagra, OP

1257 East Siena Hts. Dr.

Adrian, MI 49221-1793

**Gloria Albrecht**

17354 Fairfield , Detroit, MI 48221

March 20, 2007 4:36 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Gloria Albrecht

17354 Fairfield

Detroit, MI 48221

**Susie Higley**

11801 Sonoma Dr. , Austin, TX 78738

March 20, 2007 4:36 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Susie Higley

11801 Sonoma Dr.

Austin, TX 78738

**Danny Choi**

1680 Norwood Ave. #510, Itasca, IL 60143

March 20, 2007 4:36 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Danny Choi

1680 Norwood Ave.

#510

Itasca, IL 60143

**Carolyn Snyder**

2242 Wellesley St. , Palo Alto, CA 94306

March 20, 2007 3:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Carolyn Snyder

2242 Wellesley St.

Palo Alto, CA 94306

**Grace Dennis**

9920 Farley , Redford, MI 48239

March 20, 2007 1:41 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

The birds of the air\...\...\...\....

Sincerely,

Grace Dennis

9920 Farley

Redford, MI 48239

**Carol Wiley**

15457 Eto Camino Rd. , Victorville, CA 923941383

March 20, 2007 1:41 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Carol Wiley

15457 Eto Camino Rd.

Victorville, CA 92394-1383

**eunice drazba**

3525 s. hermitage ave. , chicago, IL 60609

March 20, 2007 1:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

eunice drazba

3525 s. hermitage ave.

chicago, IL 60609

**Judy Byron**

1216 NE 65th St , Seattle, WA 98115

March 20, 2007 1:20 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Judy Byron

1216 NE 65th St

Seattle, WA 98115

**Lura Mack**

2710 Burwyn Hills Dr , Tecumseh, MI 49286-9764

March 20, 2007 1:16 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Lura Mack

2710 Burwyn Hills Dr

Tecumseh, MI 49286-9764

**Patti McLaughlin**

1257 E. Siena Heights Dr. 1257 E. Siena Hgts. Dr., Adrian, MI 49221

March 20, 2007 1:16 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Patti McLaughlin

1257 E. Siena Heights Dr.

1257 E. Siena Hgts. Dr.

Adrian, MI 49221

**Reine Wonite**

502 Panther Canyon Drive POB 47, Big Bend NP, TX 79834

March 20, 2007 11:06 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

Contamination poses potentially serious risks to human health and
threatens farmers who may be held liable for contamination. Experience
shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology companies can be trusted
to prevent contamination.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Reine Wonite

502 Panther Canyon Drive

POB 47

Big Bend NP, TX 79834

**Amit Tolia**

14 Herrman Way , Towaco, NJ 07082

March 20, 2007 10:36 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Amit Tolia

14 Herrman Way

Towaco, NJ 07082

**RJ Cavanagh**

Rockytop , Cherokee, CA 95927

March 20, 2007 10:36 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

RJ Cavanagh

Rockytop

Cherokee, CA 95927

**Penelope Carter**

20 Harlem St , Rochester, NY 14607

March 20, 2007 10:36 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Penelope Carter

20 Harlem St

Rochester, NY 14607

**Kristin Stuppy**

9742 Summer Park Court , Columbia, MD 21046

March 20, 2007 9:33 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kristin Stuppy

9742 Summer Park Court

Columbia, MD 21046

**Geraldine Maslanka**

201 W. 89th Street, Apt. #15G , New York, NY 100241848

March 20, 2007 9:11 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Geraldine Maslanka

201 W. 89th Street, Apt. #15G

New York, NY 10024-1848

**Peggyjo Schulte**

6034 N. Marmora , Chicago, IL 60646

March 20, 2007 8:29 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Peggyjo Schulte

6034 N. Marmora

Chicago, IL 60646

**EDWARD CLARK**

53 POND RD , monson, MA 0

March 20, 2007 6:58 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

EDWARD CLARK

53 POND RD

monson, MA 0

**Tracy Lord**

710 N Mountain Ave , Ashland, OR 97520

March 20, 2007 4:45 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Tracy Lord

710 N Mountain Ave

Ashland, OR 97520

**Rebecca Troutman**

1187 South 1500 East , Bountiful, UT 84010

March 19, 2007 11:58 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Rebecca Troutman

1187 South 1500 East

Bountiful, UT 84010

**Mercedes Dzindzeleta**

611-1/2 Seventh St , Racine, WI 534031129

March 19, 2007 11:16 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Mercedes Dzindzeleta

611-1/2 Seventh St

Racine, WI 53403-1129

**Babette Wieland**

920 Venice Blvd , Venice, CA 90291

March 19, 2007 9:42 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Babette Wieland

920 Venice Blvd

Venice, CA 90291

**Kathy Brenneman**

208 Moore Drive , Hanover, PA 17331

March 19, 2007 9:16 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kathy Brenneman

208 Moore Drive

Hanover, PA 17331

**Terri Dawson**

P O Box 390 , Chillicothe, OH 45601

March 19, 2007 9:16 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

And why is this even a topic you are considering? No drugs, NO
bioengineered frankenfoods. We don\'t want them. End of story. God made
it, it\'s good enough for me!! Work on something helpful for a change!
Thank you.

Sincerely,

Terri Dawson

P O Box 390

Chillicothe, OH 45601

**Donna Sullivan\--Pontz**

main st , Hyannis, MA 02601

March 19, 2007 8:41 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Donna Sullivan\--Pontz

main st

Hyannis, MA 02601

**Jody Muzio**

298 Colony Ave , Staten Island, NY 10306

March 19, 2007 7:42 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jody Muzio

298 Colony Ave

Staten Island, NY 10306

**John Domingue**

3246 S. Corona , Englewood, CO 80113

March 19, 2007 7:42 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

It\'s not even a question of IF other crops will be contaminated by the
bio-engineered ones, it\'s a matter of WHEN.

Stop allowing human beings to be used as unwitting, unwilling test
subjects for this untested, potentially disastrous technology.

The USDA does not exist to promote corporate interests over the
interests of American citizens.

Sincerely,

John Domingue

3246 S. Corona

Englewood, CO 80113

**David Depew**

1587 Mount Shasta Ave. , Milpitas, CA 95035

March 19, 2007 7:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

David Depew

1587 Mount Shasta Ave.

Milpitas, CA 95035

**Jesus Duran**

3604 Beyer Blvd. #45-201 , San Ysidro, CA 92173

March 19, 2007 6:49 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jesus Duran

3604 Beyer Blvd. #45-201

San Ysidro, CA 92173

**Joy Rex**

507 Russet Valley , Cedar Park, TX 78613

March 19, 2007 4:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

This is unbelieveably dangerous, and these huge corporations are ruining
MY PLANET!!

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Joy Rex

507 Russet Valley

Cedar Park, TX 78613

**Annette R Nolan**

E3362 State Road 22-54 , Waupaca, WI 54981

March 19, 2007 3:28 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Annette R Nolan

E3362 State Road 22-54

Waupaca, WI 54981

**Sarah Blake**

12506 Smokes Rd. , Arlington, WA 98223

March 19, 2007 2:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sarah Blake

Sincerely,

Sarah Blake

12506 Smokes Rd.

Arlington, WA 98223

**Luci Ungar**

3 Seminole ave. , Corte Madera, CA 94925

March 19, 2007 2:39 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Luci Ungar

3 Seminole ave.

Corte Madera, CA 94925

**Sheryl Lusk**

706-151 Beecroft Road , Toronto, ON M2N 7C4 Canada

March 19, 2007 2:39 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sheryl Lusk

706-151 Beecroft Road

Toronto, ON M2N 7C4

**Connie Garcia**

14802 Sunnydale Dr. , Lake Hughes, CA 935321216

March 19, 2007 2:19 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Connie Garcia

14802 Sunnydale Dr.

Lake Hughes, CA 93532-1216

**Carolyn Beekman**

49 Cedar St. , Port Orange, FL 32127-6405

March 19, 2007 1:50 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Carolyn Beekman

49 Cedar St.

Port Orange, FL 32127-6405

**Mary Sue Gmeiner**

811 Bellows Dr. , New Carlisle, OH 45344

March 19, 2007 12:59 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Mary Sue Gmeiner

811 Bellows Dr.

New Carlisle, OH 45344

**Mary Claire O\'Neal**

364 Southpoint Dr. , Lexington, KY 40515

March 19, 2007 11:46 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Mary Claire O\'Neal

364 Southpoint Dr.

Lexington, KY 40515

**Fran Donnelly**

4 CarriageRdNorth , Hazlet, NJ 07730

March 19, 2007 11:21 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Fran Donnelly

4 CarriageRdNorth

Hazlet, NJ 07730

**Frances Harriman**

105 West Wrentham Rd , Cumberland, RI 02864

March 19, 2007 9:29 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Frances Harriman

105 West Wrentham Rd

Cumberland, RI 02864

**Gerald Rubin**

235 S. Walter Ave. , Trenton, NJ 08629-1810

March 19, 2007 3:19 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

I am writing to state my opposition to the proposed cultivation of
pharma rice by Ventria Bioscience. The economic benefit of growing
pharma and industrial food crops outdoors pales when compared to the
risk and consequences of contaminating our food supply.
Cross-pollination is a well-documented phenomena and the possibility of
spread of pharma genes to our edible crops is even more likely in
tornado-prone Kansas. Even if the chance of cross-pollination is not
high, contamination is irreversible and it will spread - we simply
cannot take the chance of having it occur. I implore the USDA to ban all
outdoor production of pharma and industrial crops.

Thank you for considering my views.

Sincerely,

Gerald Rubin

235 S. Walter Ave.

Trenton, NJ 08629-1810

**Melissa Melvin**

5671 1/2 Franklin Ave. , Hollywood, CA 90028

March 18, 2007 11:48 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

The use of drug -producing engineering of foods is wrong! We are asking
for a catastrophe, and the weakening of rice throughout the nationa -
and possibly worldwide. This is the wrong road to choose, and natural
methods are needed to improve the health of the American people - not
drugged rice!

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Melissa Melvin

5671 1/2 Franklin Ave.

Hollywood, CA 90028

**jennifer Leonard**

4769 Del Mar Ave , San Diego, CA 92107

March 18, 2007 10:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

jennifer Leonard

4769 Del Mar Ave

San Diego, CA 92107

**Katya Surrence**

330 W. 47th St. #1 , Manhattan, NY 10036

March 18, 2007 9:57 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Katya Surrence

330 W. 47th St. #1

Manhattan, NY 10036

**Cynthia Willett**

103 Sanford Ct , Smyrna, TN 37167

March 18, 2007 9:41 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Cynthia Willett

103 Sanford Ct

Smyrna, TN 37167

**michelle Flores**

223 N Padre Juan Ave , Ojai, CA 930231522

March 18, 2007 9:35 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

michelle Flores

223 N Padre Juan Ave

Ojai, CA 93023-1522

**Tony Kugler**

121 Corry St , Madison, WI 537045406

March 18, 2007 9:33 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: consumer comment re GE safflower

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

As a parent and consumer deeply worried for both our food supply and our
critically imperiled environment, I ask that you give your full
consideration to the following:

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Tony Kugler

121 Corry St

Madison, WI 53704-5406

**Jan Adler**

8328 Ellsworth Court , Merrillville, IN 46410

March 18, 2007 8:03 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jan Adler

8328 Ellsworth Court

Merrillville, IN 46410

**dini schut**

2355 Hempstead Rd , Toledo, OH 436062447

March 18, 2007 7:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

dini schut

2355 Hempstead Rd

Toledo, OH 43606-2447

**Susie Johnson**

2450 Saddle Court , West Linn, OR 97068-2517

March 18, 2007 7:01 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat.

Contamination poses potentially serious risks to human health and
threatens farmers who may be held liable for contamination

Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology companies can
be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Susie Johnson

2450 Saddle Court

West Linn, OR 97068-2517

**Keith Wilkinson**

515 Pennsylvania Ave. Apt.3, San Diego, CA 92103

March 18, 2007 6:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Keith Wilkinson

515 Pennsylvania Ave.

Apt.3

San Diego, CA 92103

**Shannon Harper**

106 Fir Lane , Columbia Falls, MT 59912

March 18, 2007 3:57 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Shannon Harper

106 Fir Lane

Columbia Falls, MT 59912

**David Dunkleberger**

1290 Almshouse Road Apt. \# 628, Doylestown, PA 18901

March 18, 2007 3:47 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

David Dunkleberger

1290 Almshouse Road

Apt. \# 628

Doylestown, PA 18901

**Ursula Schnicke**

7728 El Manor Ave. , Los Angeles, CA 90045

March 18, 2007 3:05 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

Mother Nature has provided perfect nutrition for our consumption. There
is no need for this Frankenstein rice other than to benefit cloning and
chemical corporations who will profit as we eat this perverted
substance. Our government sits by quietly and allows free reign to these
corporations to wreak havoc on the balance of our earth. And who knows
what in the world this crap will do to us after eating it. Please act
responsibly and prevent this insanity from happening!

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Ursula Schnicke

7728 El Manor Ave.

Los Angeles, CA 90045

**Anne Viswanatha**

1013 21st Ave SW , Rochester, MN 55902

March 18, 2007 2:51 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Anne Viswanatha

1013 21st Ave SW

Rochester, MN 55902

**Barbara Ruff**

112 jarnigan Drive , Athens, GA 306053622

March 18, 2007 1:33 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Barbara Ruff

112 jarnigan Drive

Athens, GA 30605-3622

**Amy Duink**

530 Tuscarora Rd , Chittenango, NY 13037

March 18, 2007 1:16 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Amy Duink

530 Tuscarora Rd

Chittenango, NY 13037

**Diane\` Goodwin**

3814 Kelton Dr , Oceanside, CA 92056

March 18, 2007 12:40 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Diane\` Goodwin

3814 Kelton Dr

Oceanside, CA 92056

**Judith Cross**

1613 Drake Rd. , Brockport, NY 14420

March 18, 2007 11:37 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Judith Cross

1613 Drake Rd.

Brockport, NY 14420

**Aamir Sadiq**

54 Rosemary Ln. , Centereach, NY 11720

March 18, 2007 11:32 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Aamir Sadiq

54 Rosemary Ln.

Centereach, NY 11720

**Jessia Lucey**

287 groton rd , freeville, NY 13068

March 18, 2007 11:15 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jessia Lucey

287 groton rd

freeville, NY 13068

**Donald Stribick**

147 Hybank Drive , West Seneca, NY 14224

March 18, 2007 10:44 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

You must not allow our natural environment and our food supply to be
genetically polluted. Once the genetics of our natural flora and fauna
are polluted by genetic alteration there is no going back. Our crop
fields are not a controlled laboratory. The idealism that genetic
engineering is going to provide a \"better\" life is a mask for the
profiteering of large industry. Please appeal to the public\'s concern
over genetic manipulation of our natural environment and institure a
permanent ban on this practice.

Sincerely,

Donald Stribick

147 Hybank Drive

West Seneca, NY 14224

**Melissa Trauth**

3958 Kootenai Court , Stevensville, MT 59870

March 17, 2007 11:59 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Melissa Trauth

3958 Kootenai Court

Stevensville, MT 59870

**Janice Oscarson**

3 George Street , Burlington, VT 05401-4305

March 17, 2007 11:59 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Janice Oscarson

3 George Street

Burlington, VT 05401-4305

**Laura Prigmore**

50 slade st , coldspring, TX 77331

March 17, 2007 11:24 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Laura Prigmore

50 slade st

coldspring, TX 77331

**Scott Stollenwerk**

2140 Madison st , La Crosse, WI 54601

March 17, 2007 5:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Scott Stollenwerk

2140 Madison st

La Crosse, WI 54601

**Mike Glick**

605 Gail , Onalaska, WI 54650

March 17, 2007 5:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Mike Glick

605 Gail

Onalaska, WI 54650

**rory SCHNEIDER**

2437 delmar ave , granite city, IL 62040

March 17, 2007 4:57 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

rory SCHNEIDER

2437 delmar ave

granite city, IL 62040

**Nina Kass**

30, rue Michel Gehrend /, Luxembourg, L-1619 Luxembourg

March 17, 2007 2:36 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

genetically modified food in general has an negative impact to human
health because it is against nature. this is a fact that has been
prouved by an indipendent laboratory in siena, italy. animals fed with
genmodified food showed changings of the organs and less enzymes inside
their stomach. curiously, the government of berlusconi has stopped this
scientific project. showing that gentechnology is unhealthy seems to be
\"economically incorrect\". but what is the more important: business or
the health of humans?

open growing so-called \"pharma\" food can and will contaminate
neighboring fields, especialls when there are tornados. this
contamination poses serious risks to humans, like for example
immunification against medicaments.

further, experience has prouved that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination. how could they?
nature is not controllable and we shouldn\'t play god, because that has
bad consequences.for us and for the nature that we depend on. an
example: because in malaysia there are so many genmodified plants,
people must now overtake the role of beens to fertilisize fruit trees
and other plants. otherwise the ecological sytem would collapse. and all
this because people wanted comfortable agriculture. is it comfortable
and economic when peolpe have to overtake the role of animals?

technology is good, but not allways. there are ethical limits that
should be respected.

we should take more care about this planet, because the world we build
right now is the world our children and grandchildren have to live in.

I urge the USDA to deny the application by ventria bioscience to grow
this drug-producing rice in kansas and also all other applications for
outdoor production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to
institute a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Nina Kass

30, rue Michel Gehrend

/

Luxembourg L-1619

**Christine Orlando**

9980 E. River Rd. , Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858

March 17, 2007 2:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Christine Orlando

9980 E. River Rd.

Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858

**Chris Heuman**

1091 Pattee Ave , Elburn, IL 60119

March 17, 2007 1:04 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Chris Heuman

1091 Pattee Ave

Elburn, IL 60119

**Erline Towner**

49 Quarry Circle , Milford, NH 03055

March 17, 2007 11:41 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Erline Towner

49 Quarry Circle

Milford, NH 03055

**Jean Jostlein**

3 S 640 Warren Ave , Warrenville, IL 60555

March 17, 2007 10:43 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jean Jostlein

3 S 640 Warren Ave

Warrenville, IL 60555

**Mathew Barbosa**

106 Charles McCombs Blvd. , New Bedford, MA 02745

March 17, 2007 9:45 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Mathew Barbosa

106 Charles McCombs Blvd.

New Bedford, MA 02745

**Wiley Schell**

108 W Seeman St , Durham, NC 27701

March 17, 2007 9:36 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Wiley Schell

108 W Seeman St

Durham, NC 27701

**Jeanette Young**

709 West Daugherty , Webb City, MO 64870

March 17, 2007 9:20 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jeanette Young

709 West Daugherty

Webb City, MO 64870

**Toni Milak**

105 Arlington , Elmhurst, IL 60126

March 17, 2007 8:29 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Please Keed Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

There are some things in life that we only get one shot at \-- and if we
mess up, the consequences will be reaped for a long time, perhaps
forever. I believe this is one of those cases.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Toni Milak

105 Arlington

Elmhurst, IL 60126

**Kasey Jueds**

7413 Sprague Street, 2nd Floor , Philadelphia, PA 19119

March 17, 2007 8:21 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Please Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

As someone with many farmer relatives and a deep personal interest in
food safety, I am extremely concerned about the risks of drug-producing
food crops. \"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to
contaminate the food supply if grown outdoors. Kansas is an especially
dangerous place to grow such crops because of the many tornados the
state experiences each year. Such powerful winds could easily blow
pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of corn, soybeans, or wheat.
Contamination like this poses potentially serious risks to human health
and threatens farmers who may be held liable for contamination.
Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology companies can
be trusted to prevent such contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kasey Jueds

7413 Sprague Street, 2nd Floor

Philadelphia, PA 19119

**Jacqueline Weller**

2719 W Water Ave , Denver, CO 80219

March 17, 2007 2:31 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

The idea of using food crops for such uses makes no sense to me. Why
don\'t the companies research using non-food crops instead, so they
won\'t cross-pollinate with other food crops, creating
potentially-dangerous contamination?

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jacqueline Weller

2719 W Water Ave

Denver, CO 80219

**Emmet Woods**

214 20th ave SW , Olympia, WA 98501

March 17, 2007 2:20 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Emmet Woods

214 20th ave SW

Olympia, WA 98501

**M. Bandlow**

1232 marseille ct , Rochester, MI 48307

March 17, 2007 1:45 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

M. Bandlow

1232 marseille ct

Rochester, MI 48307

**Faye Blasius**

5138 Loruth Ter. , Madison, WI 537112626

March 17, 2007 12:35 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Faye Blasius

5138 Loruth Ter.

Madison, WI 53711-2626

**Darren Frale**

728 N Detroit Street , Los Angeles, CA 90046

March 16, 2007 11:32 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Darren Frale

728 N Detroit Street

Los Angeles, CA 90046

**Stephanie McKenna**

124 N Carol Blvd , Upper Darby, PA 19082

March 16, 2007 11:20 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Stephanie McKenna

124 N Carol Blvd

Upper Darby, PA 19082

**Jane Leshinsky**

87 Portsmouth ct. , Holland, PA 18966

March 16, 2007 9:19 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jane Leshinsky

87 Portsmouth ct.

Holland, PA 18966

**Stephanie Frost**

127 Fallis Rd , Columbus, OH 43214

March 16, 2007 8:41 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Stephanie Frost

127 Fallis Rd

Columbus, OH 43214

**Samuel Inabinet**

601 Cardamon Drive , Virginia Beach, VA 23464

March 16, 2007 7:57 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

As an American citizen, I urge the USDA to deny this and all other
applications for outdoor production of pharmaceutical and industrial
food crops and to institute a ban on this practice altogether. Your
actions will be remembered for generations to come, since they affect
all of us. We are all in this together.

Sincerely,

Samuel Inabinet

601 Cardamon Drive

Virginia Beach, VA 23464

**Gloria Larkin**

11633 Gorham Avenue #9, Los Angeles, CA 90049

March 16, 2007 7:57 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Gloria Larkin

11633 Gorham Avenue

#9

Los Angeles, CA 90049

**Jerry wilson**

4012 Maryland Av. , Finleyville, PA 15332

March 16, 2007 7:32 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jerry wilson

4012 Maryland Av.

Finleyville, PA 15332

**Diona Beam**

23 Newbold Ct. , Washington, NJ 07882

March 16, 2007 7:18 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

I cannot believe the utter stupidity of the people that have been
elected and hired into and by our government. Why are you all so
determined to kill off the human race? Are you so driven by greed that
you would willingly kill off your own family? All the chemicals, GMO?s
and pharmaceuticals are what slowly killing mankind. Simply eating kale
a few times a week provides enough alkaline to kill and prevent cancer
and yet I don?t see one of you making this knowledge available to the
public. Gee could it be that if everyone started eating kale and
adopting a lifestyle that incorporated good nutrition (not the crap you
preach) there would be nearly no need for Oncology? Or cancer research?
Or fund raising for cancer cures? This is the world you have created for
your children, grand children, and great grand children and on and on.
You should be ashamed.

Sincerely,

Diona Beam

23 Newbold Ct.

Washington, NJ 07882

**Jane Olson**

2025 Sage Lily Dr , Sidney, MT 59270

March 16, 2007 6:42 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jane Olson

2025 Sage Lily Dr

Sidney, MT 59270

**Tom Koller**

P.O. Box 673 , Lewiston, ID 83501

March 16, 2007 6:41 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

I just have to add the question, \"Are you all idiots?\" Do you
understand how crops pollinate? Do you understand how far pollen can
travel? Have any of you ever worked on a farm? What the hell are you
thinking?

Sincerely,

Tom Koller

P.O. Box 673

Lewiston, ID 83501

**Mark and Sandra Crossler**

4453 Calumet Way , Eugene, OR 97404

March 16, 2007 6:41 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Mark and Sandra Crossler

4453 Calumet Way

Eugene, OR 97404

**Matthew Roman**

69 Baldwin St #11 , Johnson City, NY 137902140

March 16, 2007 5:41 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

I oppose the approval of the application by Ventria to grow genetically
modified rice in an outdoor field in Kansas. Studies and anecdotal
reports illustrate examples of wind-caused contamination at considerable
(almost 10,000 feet) distances. A windy and tornado-prone area such as
Kansas could present a larger danger of wind-borne contamination which
could pose unacceptable risks to neighboring farmers and human health. I
urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Matthew Roman

69 Baldwin St #11

Johnson City, NY 13790-2140

**Jeremy Zwinger**

757 Main St. , Colusa, CA 95932

March 16, 2007 5:41 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keed Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!\... or HAS USDA LOST ITS
MIND

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

ADDTIONALLY\... Only a person who is bankrunpt of moral sense that God
would want humans to mix what is not mixable would approve this. So,
please have some sense and do not approve this to be grown. It would
show a lack of logic and would indicate a lack of understanding of the
risks involved. With the recent contamination of rice production and
rice seed supply, it would take additional lack of sense to allow this
to be grown anywhere. It would cause me to openly question UDSA\'s role
in approving these varieties.

Sincerely,

Jeremy Zwinger

757 Main St.

Colusa, CA 95932

**Leona Bochantin**

6 Ridgemont Circle Dr , St. Louis, MO 631291684

March 16, 2007 5:41 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Leona Bochantin

6 Ridgemont Circle Dr

St. Louis, MO 63129-1684

**Ruth Helfeld**

25 Welch Road , Brookline, MA 02445

March 16, 2007 5:41 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Ruth Helfeld

25 Welch Road

Brookline, MA 02445

**L E**

W12931 5th St , Osseo, WI 54758

March 16, 2007 5:41 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

L E

W12931 5th St

Osseo, WI 54758

**Barbara Piazza**

206 Barnegat Road , Pound Ridge, NY 10576

March 16, 2007 4:33 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Barbara Piazza

206 Barnegat Road

Pound Ridge, NY 10576

**David Paul Xavier Burch**

901 East Victoria Street , South Bend, IN 466141339

March 16, 2007 4:33 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

David Paul Xavier Burch

901 East Victoria Street

South Bend, IN 46614-1339

**Michael Quinn**

207 N. Victory Blvd. , Burbank, CA 91502

March 16, 2007 4:33 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Michael Quinn

207 N. Victory Blvd.

Burbank, CA 91502

**J. Holley Taylor**

5745 SW 75th St \# 362 , Gainesville, FL 326085504

March 16, 2007 4:33 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

J. Holley Taylor

5745 SW 75th St \# 362

Gainesville, FL 32608-5504

**Ellie Eich**

HCR 1 Box 5753 , Keaau, HI 96749

March 16, 2007 4:33 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Ellie Eich

HCR 1 Box 5753

Keaau, HI 96749

**Rhonda VanWingerden**

841 2nd St Fl 1, Ocean City, NJ 08226

March 16, 2007 3:20 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Rhonda VanWingerden

841 2nd St

Fl 1

Ocean City, NJ 08226

**susan biggs**

310 N Orange St Apt 5 , Albion, IN 467011050

March 16, 2007 3:20 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

susan biggs

310 N Orange St Apt 5

Albion, IN 46701-1050

**Ricki Newman**

617 Prince Dr. , Newburgh, IN 47630

March 16, 2007 3:20 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Ricki Newman

617 Prince Dr.

Newburgh, IN 47630

**James Roberts**

403 Lakeshore Drive, Boulder City, NV 89005

March 16, 2007 3:20 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

James Roberts

403

Lakeshore Drive

Boulder City, NV 89005

**LORETTA BOBER**

17 SOUTH BAY COURT , BRIGHTWATERS, NY 117182007

March 16, 2007 3:20 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

LORETTA BOBER

17 SOUTH BAY COURT

BRIGHTWATERS, NY 11718-2007

**Patricia Dishman**

914 Briarwood Crest , Nashville, TN 37221

March 16, 2007 2:15 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Patricia Dishman

914 Briarwood Crest

Nashville, TN 37221

**Willard Daetsch**

1344 Danby Rd. , Ithaca, NY 14850

March 16, 2007 2:15 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

Are not \"Pharma\" and industrial food crops likely to contaminate the
food supply if grown outdoors? Does not ontamination pose potentially
serious risks to human health? Has not experience shown that neither the
USDA nor biotechnology companies can be trusted to prevent
contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Willard Daetsch

1344 Danby Rd.

Ithaca, NY 14850

**Cynthia Burris**

4830 W Belmont Ave , Glendale, AZ 85301

March 16, 2007 2:15 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Cynthia Burris

4830 W Belmont Ave

Glendale, AZ 85301

**Shannon Moore**

8505 Verona Trail , Austin, TX 78749

March 16, 2007 1:17 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Shannon Moore

8505 Verona Trail

Austin, TX 78749

**Thomas Fisher**

1835 Acorn Lane , Abington, PA 19001

March 16, 2007 12:21 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Thomas Fisher

1835 Acorn Lane

Abington, PA 19001

**jeff Kipilman**

3315 ne 41 st ave , portland, OR 97212

March 16, 2007 11:19 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

jeff Kipilman

3315 ne 41 st ave

portland, OR 97212

**Courtney Blair**

1306 Willow Rd , West Palm Beach, FL 33406

March 16, 2007 11:19 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

As a potential consumer of these crops I would like to have the option
of choosing whether I want this or not, but since I don\'t I have to ask
for it not to continue even though I never should have.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Courtney Blair

1306 Willow Rd

West Palm Beach, FL 33406

**Nancy Clark**

53 Pond Rd. , Monson, MA 01057

March 16, 2007 9:32 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

I want natural, organic foods for myself and my family and
\"engineering\" false prototypes is absolutely antithetical to me!

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Nancy Clark

53 Pond Rd.

Monson, MA 01057

**Katherine Hartley**

11142 Bayne Way , Parker, CO 80134

March 16, 2007 9:32 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Katherine Hartley

11142 Bayne Way

Parker, CO 80134

**mary braunger**

15300 se 5th st , vancouver, WA 98684

March 16, 2007 9:32 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

mary braunger

15300 se 5th st

vancouver, WA 98684

**Kirsten Tripplett, Ph.D.**

3653 3rd Avenue , Sacramento, CA 95817

March 16, 2007 7:36 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kirsten Tripplett, Ph.D.

3653 3rd Avenue

Sacramento, CA 95817

**Laurence Courdier**

430 Murray Street #2 , san francisco, CA 94110

March 16, 2007 4:49 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Laurence Courdier

430 Murray Street #2

san francisco, CA 94110

**Sandy Bell**

3330 Blue Heron Dr. N. , Chesapeake Beach, MD 20732

March 16, 2007 3:23 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sandy Bell

3330 Blue Heron Dr. N.

Chesapeake Beach, MD 20732

**Angela Jennings**

box 343 , Union, WV 24983

March 16, 2007 1:56 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Angela Jennings

box 343

Union, WV 24983

**Nancy McClelland**

3041 W Logan Blvd #1E , Chicago, IL 60647

March 16, 2007 1:56 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Nancy McClelland

3041 W Logan Blvd #1E

Chicago, IL 60647

**A Morrison**

ST , Vancouver, BC N3Y 4K1 Canada

March 16, 2007 1:56 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

A Morrison

ST

Vancouver, BC N3Y 4K1

**Roberta Richardson**

P O Box 1304 , Melbourne, FL 32902

March 16, 2007 1:56 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Roberta Richardson

P O Box 1304

Melbourne, FL 32902

**Claudia Leung**

10383 Tonita Way , Cupertino, CA 95014

March 15, 2007 11:42 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Claudia Leung

10383 Tonita Way

Cupertino, CA 95014

**H. REED**

1866 LEE BLVD , MANKATO, MN 56001

March 15, 2007 11:42 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

SAY NO TO FRANKEN-PHARMING!!

Sincerely,

H. REED

1866 LEE BLVD

MANKATO, MN 56001

**Kenneth Bozek**

9 Skinner Lane , South Hadley, MA 01075

March 15, 2007 11:42 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kenneth Bozek

9 Skinner Lane

South Hadley, MA 01075

**Steve Linnerooth**

16236 308th. St. , Center City, MN 55012

March 15, 2007 10:18 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Steve Linnerooth

16236 308th. St.

Center City, MN 55012

**Ed Kraynak**

1563 S Roslyn St , Denver, CO 802312614

March 15, 2007 9:46 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Ed Kraynak

1563 S Roslyn St

Denver, CO 80231-2614

**Linda and Denny Murray**

49 Prospect St , Mansfield, PA 16933

March 15, 2007 9:22 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Linda and Denny Murray

49 Prospect St

Mansfield, PA 16933

**Michelle Boxer**

107 Hartford Ave. , Staten Island, NY 10310

March 15, 2007 9:22 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Michelle Boxer

107 Hartford Ave.

Staten Island, NY 10310

**Laurette Roy**

127 13 Ave NE , St. Petersburg, FL 33701

March 15, 2007 9:22 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Laurette Roy

127 13 Ave NE

St. Petersburg, FL 33701

**Christine Georgiou**

3145 Sands Place , Bronx, NY 10461

March 15, 2007 9:22 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Christine Georgiou

3145 Sands Place

Bronx, NY 10461

**Jay Smith**

2808 S.E.Geary St. , Albany, OR 97322

March 15, 2007 7:45 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jay Smith

2808 S.E.Geary St.

Albany, OR 97322

**Sandra Vincenzo**

8770 Wildwood Dr. , Kalamazoo, MI 49009

March 15, 2007 7:45 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sandra Vincenzo

8770 Wildwood Dr.

Kalamazoo, MI 49009

**Maryann Betlyn**

239 beaver avenue , west aliquippa, PA 15001

March 15, 2007 7:45 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Maryann Betlyn

239 beaver avenue

west aliquippa, PA 15001

**Betsy Moss**

2251 Edgerton Rd , Cleveland, OH 44118

March 15, 2007 7:45 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Betsy Moss

2251 Edgerton Rd

Cleveland, OH 44118

**Scarlett Hopkins**

PO Box 84909 , Fairbanks, AK 99708-4909

March 15, 2007 6:37 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Scarlett Hopkins

PO Box 84909

Fairbanks, AK 99708-4909

**Danielle Manzione**

PO Box 596 , Dover Plains, NY 12522

March 15, 2007 6:37 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Danielle Manzione

PO Box 596

Dover Plains, NY 12522

**Katherine Kautz**

2060 East 112th Place , Northglenn, CO 802332284

March 15, 2007 6:37 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Katherine Kautz

2060 East 112th Place

Northglenn, CO 80233-2284

**Lisa Hines**

24678 Nova Ln. , Port Charlotte, FL 33980

March 15, 2007 5:52 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Lisa Hines

24678 Nova Ln.

Port Charlotte, FL 33980

**joan ward**

10 chestnut st. , phelps, NY 14532-1101

March 15, 2007 5:52 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are very likely to contaminate the
food supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas,
where winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields
of corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious
risks to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination which is insane. Experience shows that neither the USDA
nor biotechnology companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether because we don\'t need Frankenstein
food.

Sincerely,

joan ward

10 chestnut st.

phelps, NY 14532-1101

**joan hughes**

12602 Victoria Station Ct , Fairfax, VA 22033

March 15, 2007 5:52 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

joan hughes

12602 Victoria Station Ct

Fairfax, VA 22033

**Jim Manwell**

5616 NE Livingston Road , Camas, WA 98607

March 15, 2007 5:02 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jim Manwell

5616 NE Livingston Road

Camas, WA 98607

**Heli Harju**

11215 San Juan St. , Loma Linda, CA 92354

March 15, 2007 4:02 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Heli Harju

11215 San Juan St.

Loma Linda, CA 92354

**S Carnahan**

8409 Watson Rd , Rowlett, TX 75089

March 15, 2007 4:02 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

S Carnahan

8409 Watson Rd

Rowlett, TX 75089

**Jon Cecil**

1445 W. Greenhead Dr. , Meridian, ID 836427610

March 15, 2007 4:02 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jon Cecil

1445 W. Greenhead Dr.

Meridian, ID 83642-7610

**Laura DiPietro**

5605 NE 59th Ave , Portland, OR 97218

March 15, 2007 2:54 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Laura DiPietro

5605 NE 59th Ave

Portland, OR 97218

**Holly Swint**

300 Little Bear Creek LN Lot 38, Tuscumbia, AL 35674

March 15, 2007 2:54 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Holly Swint

300 Little Bear Creek LN

Lot 38

Tuscumbia, AL 35674

**Thomas Girsch**

6475 N 71 St. , Milwaukee, WI 53223

March 15, 2007 2:54 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Thomas Girsch

6475 N 71 St.

Milwaukee, WI 53223

**Caroline Campbell**

4 4 E. Central Ave. , Wharton, NJ 07885

March 15, 2007 2:15 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Caroline Campbell

4 4 E. Central Ave.

Wharton, NJ 07885

**Kathleen Kite-Powell**

4284 Glenlake Drive , Kennesaw, GA 30144

March 15, 2007 1:52 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Please Prevent Drugs From Reaching Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

I believe that pharmaceutical-producing food crops are a very bad idea
to grow outdoors. Even indoors, there is a risk of contaminating our
food crops. It would be better if non-food crops were grown indoors and
processed safely for these compounds. More specifically, it might be a
good idea to disallow food crops with pharmaceuticals to be produced in
tornado-prone Kansas, where winds or a direct hit to a closed facility
could end up blowing pharma rice seeds into neighboring food crop
fields, where they might be harvested together and thus threaten the
food supply. Contamination could definitely pose serious risks to human
health either to all or parts of our consumer population, and threaten
farmers who may be held liable for contamination. According to the Union
of Concerned Scientists, experience has already shown that neither the
USDA nor biotechnology companies can be trusted to prevent
contamination. Yet it is a job that the USDA should be doing with great
care.

As a concerned ex-research scientist and medical writer, I emphatically
urge the USDA to consider denying this and all other applications for
outdoor production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops; thus,
instituting a ban on this practice altogether, so that the US population
can remain safe. It would be a terrible shame for you to find out after
the fact that you had allowed a practice that had truly harmed or killed
consumers! Please, lets keep that sort of item out of the news. A little
forethought and prevention can go a long way.

Sincerely,

Kathleen Kite-Powell

4284 Glenlake Drive

Kennesaw, GA 30144

**monica maass**

1822 Shasta St. , richmond, CA 948045339

March 15, 2007 1:52 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

monica maass

1822 Shasta St.

richmond, CA 94804-5339

**Scott Bishop**

1710 Giles NW , Olympia, WA 98502

March 15, 2007 1:43 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Scott Bishop

1710 Giles NW

Olympia, WA 98502

**Sandra Shapiro**

93 Feliz Dr , Oak View, CA 93022

March 15, 2007 1:43 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sandra Shapiro

93 Feliz Dr

Oak View, CA 93022

**Lawrence Matthews**

59 Camelot , Ottawa, ON K1A0Y9 Canada

March 15, 2007 1:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Nobody wants Viagra in their cornflakes.

Sincerely,

Lawrence Matthews

59 Camelot

Ottawa, ON K1A0Y9

**Nancy Miller**

411 Poppinga Way , Santa Maria, CA 93455

March 15, 2007 12:08 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

Do the right thing.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Nancy Miller

411 Poppinga Way

Santa Maria, CA 93455

**Mark Dolezal**

16717 Hurshtown Road , Spencerville, IN 46788

March 15, 2007 12:08 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Mark Dolezal

16717 Hurshtown Road

Spencerville, IN 46788

**Joel Bryan**

PO Box 25 , Lanesboro, MN 55949

March 15, 2007 11:29 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Joel Bryan

PO Box 25

Lanesboro, MN 55949

**Anna Luedtke**

8766 E. State Rte. 1-17 , Momence, IL 609543489

March 15, 2007 11:29 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Anna Luedtke

8766 E. State Rte. 1-17

Momence, IL 60954-3489

**Rebecca Harris**

2743 Wildwood Court , Winston-Salem, NC 27103

March 15, 2007 11:29 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

This should be a no-brainer! Do we really want to take a chance on
contaminating our food crops with \"pharma\" crops grown outdoors?

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Rebecca Harris

2743 Wildwood Court

Winston-Salem, NC 27103

**Christopher Rowland**

1103 East Lakeshore , Browns Mills, NJ 08015

March 15, 2007 11:29 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Christopher Rowland

1103 East Lakeshore

Browns Mills, NJ 08015

**paula zigmond**

800 Main St apt b, parkville, MO 64152

March 15, 2007 9:34 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

This issue hits close to home as I live in the Midwest. We do not yet
know the far-reaching effects of growing pharma crops. To any thinking
person, this issue raises some important ethical and potentially
dangerous questions. Please, we urge you, don\'t mess with our food
supply!

Sincerely,

paula zigmond

800 Main St

apt b

parkville, MO 64152

**Robert Scrima Sr**

727 Cassandra Lane , Lakeland, FL 33809

March 15, 2007 8:49 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Robert Scrima Sr

727 Cassandra Lane

Lakeland, FL 33809

**D. Newman**

211 Allcutt Ave , Bonner Springs, KS 660121403

March 15, 2007 4:29 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

D. Newman

211 Allcutt Ave

Bonner Springs, KS 66012-1403

**Eliza Linser**

124 Kahiko St , Kapaa, HI 96746

March 15, 2007 3:26 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Eliza Linser

124 Kahiko St

Kapaa, HI 96746

**Gabriele Wolf**

302 Butler St \# 4 , Brooklyn, NY 11217

March 15, 2007 3:04 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Gabriele Wolf

302 Butler St \# 4

Brooklyn, NY 11217

**Sarah Wheeler**

740 Elm Dr. , Petaluma, CA 94952

March 15, 2007 2:19 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sarah Wheeler

740 Elm Dr.

Petaluma, CA 94952

**WALTER MAUCERI**

974 S GRAMERCY PL, APT 507 , Los Angeles, CA 90019

March 15, 2007 2:19 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

WALTER MAUCERI

974 S GRAMERCY PL, APT 507

Los Angeles, CA 90019

**STEPHEN J. JACOBS**

1433 1/2 NORTH HUDSON AVENUE , LOS ANGELES,, CA 900287808

March 15, 2007 1:42 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

STEPHEN J. JACOBS

1433 1/2 NORTH HUDSON AVENUE

LOS ANGELES,, CA 90028-7808

**Dan Melius**

po box 946 , Penn Valley, CA 95946

March 15, 2007 1:04 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Dan Melius

po box 946

Penn Valley, CA 95946

**Peter Stone**

924 Laurel DR , Bethlehem, PA 18017

March 15, 2007 12:52 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Peter Stone

924 Laurel DR

Bethlehem, PA 18017

**Annette Stoneburner**

6513 S. E Ryan Rd. , Blue Springs, MO 64014-4302

March 15, 2007 12:21 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

How can you even consider doing this to the American public, with a
clear conscious? There are so many people with food allergies now, what
is this going to do to them? This is basically a form of cannibalism!!!!
We are supposed to be one of the more advanced and smarter countries!
What the hell happenend? Was somebody \"smoking something\" during the
explanation of all of this and what it will do to our farmers, children,
and country?

Sincerely,

Annette Stoneburner

6513 S. E Ryan Rd.

Blue Springs, MO 64014-4302

**Amairani Hernandez**

2009 Jade Hills ct , Las Vegas, NV 89106

March 14, 2007 11:47 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Amairani Hernandez

2009 Jade Hills ct

Las Vegas, NV 89106

**Kara Cunningham**

P O Box 23112 , Honolulu, HI 968233112

March 14, 2007 11:22 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kara Cunningham

P O Box 23112

Honolulu, HI 96823-3112

**Lydia Straus-Edwards**

PO Box 421230 , San Diego, CA 92142

March 14, 2007 10:39 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Lydia Straus-Edwards

PO Box 421230

San Diego, CA 92142

**Max Madrid**

PO Box 334 , Madera, CA 93639

March 14, 2007 10:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Max Madrid

PO Box 334

Madera, CA 93639

**Roy Barrows**

4131 Mclaughlin Ave. #6 , Los Angeles, CA 90066

March 14, 2007 9:56 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Roy Barrows

4131 Mclaughlin Ave. #6

Los Angeles, CA 90066

**S. Farhang**

P.O. Box 327 , Laguna Beach, CA 92652

March 14, 2007 9:21 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

S. Farhang

P.O. Box 327

Laguna Beach, CA 92652

**Dorothy Hinze**

1664 Glenroy Dr. , San Jose, CA 95124

March 14, 2007 9:12 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Dorothy Hinze

1664 Glenroy Dr.

San Jose, CA 95124

**Leah Cox**

125 Jefferson Ln. , DeFuniak Springs, FL 32433

March 14, 2007 8:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Leah Cox

125 Jefferson Ln.

DeFuniak Springs, FL 32433

**Linda Mack, Trustee Monmouth County Audubon Society**

PO Box 542 , Red Bank, NJ 07701

March 14, 2007 8:49 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Linda Mack, Trustee Monmouth County Audubon Society

PO Box 542

Red Bank, NJ 07701

**Sandra Butler**

10075 W. Dartmouth Ave Apt. F-402, Lakewood, CO 80227

March 14, 2007 8:46 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sandra Butler

10075 W. Dartmouth Ave

Apt. F-402

Lakewood, CO 80227

**William Prazenka Jr.**

81 Bladwin Lane , Mahopac, NY 10541

March 14, 2007 8:43 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

William Prazenka Jr.

81 Bladwin Lane

Mahopac, NY 10541

**sonia skakich**

15011 e arkansas dr , aurora, CO 80012

March 14, 2007 8:24 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Unacceptable risks:food and seed supply

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies have historically successfully prevented event contamination,
nor would such prevention even be possible.

Further, the crop and soil contamination of the larger food supply poses
the following additional risks:

-contamination of other crops, with unknown/unresearched health impact
-contamination of other crops adding invisible drug burden to the
population, with potential for negative drug interactions, negative
impacts on vulnerable populations -contamination of seed supply -unknown
effects on soil nutrients, soil bacteria, other species of animals,
environmental interactions Each of these are serious issues in and of
themselves, with many complex unknowns, but together, these issues
indicate unacceptable levels of risk to our agriculture, our population,
our seed supply, and our environment.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

sonia skakich

15011 e arkansas dr

aurora, CO 80012

**Stephen Greenberg**

2431 3rd St Apt 11 , Santa Monica, CA 904053651

March 14, 2007 8:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Stephen Greenberg

2431 3rd St Apt 11

Santa Monica, CA 90405-3651

**brittney chambers**

101 maple hill dr , richmond, KY 40475

March 14, 2007 8:09 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Inportant! Keed Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

brittney chambers

101 maple hill dr

richmond, KY 40475

**Barbara Scavezze**

39 Westwood St , Burlington, MA 01803

March 14, 2007 8:02 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Barbara Scavezze

39 Westwood St

Burlington, MA 01803

**Sara Schmidt**

2034 Hilltop Drive , Arnold, MO 63010

March 14, 2007 8:00 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sara Schmidt

2034 Hilltop Drive

Arnold, MO 63010

**Sharon Cameron**

7434 Mcarthur Drive , North Ridgeville, OH 44039

March 14, 2007 7:45 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sharon Cameron

7434 Mcarthur Drive

North Ridgeville, OH 44039

**Dennis Matousek**

2830 Overbeck Lane , West Chicago, IL 60185

March 14, 2007 7:45 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Dennis Matousek

2830 Overbeck Lane

West Chicago, IL 60185

**Marguerite Loddengaard**

3801 Riders Trail , Hillsborough, NC 272789352

March 14, 2007 7:02 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Evidence is coming in of problems with GE crops - they must be
controlled NOW.

Sincerely,

Marguerite Loddengaard

3801 Riders Trail

Hillsborough, NC 27278-9352

**J Weir**

3066 S Plateau Dr , SLC, UT 84109

March 14, 2007 6:55 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

With recent court decisions against the USDA regarding other Pharma
crops, you risk major and costly legal actions against the government in
this field\--as a taxpayer, I don\'t want to pay for mistakes. Other
agencies are in the midst of very public scandals, we don\'t need any
more.

think carefully, for us all.

Sincerely,

J Weir

3066 S Plateau Dr

SLC, UT 84109

**nathan parks**

8144 stephens rd , stockton, CA 95215

March 14, 2007 6:48 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

nathan parks

8144 stephens rd

stockton, CA 95215

**Pamela McCormick**

pob 742 , Fort Wingate, NM 87316

March 14, 2007 6:32 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Pamela McCormick

pob 742

Fort Wingate, NM 87316

**John Fournier**

PO Box 933 , W. Falmouth, MA 02574

March 14, 2007 6:24 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

Please resist the pressure to allow these unsafe practices. Thank you.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

John Fournier

PO Box 933

W. Falmouth, MA 02574

**Lawrence Scrima**

15011 E. Arkansas Dr. , Aurora, CO 80012

March 14, 2007 6:13 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Lawrence Scrima

15011 E. Arkansas Dr.

Aurora, CO 80012

**Esther Frances**

941 Samsonville Rd , Kerhonkson, NY 124461518

March 14, 2007 6:05 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Esther Frances

941 Samsonville Rd

Kerhonkson, NY 12446-1518

**margaret decaires**

9 charles st , Montclair, NJ 07042

March 14, 2007 5:48 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

margaret decaires

9 charles st

Montclair, NJ 07042

**Karen Burgess**

601 W. 5th Avenue #900 , Anchorage, AK 99501

March 14, 2007 5:48 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses SERIOUS risks to human
health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for contamination.
Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology companies can
be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to DENY this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Karen Burgess

601 W. 5th Avenue #900

Anchorage, AK 99501

**Michelle Ford**

PO BOX 1681 , Hood River, OR 97031

March 14, 2007 5:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Michelle Ford

PO BOX 1681

Hood River, OR 97031

**Dennis Hinrichs**

122 Third Street , Lakeport, CA 95453

March 14, 2007 5:01 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Dennis Hinrichs

122 Third Street

Lakeport, CA 95453

**Louis Harris, Jr.**

1002 Abington Rd. , Cherry Hill, NJ 08034

March 14, 2007 4:37 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

What is feared here has already happened with crops engineered to resist
Round-Up. I am not surprised at \"Pharma\" wishing to proceed as if
nothing happened. But, I am distressed, to say the least, that the USDA
has not learned a lesson. And, distressed that the USDA does not value
our health nor work to protect the small farmers who will end up caught
up in \"Pharma\'s\" pursuit of profits when the genetically altered
crops show up in other farm fields, as they certainly will.

Come on!!!! Behave responsibly.

Sincerely,

Louis Harris, Jr.

1002 Abington Rd.

Cherry Hill, NJ 08034

**Kay Warren**

627 Fieldale Pl , High Point, NC 27265

March 14, 2007 4:37 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kay Warren

627 Fieldale Pl

High Point, NC 27265

**William Saenz**

20220 Indiana , Brownstown, MI 481835019

March 14, 2007 4:18 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

William Saenz

20220 Indiana

Brownstown, MI 48183-5019

**Nancy Racek**

3031 Cheyenne Ct , Anchorage, AK 99507

March 14, 2007 4:18 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

More and more people are changing their eating habits with the goal of
providing healthier alternatives for themselves and their families. I am
among these groups of people. I don\'t want the food I eat to be
contaminated by genetically engineered food experiments.

Sincerely,

Nancy Racek

3031 Cheyenne Ct

Anchorage, AK 99507

**James Dryer**

336 N Main St. , Mancos, CO 81328

March 14, 2007 4:00 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

James Dryer

336 N Main St.

Mancos, CO 81328

**Jean Hoegler**

319 School St. , Villa Park, IL 60181

March 14, 2007 4:00 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jean Hoegler

319 School St.

Villa Park, IL 60181

**Jennifer Wells**

108 W 43rd St , Vancouver, WA 98660

March 14, 2007 3:32 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jennifer Wells

108 W 43rd St

Vancouver, WA 98660

**Heather Hall**

8405 Wellesly Place , Tallahassee, FL 32312

March 14, 2007 2:36 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Heather Hall

8405 Wellesly Place

Tallahassee, FL 32312

**Gail Hunn**

282 Treichler Road , Alburtis, PA 18011

March 14, 2007 1:57 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Gail Hunn

282 Treichler Road

Alburtis, PA 18011

**Lorena Guss**

2814 21st. St , San Francisco, CA 94110

March 14, 2007 1:49 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Lorena Guss

2814 21st. St

San Francisco, CA 94110

**LISA LAND**

1481 RONNIE ST , FLINT, MI 48507

March 14, 2007 1:38 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

In reality, there is no way to stop the contamination of nearby crops,
and the long term consequences of such meddling are unknown. As a person
who is now allergice to almost everything, I can tell you it WILL have
long term affects. Humans can only tolerate so many altered things, so
much plastic, so many fumes\...and then our immune systems become
destroyed like mine.

Stop the genetic altering of food, please.

Sincerely,

LISA LAND

1481 RONNIE ST

FLINT, MI 48507

**Brenda Fox-Grugett**

1027 Yorktown Dr. , Sunnyvale, CA 94087

March 14, 2007 1:19 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Brenda Fox-Grugett

1027 Yorktown Dr.

Sunnyvale, CA 94087

**chris toon**

rural route #2 box 210 , bloomfield, IN 47424

March 14, 2007 1:19 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

chris toon

rural route #2 box 210

bloomfield, IN 47424

**Linzy Barber**

400 H Skyview Drive , Birmingham, AL 35209

March 14, 2007 1:19 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Linzy Barber

400 H Skyview Drive

Birmingham, AL 35209

**Charmaine Lareen**

PO Box 83 , Lakeport, CA 95453

March 14, 2007 12:29 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Charmaine Lareen

PO Box 83

Lakeport, CA 95453

**Judy Mack**

51 Hudson Road , Sudbury, MA 01776

March 14, 2007 12:12 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

This issue arises as there is growing recognition that we need to
eliminate the use of antibiotics for animals that are not sick; it\'s
leading to too many drug-resistant bacteria in humans. I recognize that
pharma crops are a different siutation, but it doesn\'t make sense to
take the chance of introducing a new group of drugs into human food
sources just as we\'re trying to get rid of others that caused problems.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Judy Mack

51 Hudson Road

Sudbury, MA 01776

**Scott Kaymen**

5801-78th Avenue , Pinellas Park, FL 33781

March 14, 2007 12:12 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Scott Kaymen

5801-78th Avenue

Pinellas Park, FL 33781

**L Smith**

172 Merlin Way , Euless, TX 76039

March 14, 2007 11:55 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

L Smith

172 Merlin Way

Euless, TX 76039

**J.D. Vaughn**

325 East Vine St. Keen GeoServe, LLC, Dexter, MO 63841

March 14, 2007 11:33 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

J.D. Vaughn

325 East Vine St.

Keen GeoServe, LLC

Dexter, MO 63841

**Jane Gilbert**

47 10th St. SE, Apt. 6 , Massillon, OH 44646

March 14, 2007 11:33 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jane Gilbert

47 10th St. SE, Apt. 6

Massillon, OH 44646

**Tina Nonoyama**

1058 Firetree Ave , Baldwin City, KS 66006

March 14, 2007 11:33 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

As a mother of two young children I do not want GMO\'s grown in Kansas
or any where else in the United States. Years from now we may see
problems in our children\'s health due to the FDA approving GMO\'s being
grown and used in our food supply. The FDA can not say 100% that health
problems will not arise from introducing GMO\'s to our foods and soil.

Sincerely,

Tina Nonoyama 1058 Firetree Ave Baldwin City, KS 66006

Sincerely,

Tina Nonoyama

1058 Firetree Ave

Baldwin City, KS 66006

**bethney lefebvre**

785 b el rio st. , ukiah, CA 95482

March 14, 2007 10:57 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

bethney lefebvre

785 b el rio st.

ukiah, CA 95482

**Margaret Wedoff**

144 N. Elmwood , Oak Park, IL 60302

March 14, 2007 10:54 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Margaret Wedoff

144 N. Elmwood

Oak Park, IL 60302

**Joseph Cheevers**

3743 Woodbourne Place , Santa Rosa, CA 95403

March 14, 2007 10:41 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Joseph Cheevers

3743 Woodbourne Place

Santa Rosa, CA 95403

**rebecca Pinder**

209 Main st APT 2, Catskill, NY 12414

March 14, 2007 10:21 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

rebecca Pinder

209 Main st

APT 2

Catskill, NY 12414

**Gary Bogue**

93 Hickory Street, Apt 1 , Rochester, NY 14620

March 14, 2007 9:41 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

Frankly, I\'m amazed that your agency, whose very reasons for existence
include protecting the American public from biological hazards and
missteps, hasn\'t taken a more forward-looking approach to this
issue\--one that has the potential to cause vast and irreversible damage
to our lives and food supply.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Gary Bogue

93 Hickory Street, Apt 1

Rochester, NY 14620

**Jonathan McLelland**

1610 Alaca Place , Tuscaloosa, AL 354013030

March 14, 2007 9:12 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jonathan McLelland

1610 Alaca Place

Tuscaloosa, AL 35401-3030

**Rick Hardy**

62 6th Street West , Nokomis, FL 34275

March 14, 2007 8:49 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Rick Hardy

62 6th Street West

Nokomis, FL 34275

**Jody Norman**

2886 Grandview Ave NE , Atlanta, GA 30305

March 14, 2007 8:16 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

Look, genetic engineering has its place, and it may gift us with
enormous opportunities eventually, but planting GMO crops outside when
we \*know\* that there\'s considerable \'drift\' to other areas and
contamination of other plants is just sheer stupidity. We can\'t afford
the kind of mistakes that can and will ensue from this practice! Plant
such crops inside, and protect both humans and the environment by doing
so.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jody Norman

2886 Grandview Ave NE

Atlanta, GA 30305

**Katherine Kilduff**

277 Prince\'s Lane , Harwood, MD 20776

March 14, 2007 7:51 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Katherine Kilduff

277 Prince\'s Lane

Harwood, MD 20776

**Robin Rae Swanson**

1430 Aalapapa Dr., #1 , Kailua, HI 967343208

March 14, 2007 4:27 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keed Drugs OUT of Our Food Supply!!!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially SERIOUS RISKS
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I STRONGLY urge the USDA to deny this and ALL other applications for
outdoor production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to
institute a BAN on this practice altogether!!

Sincerely,

Robin Rae Swanson

1430 Aalapapa Dr., #1

Kailua, HI 96734-3208

**Maria Butler**

311 S 10th St. Apt. 102, Mount Vernon, WA 98274

March 14, 2007 12:50 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Maria Butler

311 S 10th St.

Apt. 102

Mount Vernon, WA 98274

**Joe Salazar**

610 Cherrywood Dr , Santa Rosa, CA 95407

March 14, 2007 12:44 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Joe Salazar

610 Cherrywood Dr

Santa Rosa, CA 95407

**Pat Nudd**

2365 Lake George Dr NW , Cedar, MN 55011

March 14, 2007 12:33 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Pat Nudd

2365 Lake George Dr NW

Cedar, MN 55011

**Scott Kyle**

2903 Floyd Avenue , Richmond, VA 23221

March 13, 2007 11:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Scott Kyle

2903 Floyd Avenue

Richmond, VA 23221

**Liza Robinson**

4235 N. Thorne , Fresno, CA 93704-3513

March 13, 2007 11:18 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Liza Robinson

4235 N. Thorne

Fresno, CA 93704-3513

**Jeffery A. Garcia**

PO Box 1166 , Mendocino, CA 954601166

March 13, 2007 11:18 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors, where winds could easily blow pharma rice
seeds into neighboring fields of corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination
poses potentially serious risks to human health and threatens farmers
who may be held liable for contamination. Experience shows that neither
the USDA nor biotechnology companies can be trusted to prevent
contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jeffery A. Garcia

PO Box 1166

Mendocino, CA 95460-1166

**Brent Berge**

5474 Reservoir Drive, Unit A15 , San Diego, CA 92120

March 13, 2007 10:55 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Brent Berge

5474 Reservoir Drive, Unit A15

San Diego, CA 92120

**Jude Rubadue**

1121 East 200 South , Salt Lake City, UT 84102

March 13, 2007 10:55 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jude Rubadue

1121 East 200 South

Salt Lake City, UT 84102

**Donita Robinson**

5007 Wineberry Dr. , Durham, NC 27713

March 13, 2007 10:55 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Donita Robinson

5007 Wineberry Dr.

Durham, NC 27713

**Erica Hulstrom**

1003 Warbonnet , Perris, CA 92570

March 13, 2007 10:55 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Erica Hulstrom

1003 Warbonnet

Perris, CA 92570

**Jon Fox**

3082 Nelson Dr. , Lakewood, CO 80215

March 13, 2007 10:55 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jon Fox

3082 Nelson Dr.

Lakewood, CO 80215

**Christine Gary**

7530 Salton Sea Way , Sacramento, CA 95831

March 13, 2007 9:57 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Christine Gary

7530 Salton Sea Way

Sacramento, CA 95831

**Hillary Buckingham**

173 Warburton Ave. , Hastings on Hudson, NY 10706

March 13, 2007 9:57 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Hillary Buckingham

173 Warburton Ave.

Hastings on Hudson, NY 10706

**Kari Gunter-Kremers**

54 Bradford Rd , Pittsford, NY 14534

March 13, 2007 9:47 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kari Gunter-Kremers

54 Bradford Rd

Pittsford, NY 14534

**Greg Gillis**

2481 Widgeon Drive , Clarksville, TN 37042

March 13, 2007 9:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Greg Gillis

2481 Widgeon Drive

Clarksville, TN 37042

323-732-4087

**Roberta Best**

2242 South Hobart Boulevard , Los Angeles, CA 90018

March 13, 2007 9:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Roberta Best

2242 South Hobart Boulevard

Los Angeles, CA 90018

**Joyce Larsen**

209 Neds Way , Tiburon, CA 94920

March 13, 2007 8:20 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Joyce Larsen

209 Neds Way

Tiburon, CA 94920

**Yarelis Rivera**

Urb. Caparra Terrace Street 11 S.O. 912, San Juan, 00921 Puerto Rico

March 13, 2007 8:10 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Yarelis Rivera

Urb. Caparra Terrace

Street 11 S.O. 912

San Juan 00921

**sandrine lafond**

11054 crystal crest court , las vegas, NV 89135

March 13, 2007 8:04 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

sandrine lafond

11054 crystal crest court

las vegas, NV 89135

**c. Deering**

3540 Folsom Blvd. , Sacramento, CA 95816

March 13, 2007 8:04 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

c\. Deering

3540 Folsom Blvd.

Sacramento, CA 95816

**Lorraine Foster**

8205 SE 9th Ave , Portland, OR 97202

March 13, 2007 8:04 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Lorraine Foster

8205 SE 9th Ave

Portland, OR 97202

**Paul Moss**

1849 Whitaker St. , White Bear Lake, MN 551103755

March 13, 2007 7:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Paul Moss

1849 Whitaker St.

White Bear Lake, MN 55110-3755

**Jill VanDewoestine**

2670 Davis Road , Corning, NY 14830

March 13, 2007 7:45 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jill VanDewoestine

2670 Davis Road

Corning, NY 14830

**DONNA CRANE**

1576 BEEBE LN , EUGENE, OR 97404

March 13, 2007 7:16 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

DONNA CRANE

1576 BEEBE LN

EUGENE, OR 97404

**maria nasif**

6601 n. longfellow Drive , tucson, AZ 85718

March 13, 2007 6:58 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

maria nasif

6601 n. longfellow Drive

tucson, AZ 85718

**Judith May**

1329 5th Ave , San Francisco, CA 941222618

March 13, 2007 6:16 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

Please use the authority and prestige of your position to protect the
environment from any possibility of contamination.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Judith May

1329 5th Ave

San Francisco, CA 94122-2618

**Gina Marano**

6300 York , Minneapolis, MN 55435

March 13, 2007 6:12 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Gina Marano

6300 York

Minneapolis, MN 55435

**Joanna Nicolini**

3211 W. Elm St. , Phoenix, AZ 850173443

March 13, 2007 6:12 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Joanna Nicolini

3211 W. Elm St.

Phoenix, AZ 85017-3443

**Jesse Gore**

6013 Kenwood Dr , Nashville, TN 372155700

March 13, 2007 6:01 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jesse Gore

6013 Kenwood Dr

Nashville, TN 37215-5700

**Elisse De Sio**

662 - Third Avenue , Redwood City, CA 94063

March 13, 2007 5:45 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Elisse De Sio

662 - Third Avenue

Redwood City, CA 94063

**Lesley Barr**

P.O. Box 12215 , Marina Del Rey, CA 90295

March 13, 2007 5:23 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Lesley Barr

P.O. Box 12215

Marina Del Rey, CA 90295

**Robin Vosburg**

912 Rockwood Avenue , Bakersfield, CA 93308-1421

March 13, 2007 5:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology companies can
be trusted to prevent contamination. Contamination is probably
impossible to prevent once these crops are outdoors.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors \-- especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and is an ecnoimic threat to farmers who may be held
liable for contamination.

Therefore I strongly urge the USDA to deny this and all other
applications for outdoor production of pharmaceutical and industrial
food crops and to institute a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Robin Vosburg

912 Rockwood Avenue

Bakersfield, CA 93308-1421

**Stacey Rudolph**

709 South Wayne St , Arlington, VA 22204

March 13, 2007 4:41 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Stacey Rudolph

709 South Wayne St

Arlington, VA 22204

**Cynthia Purcell**

2289 Entiat Way , Entiat, WA 98822

March 13, 2007 4:41 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Cynthia Purcell

2289 Entiat Way

Entiat, WA 98822

**Gena Rowden**

2248 Old Hwy 68 , Sweetwater, TN 37874

March 13, 2007 4:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Gena Rowden

2248 Old Hwy 68

Sweetwater, TN 37874

**Karen Bravo**

108 Belle Plaine Ave. , Park Ridge, IL 60068

March 13, 2007 4:12 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Karen Bravo

108 Belle Plaine Ave.

Park Ridge, IL 60068

**Melissa Rapier**

8526 13th Ave NW , Seattle, WA 98117

March 13, 2007 3:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Melissa Rapier

8526 13th Ave NW

Seattle, WA 98117

**Richard Smith**

167 Whitehaven Circle , Highlands Ranch, CO 80129

March 13, 2007 3:10 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Richard Smith

167 Whitehaven Circle

Highlands Ranch, CO 80129

**Betty BUNCH**

35016 HALSEY DRIVE , EASTLAKE, OH 44095

March 13, 2007 3:10 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Betty BUNCH

35016 HALSEY DRIVE

EASTLAKE, OH 44095

**David Irwin**

35 Lee st , Mill Valley, CA 94941

March 13, 2007 3:10 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

I feel like the scientific research about potential short and long term
effects of these actions isneeded first. \"Pharma\" and industrial food
crops are likely to contaminate the food supply if grown
outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where winds could easily
blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of corn, soybeans, or
wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks to human health and
threatens farmers who may be held liable for contamination. Experience
shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology companies can be trusted
to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

David Irwin

35 Lee st

Mill Valley, CA 94941

**Matthew Allenbaugh**

1118 Bell School Rd , Creekside, PA 15732

March 13, 2007 2:48 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Matthew Allenbaugh

1118 Bell School Rd

Creekside, PA 15732

**Nancy Bonanno**

451 Stonetown Rd , Ringwood, NJ 07456

March 13, 2007 2:20 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Nancy Bonanno

451 Stonetown Rd

Ringwood, NJ 07456

**Laurel Starr**

697 Somerset Dr , Golden, CO 80401

March 13, 2007 2:20 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Laurel Starr

697 Somerset Dr

Golden, CO 80401

**Brandi Gartland**

3020 El Cerrito Plaza , El Cerrito, CA 94530

March 13, 2007 1:50 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Brandi Gartland

3020 El Cerrito Plaza

El Cerrito, CA 94530

**Stoyka Chipchakova**

13 Mart Str. No.8 , Sofia, 1000 Bulgaria

March 13, 2007 1:50 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Stoyka Chipchakova

13 Mart Str. No.8

Sofia 1000

**Courtney C. Fischer**

410 Palm Ave. Loft A-6, Carpinteria, CA 930132464

March 13, 2007 1:50 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Courtney C. Fischer

410 Palm Ave.

Loft A-6

Carpinteria, CA 93013-2464

**Mark Nanny**

1815 Lakehurst Drive , Norman, OK 73071

March 13, 2007 1:50 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

As an environmental chemistry professor and researcher, I certainly
value the benefits of biotechnology and how its advances can solve
agricultural, environmental, and pharmaceutical challenges. However, I
am greatly concerned about genetically engineering food crops to express
drugs and/or human enzymes. The risk of cross-pollination to crops
intended for human and animal consumption is practically a certainity.
Added to the fact that our food crops are limited in the number of
species we use, contamination of our monoculture food crops would be a
great global catastrophe.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely, Dr. Mark A. Nanny Associate Professor, Enviromental Chemistry
University of Oklahoma

202 West Boyd Street, Room 334 Norman, OK 73019

Sincerely,

Mark Nanny

1815 Lakehurst Drive

Norman, OK 73071

**Marie Barham**

2770 NW 83rd Street , Seattle, WA 98117

March 13, 2007 1:12 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Marie Barham

2770 NW 83rd Street

Seattle, WA 98117

**Karri Heitstuman**

3455 Madison Ave , San Diego, CA 92116

March 13, 2007 1:12 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Karri Heitstuman

3455 Madison Ave

San Diego, CA 92116

**nancy zeller**

po 21013 , el sobrante, CA 94803

March 13, 2007 1:12 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

nancy zeller

po 21013

el sobrante, CA 94803

**Nivra Kelley-Mackey**

4237 Queens Ct , Pace, FL 32571

March 13, 2007 1:12 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Nivra Kelley-Mackey

4237 Queens Ct

Pace, FL 32571

**Linda Mackowiak**

2717 West Lake Road , Cazenovia, NY 13035

March 13, 2007 12:55 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Linda Mackowiak

2717 West Lake Road

Cazenovia, NY 13035

**Angela Desmond**

12041 Belvedere Rd. , Hagerstown, MD 21742

March 13, 2007 12:55 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Angela Desmond

12041 Belvedere Rd.

Hagerstown, MD 21742

**Paula Wood**

206 11th Avenue East Apt 4, Seattle, WA 98102

March 13, 2007 12:44 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Paula Wood

206 11th Avenue East

Apt 4

Seattle, WA 98102

**Richard Bronk**

314 w oak st , Shenandoah, PA 17976

March 13, 2007 12:15 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Richard Bronk

314 w oak st

Shenandoah, PA 17976

**Laura Newcomer**

1700 Niles Rd , York, PA 17403

March 13, 2007 12:15 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Laura Newcomer

1700 Niles Rd

York, PA 17403

**Mary Wiener**

429 Lambert Road , Carpinteria, CA 93013

March 13, 2007 11:51 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Mary Wiener

429 Lambert Road

Carpinteria, CA 93013

**Lisa Pina**

328 Scarborough St. , Westlake Village, CA 91361

March 13, 2007 11:51 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Lisa Pina

328 Scarborough St.

Westlake Village, CA 91361

**Kent Johnson**

1047 Terracewood Circle , Ballwin, MO 63011

March 13, 2007 11:51 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kent Johnson

1047 Terracewood Circle

Ballwin, MO 63011

**Gary Neu**

11868 S Gate Rd , Roscoe, IL 610739674

March 13, 2007 11:34 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Gary Neu

11868 S Gate Rd

Roscoe, IL 61073-9674

**Robert Hill**

E1251 Channel Pk Dr , Waupaca, WI 549819737

March 13, 2007 11:20 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Robert Hill

E1251 Channel Pk Dr

Waupaca, WI 54981-9737

**Sarah Knutson**

622 Taylor St. NE , Minneapolis, MN 55413

March 13, 2007 11:20 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sarah Knutson

622 Taylor St. NE

Minneapolis, MN 55413

**Sue Tilden**

6 Short Street , Charleston, SC 29401

March 13, 2007 11:08 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sue Tilden

6 Short Street

Charleston, SC 29401

**Michelle Lerner**

66 River Rd. , Flanders, NJ 07836

March 13, 2007 11:08 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Please keep drugs out of our food supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Michelle Lerner

66 River Rd.

Flanders, NJ 07836

**Sandra Patrick**

205 Cumberland , Henderson, TX 75652

March 13, 2007 10:57 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sandra Patrick

205 Cumberland

Henderson, TX 75652

**Claire Schosser**

1519 Twillman Ave. , St. Louis, MO 63138

March 13, 2007 10:46 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

Just recently we have learned that the population of honeybees has
declined over the past winter by an alarming amount. It was not a cold
winter, so weather is not to blame. Given that bees are exposed to large
amounts of pollen and that pollen expresses genetic materials, one
wonders if the bees might be being harmed by genetically engineered
pollen. If this is so, exposing bees to yet more genetically engineered
material is very problematic, as about 1/3 of our food supply requires
bee pollination to be produced.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Claire Schosser

1519 Twillman Ave.

St. Louis, MO 63138

**Robert Clark**

1153 W Glenlord Rd Lot 68 , St Joseph, MI 49085

March 13, 2007 10:20 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Robert Clark

1153 W Glenlord Rd Lot 68

St Joseph, MI 49085

**heather bouck**

30 reid crt , guelph, ON nig3r6 Canada

March 13, 2007 10:20 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

heather bouck

30 reid crt

guelph, ON nig3r6

**Donna Clark**

1153 W Glenlord Rd Lot 68 , St Joseph, MI 49085

March 13, 2007 10:20 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: NO DRUGS in Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Donna Clark

1153 W Glenlord Rd Lot 68

St Joseph, MI 49085

**Grace Takelal**

849 1/2 Fifth Avenue , Coraopolis, PA 15108

March 13, 2007 9:37 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Grace Takelal

849 1/2 Fifth Avenue

Coraopolis, PA 15108

**Diane Long**

6338 Gateway Dr. , Joplin, MO 64804

March 13, 2007 9:37 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

No one knows the long term effects of this program. All the people
involved in any programs of this nature need to be required to read
Rachel Carson\'s \"Silent Spring\".

Does the bottom line always have to be money?

Sincerely,

Diane Long

6338 Gateway Dr.

Joplin, MO 64804

**Jeff Mullins**

361 E Loveland Ave , Loveland, OH 451402965

March 13, 2007 8:50 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jeff Mullins

361 E Loveland Ave

Loveland, OH 45140-2965

**Stephanie Gerdan**

10838 Beebe Hwy , Tipton, MI 49287

March 13, 2007 8:18 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

I know these sorts of crops are grown in Michigan, where I live. I know
which counties these crops are grown in. However, I do not know, nor am
I ALLOWED to know exactly where in the county, or what kind of drug or
drug producing crop is growing. In addition to being discomforted by
this knowledge, I am angered that this practice, and the secrecy has
been allowed.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Stephanie Gerdan

10838 Beebe Hwy

Tipton, MI 49287

**Jenny Huffaker**

7487 Weitzel Dr. , Summerfield, NC 27358

March 13, 2007 8:13 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jenny Huffaker

7487 Weitzel Dr.

Summerfield, NC 27358

**Sharon Richards Weiser**

3483 Wilson Woods Drive , Columbus, OH 43204-3922

March 13, 2007 8:02 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination of other food crops
from these engineered ones.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical products within industrial food crops and
to institute a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sharon Richards Weiser

3483 Wilson Woods Drive

Columbus, OH 43204-3922

**Julie Fasolas**

935 Hillcrest dr , Felton, CA 95018

March 13, 2007 6:57 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Julie Fasolas

935 Hillcrest dr

Felton, CA 95018

**Richard Han**

1795 W. Stadium Blvd. , Ann Arbor, MI 48103

March 13, 2007 6:38 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Richard Han

1795 W. Stadium Blvd.

Ann Arbor, MI 48103

**Barbara Bennigson**

2339 Ramona Street , Palo Alto, CA 94301

March 13, 2007 4:40 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Barbara Bennigson

2339 Ramona Street

Palo Alto, CA 94301

**Elizabeth Anderson**

P.O. Box 4175 , Fort Lauderdale, FL 33305

March 13, 2007 4:19 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Elizabeth Anderson

P.O. Box 4175

Fort Lauderdale, FL 33305

**John Wells**

515 52nd. Street , Pittsburgh, PA 15201-2587

March 13, 2007 3:14 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

John Wells

515 52nd. Street

Pittsburgh, PA 15201-2587

**Linda King**

533 Larch Drive , Petaluma, CA 94952

March 13, 2007 2:43 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Linda King

533 Larch Drive

Petaluma, CA 94952

**Christopher Jannusch**

78 Sunnyside Dr , reno, NV 89503

March 13, 2007 2:11 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Christopher Jannusch

78 Sunnyside Dr

reno, NV 89503

**Thomas Boughan**

213A Forgy St. , Cowan, TN 37318

March 13, 2007 2:01 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Thomas Boughan

213A Forgy St.

Cowan, TN 37318

**Peggy Leviton**

PO Box 2503 , Bellingham, WA 98227

March 13, 2007 1:49 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Peggy Leviton

PO Box 2503

Bellingham, WA 98227

**Velia Moreno**

5640 Brent Dr. , Haltom City, TX 76148

March 13, 2007 1:44 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Velia Moreno

5640 Brent Dr.

Haltom City, TX 76148

**Margaret Anderson**

1068 Arundel St , Saint Paul, MN 55117

March 13, 2007 1:29 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Margaret Anderson

1068 Arundel St

Saint Paul, MN 55117

**Mark Wessel**

5232 South Brandon , Seattle, WA 98118

March 13, 2007 1:23 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Mark Wessel

5232 South Brandon

Seattle, WA 98118

**Max Kaehn**

234 N Murphy Ave. , Sunnyvale, CA 940865048

March 13, 2007 12:57 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Please keep drugs out of our food supply

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether. If this is to be allowed, the
biotechnology companies must pay for the testing of all crops within
range of their fields to check for contamination, and must be liable for
the cost of any crops that farmers have to destroy because they are
contaminated.

Sincerely,

Max Kaehn

234 N Murphy Ave.

Sunnyvale, CA 94086-5048

**Kjersten Jeppesen**

26968 Howard St. , Sun City, CA 02586

March 13, 2007 12:57 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

Evidence is growing, worldwide, that genetically engineering of food
crops is neither necessary nor beneficial. Actually the contrary is
true. I am pleading with you to stop the planting of genetically
engineered seeds in general and specifically the drug-producing rice in
Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kjersten Jeppesen

26968 Howard St.

Sun City, CA 02586

**Howard Hassman**

2035 E. 16 St. , Brooklyn, NY 11229

March 13, 2007 12:54 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Howard Hassman

2035 E. 16 St.

Brooklyn, NY 11229

**David Strong**

29 Snow St. , Gardner, MA 01440

March 13, 2007 12:54 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

David Strong

29 Snow St.

Gardner, MA 01440

**Cathlene Cagalj**

819 W. Summit Ave. , Flagstaff, AZ 86001

March 13, 2007 12:41 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Cathlene Cagalj

819 W. Summit Ave.

Flagstaff, AZ 86001

**Linda Greene**

15313 E. Jacobs Rd. , Spokane, WA 99217

March 13, 2007 12:18 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Linda Greene

15313 E. Jacobs Rd.

Spokane, WA 99217

**Barbara Tomlinson**

506 Oakleaf Ct , Baldwin, KS 66006

March 13, 2007 12:18 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Barbara Tomlinson

506 Oakleaf Ct

Baldwin, KS 66006

**S. Nam**

165 Bennett Ave Apt 4L , New York, NY 100404080

March 13, 2007 12:10 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

S. Nam

165 Bennett Ave Apt 4L

New York, NY 10040-4080

**Paul Tuff**

19394 Acclaim Dr , Salinas, CA 93908

March 12, 2007 11:59 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Paul Tuff

19394 Acclaim Dr

Salinas, CA 93908

**Victor Noubibou**

5371 Brookway , Columbia, MD 21044

March 12, 2007 11:45 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Victor Noubibou

5371 Brookway

Columbia, MD 21044

**laurie elms**

8503 Duncannon , san Diego, CA 92126

March 12, 2007 11:40 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

laurie elms

8503 Duncannon

san Diego, CA 92126

**Arie Sitthichai**

568 E. Hollywood Ave. , Salt Lake City, UT 84105

March 12, 2007 11:40 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Arie Sitthichai

568 E. Hollywood Ave.

Salt Lake City, UT 84105

**jazmin pflug**

3732 e. 5th street , tucson, AZ 85716

March 12, 2007 11:34 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Please continue to do your job and protect the public\'s health from a
pending contamination and serious health problems.

Sincerely,

jazmin pflug

3732 e. 5th street

tucson, AZ 85716

**Nancy Earle**

46 Charlie Star Ln , Bucksport, ME 04416

March 12, 2007 11:31 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Nancy Earle

46 Charlie Star Ln

Bucksport, ME 04416

**Gregor Sosnowski**

4057 S Ellis , Chicago, IL 60653

March 12, 2007 10:50 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Gregor Sosnowski

4057 S Ellis

Chicago, IL 60653

**Shelly McGrath**

18504 Wentworth , Lansing, IL 60438

March 12, 2007 10:50 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Shelly McGrath

18504 Wentworth

Lansing, IL 60438

**Leigh Davis**

PO Box 1583 , Cranford, NJ 07016

March 12, 2007 10:50 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Leigh Davis

PO Box 1583

Cranford, NJ 07016

**Carol Ann Dennison**

4645 8th Ave N , Saint Petersburg, FL 33713

March 12, 2007 10:28 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Carol Ann Dennison

4645 8th Ave N

Saint Petersburg, FL 33713

**Douglas Bumpus II**

400 Plymouth St. , Bridgewater, MA 02324

March 12, 2007 10:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Douglas Bumpus II

400 Plymouth St.

Bridgewater, MA 02324

**Jeff Sterley**

189 sir francis drake blvd , greenbrae, CA 94904

March 12, 2007 10:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jeff Sterley

189 sir francis drake blvd

greenbrae, CA 94904

**Esther Greenberg**

12 Hansom Lane , Marlboro, NJ 07746

March 12, 2007 10:01 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Esther Greenberg

12 Hansom Lane

Marlboro, NJ 07746

**Lori Gleason**

8714 Holmes Road , Rome, NY 13440

March 12, 2007 9:51 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

The co-mingling that could occur with these human-gene crops risks is
too great a risk to take.

Thank you for your consideration.

Sincerely,

Lori Gleason

8714 Holmes Road

Rome, NY 13440

**Maggie Ornstein**

72-10 44 Avenue , Woodside, NY 11377

March 12, 2007 9:43 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Maggie Ornstein

72-10 44 Avenue

Woodside, NY 11377

**ELAINE QUILLIAN**

71 FALLINGSTAR , IRVINE, CA 92614

March 12, 2007 9:42 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.

Sincerely,

ELAINE QUILLIAN

71 FALLINGSTAR

IRVINE, CA 92614

**Judi Poulson**

1881 Knollwood Drive , Fairmont, MN 56031

March 12, 2007 9:42 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Judi Poulson

1881 Knollwood Drive

Fairmont, MN 56031

**Ruth Stambaugh**

93 Bird Creek Estate Rd , Black Mountain, NC 287118622

March 12, 2007 9:42 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Please Keed Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Ruth Stambaugh

93 Bird Creek Estate Rd

Black Mountain, NC 28711-8622

**Sharon Buazard**

3108 7th St , Rockford, IL 611092161

March 12, 2007 9:16 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sharon Buazard

3108 7th St

Rockford, IL 61109-2161

**Eli Patsis**

700 Edelweiss , Mt Airy, GA 30563

March 12, 2007 9:12 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

I, and many like me, have a very reative system to pharmaceuticals of
any kind. Any genetically engineered food crops\-\--and the wind WILL
carry pollen to other crops, will jeopardize the lives of people like
me.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Eli Patsis

700 Edelweiss

Mt Airy, GA 30563

**Nicole Pheine**

1226 W. Gage Ave. , Los Angeles, CA 90044

March 12, 2007 9:11 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Nicole Pheine

1226 W. Gage Ave.

Los Angeles, CA 90044

**Grant Eager**

338 Hilldale Dr , Decatur, GA 30030

March 12, 2007 9:05 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Grant Eager

338 Hilldale Dr

Decatur, GA 30030

**Joyce Wilson**

75 CCC Road , Shrewsbury, VT 05738

March 12, 2007 8:58 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Joyce Wilson

75 CCC Road

Shrewsbury, VT 05738

**Joan Melton**

6700 Butler Nursery Rd , Fayetteville, NC 28306

March 12, 2007 8:58 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Joan Melton

6700 Butler Nursery Rd

Fayetteville, NC 28306

**Cody Verba**

404 S First Ave Apt 3 , Woonsocket, SD 57385

March 12, 2007 8:47 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Cody Verba

404 S First Ave Apt 3

Woonsocket, SD 57385

**Zan Rubin**

1256 Francisco St , Berkeley, CA 94702

March 12, 2007 8:42 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether. The world will hold each of us
responsible for this reckless behavior. The stakes are far, far, too
high to proceed with any gambles on our food supply.

Sincerely,

Zan Rubin

1256 Francisco St

Berkeley, CA 94702

**Lynn Scheiner**

9 Shadow Church Lane , Valatie, NY 12184

March 12, 2007 8:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Lynn Scheiner

9 Shadow Church Lane

Valatie, NY 12184

**Christine Caruso**

52-93 70th st , new york, NY 11378

March 12, 2007 8:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Christine Caruso

52-93 70th st

new york, NY 11378

**Erik Hoffner**

795 Ashfield Mtn Rd , Ashfield, MA 01330

March 12, 2007 8:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: rice

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

Much of the research I\'ve been looking at suggests that growing these
kinds of crops is irresponsible. Why would we want to introduce this
rice and its odd traits into the wild?

Sincerely,

Erik Hoffner

795 Ashfield Mtn Rd

Ashfield, MA 01330

**Jerry Broadbent**

PO Box 146 410 S Main, Bucoda, WA 98530

March 12, 2007 8:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jerry Broadbent

PO Box 146

410 S Main

Bucoda, WA 98530

**Amanda Tiltti**

PO Box 4746 , Greenwich, CT 06831

March 12, 2007 8:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Amanda Tiltti

PO Box 4746

Greenwich, CT 06831

**mike breidenstein**

147 cliff st , honesdale, PA 18431

March 12, 2007 7:55 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

mike breidenstein

147 cliff st

honesdale, PA 18431

**Penelope Fink**

11645 Alder Hill Road , Truckee, CA 96161

March 12, 2007 7:51 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Penelope Fink

11645 Alder Hill Road

Truckee, CA 96161

**Krissy Hughes**

1635 51st ST S , Fargo, ND 58103-8988

March 12, 2007 7:44 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Krissy Hughes

1635 51st ST S

Fargo, ND 58103-8988

**Karen Knox**

108 South High Street , Bridgton, ME 04009

March 12, 2007 7:44 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Karen Knox

108 South High Street

Bridgton, ME 04009

**Catherine Oberg**

8918 12th Avenue N.E. , Seattle, WA 98115

March 12, 2007 7:33 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Catherine Oberg

8918 12th Avenue N.E.

Seattle, WA 98115

**Matthew Mastrogiovanni**

675 Crescent Dr. , Bound Brook, NJ 088051203

March 12, 2007 7:33 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Matthew Mastrogiovanni

675 Crescent Dr.

Bound Brook, NJ 08805-1203

**John O\'Donnell**

445 South Monmouth Rd , Monmouth, ME 04259

March 12, 2007 7:03 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

John O\'Donnell

445 South Monmouth Rd

Monmouth, ME 04259

**Alec MacAdam**

POB 876 , Royal Oak, MI 48068

March 12, 2007 6:58 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Alec MacAdam

POB 876

Royal Oak, MI 48068

**George Seman**

5 Watres Drive , Scranton, PA 18505

March 12, 2007 6:52 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to CONTAMINATE the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially SERIOUS risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that NEITHER the USDA NOR biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to DENY this and ALL other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a BAN on this practice altogether. AMERICANS ARE NOT EXPERIMENTAL LAB
RATS FOR THE PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY!!!!!

Sincerely,

George Seman

5 Watres Drive

Scranton, PA 18505

**Nicole DeStephano**

7 Poplar Terrace , Somerdale, NJ 08083

March 12, 2007 6:52 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Nicole DeStephano

7 Poplar Terrace

Somerdale, NJ 08083

**wanda curtis**

3333 Dark Hollow Rd , Medford, OR 97501

March 12, 2007 6:21 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

wanda curtis

3333 Dark Hollow Rd

Medford, OR 97501

**Kathy Finger**

6434 Pinefield Rd , Columbia, SC 292061348

March 12, 2007 6:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: No outdoor production of pharma crops

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kathy Finger

6434 Pinefield Rd

Columbia, SC 29206-1348

**James Oliver**

4505 Spyglass Hill Rd. , Winter Garden, FL 34787

March 12, 2007 5:52 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

James Oliver

4505 Spyglass Hill Rd.

Winter Garden, FL 34787

**D Hill**

2892 W. 7th , Los Angeles, CA 90006

March 12, 2007 5:22 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

D Hill

2892 W. 7th

Los Angeles, CA 90006

**Kimberly Oppen**

825 Brook Road , Lakewood, NJ 08701

March 12, 2007 5:22 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kimberly Oppen

825 Brook Road

Lakewood, NJ 08701

**Robert Krinsky**

688 Main Street , Greenville, CA 95947

March 12, 2007 5:22 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

It really seems ridiculous that a person should have to write such a
letter, but BIG BUSINESS has shown little to no conscience and I hope
the USDA does.

Sincerely,

Robert Krinsky

688 Main Street

Greenville, CA 95947

**Deb Sparrow**

1715 S. La Rosa , Tempe, AZ 85281

March 12, 2007 4:45 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Safe Food Supply

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

Genetically engineered plants have already spread to wild ones and the
consequences are serious. We must protect the food supply and heavily
regulate pharmaceutical and industrial agriculture.

Grasses share pollen and genes very easily.

Grass grown with roundup ready genes will make it even more difficult to
prevent fire in the west. Roundup is a very valuable tool in fire
prevention. This herbicide is used widely in weed management and if it
looses it\'s impact on grasses, fighting fires will be even more costly.
It is already hard enough in our water-starved western states.

Rice is also a grass and as stated above, grasses share genes very
effectively. Growing rice with human genes for drug production outdoors
is terrificly risky.

Contamination poses potentially serious risks to human health and
threatens farmers who may be held liable for contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Deb Sparrow

1715 S. La Rosa

Tempe, AZ 85281

**Carol L DePaoli**

15690 NE 95th Way , Redmond, WA 98052-2592

March 12, 2007 4:40 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Carol L DePaoli

15690 NE 95th Way

Redmond, WA 98052-2592

**William Ames**

6708 Waldo Ave. , El Cerrito, CA 94530

March 12, 2007 4:40 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Ban outside growing of pharmaceutical crops

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" food crops and food crops producing industrial compounds are
likely to contaminate the food supply if grown outdoors\--especially in
tornado-prone Kansas, where winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds
into neighboring fields of corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses
potentially serious risks to human health and threatens farmers who may
be held liable for contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA
nor biotechnology companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

William Ames

6708 Waldo Ave.

El Cerrito, CA 94530

**Philippe Fontaine**

82 Wynding Hills Road , East Granby, CT 06026-9631

March 12, 2007 4:40 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops.

Sincerely,

Philippe Fontaine

82 Wynding Hills Road

East Granby, CT 06026-9631

**kate kobayashi**

237 Elizabeth St , New York, NY 100123542

March 12, 2007 4:40 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

kate kobayashi

237 Elizabeth St

New York, NY 10012-3542

**Renee Storey**

7516 SE Insley , Portland, OR 97206

March 12, 2007 4:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Renee Storey

7516 SE Insley

Portland, OR 97206

**Mary C**

POB 4273 , ABQ, NM 871964273

March 12, 2007 4:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

These crops are likely to contaminate the food supply if grown
outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where winds could easily
blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of corn, soybeans, or
wheat.

Besides risking human health, this contamination would also threaten
farmers, who could be held liable for the contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Mary C

POB 4273

ABQ, NM 87196-4273

**Bruce Rawlinson**

13279 NE 183RD ST , WOODINVILLE, WA 98072

March 12, 2007 4:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Insist on effective oversight for pharma crops

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops unless there is
effective oversight on the contamination issue. Certainly, these crops
have dramatic potential to aid in responsible drug produciton but I
believe the contamination issue poses a more serious risk under the
current applications than the potential benefits.

Sincerely,

Bruce Rawlinson 13279 NE 183rd St.

Woodinville, WA 98072

Sincerely,

Bruce Rawlinson

13279 NE 183RD ST

WOODINVILLE, WA 98072

**scott cady**

5652 pillsbury ave , minneapolis, MN 55419

March 12, 2007 4:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

scott cady

5652 pillsbury ave

minneapolis, MN 55419

**Graham Peck**

9544 South Kenton Avenue , Oak Lawn, IL 604533110

March 12, 2007 4:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Graham Peck

9544 South Kenton Avenue

Oak Lawn, IL 60453-3110

**Barbara Cochrane**

11361 S. Champlain Ave. , Chicago, IL 606285121

March 12, 2007 4:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Barbara Cochrane

11361 S. Champlain Ave.

Chicago, IL 60628-5121

**Stan Shaw**

904-A Rio Grande St. , Austin, TX 78701-2222

March 12, 2007 4:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\[Further down are several research papers related to this subject and
the problems with GM/GE modified crops and the human food supply.\]

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

There is much research available on the web demonstrating
beyond-a-shadow-of-doubt that trangenic DNA is different from natural
DNA and is more likely to spread by horizontal gene transfer and
recombination, both by design and otherwise. I hope you will refute
these point by point.

Go here http://www.i-sis.org.uk/secretGMcrops.php

to read the article by Dr. Mae-Wan Ho, entitled \-- The Best Kept Secret
of GM Crops by the Institute of Sience in Society \[ISIS\].

\[the above article is also available here \--in case the link has been
removed\-- http://www.biotech-info.net/best_secret.html \]

Here is another research report on the lateral transmission of genes in
biosystems for your review\--

Information on the Lateral Transmission of Genes in Biosystems

http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:glpa_v1xwYEJ:www.yvm.net/vme/hgt/TrendsInGeneticspp1-4yr1986.PDF+cross+species+transmission+of+genes&hl=en

Consequently, I am writing to voice a \"NO\" request to not approve this
application for 3200 acres of G/M (rice or other crop) production by
Ventria Bioscience or any other GM/GE company until further research and
tests have been proven to refute the very dangerous impact of GM & GE
foods on the human food supply and food chain.

Sincerely,

Stan Shaw

904-A Rio Grande St.

Austin, TX 78701-2222

**Edward Cavasian**

991 El Cajon Way , Palo Alto, CA 94303

March 12, 2007 4:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Edward Cavasian

991 El Cajon Way

Palo Alto, CA 94303

**Wildecy Jury**

431 Lee St., \# 9 , oakland, CA 94610

March 12, 2007 3:42 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Wildecy Jury

431 Lee St., \# 9

oakland, CA 94610

**Erika Davis**

P.O. Box 281 , Vineburg, CA 95487

March 12, 2007 3:42 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Erika Davis

P.O. Box 281

Vineburg, CA 95487

**Ivaylo Gatev**

3201 E Crystal Lake Avenue , Orlando, FL 32806

March 12, 2007 3:42 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Ivaylo Gatev

3201 E Crystal Lake Avenue

Orlando, FL 32806

**kenn goldman**

po box 43835 , tucson, AZ 85733

March 12, 2007 3:42 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

kenn goldman

po box 43835

tucson, AZ 85733

**Jennifer Cheyne**

PO Box 3078 , Pocasset, MA 02559

March 12, 2007 3:02 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Please Act to Keep Our Food Safe and Drug Free

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

I am concerned that so-called \"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are
likely to contaminate the food supply if grown outdoors\--especially in
tornado-prone Kansas, where winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds
into neighboring fields of corn, soybeans, or wheat.

Contamination poses potentially serious risks to human health and
threatens farmers who may be held liable for contamination. Experience
shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology companies can be trusted
to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jennifer Cheyne

PO Box 3078

Pocasset, MA 02559

**Philip Ratcliff**

15 Foster Ct. , Cloverdale, CA 95425

March 12, 2007 3:02 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Philip Ratcliff

15 Foster Ct.

Cloverdale, CA 95425

**Katherine Keating**

31 Kimball St , Lebanon, NH 03766

March 12, 2007 3:02 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Katherine Keating

31 Kimball St

Lebanon, NH 03766

**Joshua Lubarr**

25 Harding Avenue , Belmont, MA 02478

March 12, 2007 3:02 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Joshua Lubarr

25 Harding Avenue

Belmont, MA 02478

**roger pynn**

3504 ashwood drive , bloomington, IN 47401

March 12, 2007 3:02 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

roger pynn

3504 ashwood drive

bloomington, IN 47401

**Geoffrey simonds**

2151 Larkspur Ave , estes park, CO 80517

March 12, 2007 3:02 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Geoffrey simonds

2151 Larkspur Ave

estes park, CO 80517

**Michael Austin**

5737 Kanan Rd. 271 , Agoura Hills, CA 91301

March 12, 2007 3:02 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keed Drugs Out of Our Food Supply

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops will contaminate food supplies if
grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where winds could
easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of corn, soybeans,
or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks to human health,
ecological systems and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

The USDA must deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Michael Austin

5737 Kanan Rd. 271

Agoura Hills, CA 91301

**danuta radko**

66 parker ave , tewksbury, MA 01876

March 12, 2007 3:02 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

danuta radko

66 parker ave

tewksbury, MA 01876

**Ed Bender**

137 Shepard St , Rochester, NY 14620

March 12, 2007 3:02 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Ed Bender

137 Shepard St

Rochester, NY 14620

**Leslie Bruce**

150 Division St Apt 6 , Madison, WI 537045359

March 12, 2007 3:02 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Leslie Bruce

150 Division St Apt 6

Madison, WI 53704-5359

**Patricia C. Riggins**

4257 Bohm School Rd , Edwardsville, IL 62025

March 12, 2007 3:02 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors where winds could easily blow pharma seeds into
neighboring fields. Contamination poses serious risks to human health.
Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology companies can
be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Patricia C. Riggins

4257 Bohm School Rd

Edwardsville, IL 62025

**Sara Hiebert Burch**

314 Rutgers Ave , Swarthmore, PA 19081

March 12, 2007 3:02 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sara Hiebert Burch

314 Rutgers Ave

Swarthmore, PA 19081

**Marjorie A. Rathbone**

302B Summit Drive , Bryn Mawr, PA 19010

March 12, 2007 2:18 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Marjorie A. Rathbone

302B Summit Drive

Bryn Mawr, PA 19010

**Ai Mahoney**

781 North 25Th Street , Philadelphia, PA 19130-2438

March 12, 2007 2:18 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Ai Mahoney

781 North 25Th Street

Philadelphia, PA 19130-2438

**Stephanie Winterrowd**

3145 Louise Place , Macon, GA 31204

March 12, 2007 2:18 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Stephanie Winterrowd

3145 Louise Place

Macon, GA 31204

**amber beckton**

9012 alderson ave , sacramento, CA 95826

March 12, 2007 2:18 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

amber beckton

9012 alderson ave

sacramento, CA 95826

**Lori Askelin**

2558 Beacon St , Roseville, MN 55113

March 12, 2007 2:18 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Lori Askelin

2558 Beacon St

Roseville, MN 55113

**Laurie Headrick**

2837 Penasco , San Clemente, CA 92673

March 12, 2007 2:18 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Laurie Headrick

2837 Penasco

San Clemente, CA 92673

**Bridget Breland**

2111 Pinnacle Cir N , Palm Harbor, FL 34684

March 12, 2007 2:18 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Bridget Breland

2111 Pinnacle Cir N

Palm Harbor, FL 34684

**Robert Jordan**

10872 St. Francis , St. Ann, MO 63074

March 12, 2007 2:18 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Robert Jordan

10872 St. Francis

St. Ann, MO 63074

**Glenn & Debbie Carson**

1356 Stokes Rd , Medford, NJ 08055

March 12, 2007 2:18 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Glenn %pa_first_name% Debbie Carson

1356 Stokes Rd

Medford, NJ 08055

**Richard Allen**

43 Forest Acres Dr. , Ithaca, NY 14850

March 12, 2007 2:18 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Richard Allen

43 Forest Acres Dr.

Ithaca, NY 14850

**Mahesh Wadhwa**

1220 Blalock #230 , Houston, TX 77055

March 12, 2007 2:18 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Mahesh Wadhwa

1220 Blalock #230

Houston, TX 77055

**Margaret Mccoy**

\"4200N, Hazel #113\" , Chicago, IL 60613

March 12, 2007 2:18 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Margaret Mccoy

\"4200N, Hazel #113\"

Chicago, IL 60613

**Jenny Bryant**

3802 valley oaks , Bryan, TX 77802

March 12, 2007 2:18 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jenny Bryant

3802 valley oaks

Bryan, TX 77802

**Miguel Ramos**

3102 Birchwood Ave , Bellingham, WA 98225

March 12, 2007 1:31 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Miguel Ramos

3102 Birchwood Ave

Bellingham, WA 98225

**Maria Scaglione**

84 Cranbrook Road , HAMILTON SQUARE, NJ 08690

March 12, 2007 1:31 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Maria Scaglione

84 Cranbrook Road

HAMILTON SQUARE, NJ 08690

**Derek Cavasian**

22 Bayview Street , San Rafael, CA 94901

March 12, 2007 1:31 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Derek Cavasian

22 Bayview Street

San Rafael, CA 94901

**sarina prasad**

258 midway ave , fanwood, NJ 07023

March 12, 2007 1:31 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

sarina prasad

258 midway ave

fanwood, NJ 07023

**Athanasios Stavropoulos**

30 Foxwood Drive , Somerset, NJ 08873

March 12, 2007 1:12 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

When it comes to nature, just because you can, doesn\'t mean you should!

Sincerely,

Athanasios Stavropoulos

30 Foxwood Drive

Somerset, NJ 08873

**Beverly Williams**

141 N. Chestnut Ave. #301 , Green Bay, WI 543032787

March 12, 2007 1:12 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Beverly Williams

141 N. Chestnut Ave. #301

Green Bay, WI 54303-2787

**Lisa J. Russell**

43 Highland Rock Dr , Stoughton, MA 020723866

March 12, 2007 1:12 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Lisa J. Russell

43 Highland Rock Dr

Stoughton, MA 02072-3866

**Rodger James Sillars**

1167 Oxford Road Suite UCS , Cleveland Heights, OH 44121

March 12, 2007 1:12 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Rodger James Sillars

1167 Oxford Road Suite UCS

Cleveland Heights, OH 44121

**martyn phillips**

2280 hecker pass , gilroy, CA 95020

March 12, 2007 1:12 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

martyn phillips

2280 hecker pass

gilroy, CA 95020

**Diana Jorgensen**

64 Oak Springs Dr , San Anselmo, CA 94960

March 12, 2007 1:12 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Diana Jorgensen

64 Oak Springs Dr

San Anselmo, CA 94960

**Deanna Gianopoulos**

911 Pierce St #4 , Albany, CA 94706

March 12, 2007 1:12 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Deanna Gianopoulos

911 Pierce St #4

Albany, CA 94706

**Sandra Eppinger**

8900 Lake San Lynn Rd , Centralia, MO 65240

March 12, 2007 1:12 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sandra Eppinger

8900 Lake San Lynn Rd

Centralia, MO 65240

**Jessica Manganello**

43 Everett Street , Arlington, MA 02474

March 12, 2007 1:12 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jessica Manganello

43 Everett Street

Arlington, MA 02474

**Sarah Shull**

1924 Virginia St. , Berkeley, CA 94709

March 12, 2007 1:12 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sarah Shull

1924 Virginia St.

Berkeley, CA 94709

**Joel Maguire**

0243 Bay Avenue , Prudence Island, RI 02872

March 12, 2007 1:12 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Joel Maguire

0243 Bay Avenue

Prudence Island, RI 02872

**M. Johnson**

2018 Montecito Dr , Glendale, CA 912081824

March 12, 2007 1:12 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and other engineered industrial food crops will contaminate
the food supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas,
where winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields
of corn, soybeans, or wheat.

In addition, it has been proven that environmentally beneficial insects
are harmed by outdoor engineered crops.

Contamination poses potentially serious risks to human health and
economically threatens farmers held liable for contamination. Experience
shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology companies can be trusted
to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

M. Johnson

2018 Montecito Dr

Glendale, CA 91208-1824

**Andrew Hieb**

1106 E Thomas St, #1 , Seattle, WA 98102

March 12, 2007 1:12 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Andrew Hieb

1106 E Thomas St, #1

Seattle, WA 98102

**Kathleen Palmer**

PO Box 1381 , Healdsburg, CA 95448

March 12, 2007 1:12 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: kathleenmpalmer@comcast.net

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kathleen Palmer

PO Box 1381

Healdsburg, CA 95448

**Erica Richter**

6 Dover Ct , San Carlos, CA 940702866

March 12, 2007 1:12 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

Nature takes care of all the varieties we need. Contamination from this
size crop is certain.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Erica Richter

6 Dover Ct

San Carlos, CA 94070-2866

**Keri Kaminsky**

153 Armstrong Rd , Rochester, NY 14616

March 12, 2007 12:32 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Keri Kaminsky

153 Armstrong Rd

Rochester, NY 14616

**Corona Brezina**

4768 104th Ave. , Grand Junction, MI 49056

March 12, 2007 12:32 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Corona Brezina

4768 104th Ave.

Grand Junction, MI 49056

**Pamela Stiles**

70 Penarrow Rd. , Rochester, NY 14618

March 12, 2007 12:32 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Pamela Stiles

70 Penarrow Rd.

Rochester, NY 14618

**Carroll Arkema**

221 Ringwood Ave - A3 , Pompton Lakes, NJ 074422044

March 12, 2007 12:32 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Carroll Arkema

221 Ringwood Ave - A3

Pompton Lakes, NJ 07442-2044

**Chaya Kudla**

227 Bellevue Way NE , Bellevue, WA 98004

March 12, 2007 12:13 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Chaya Kudla

227 Bellevue Way NE

Bellevue, WA 98004

**Dave Miller**

40 Hollywood Ave , Somerset, NJ 08873-1418

March 12, 2007 12:13 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Dave Miller

40 Hollywood Ave

Somerset, NJ 08873-1418

**wendy johnson**

425 old post rd. , arundel, ME 04046

March 12, 2007 12:13 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination. Repeatedly
contaminations have occurred in the past and will occur in the future. I
thought all this stuff was supposed to be kept inside labs. Of course, I
should not be surprised that this is even up for consideration. We, the
people, are never really taken into consideration on matters of safety,
it is only the money made that counts. Please, this time do what is
right and ban all outdoor growing of pharm plants. Once out in the field
there is no way of recalling a mistake.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

wendy johnson

425 old post rd.

arundel, ME 04046

**Charlotte Cimino**

855 Hawthorne Dr , Lake Park, FL 33403

March 12, 2007 12:13 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Charlotte Cimino

855 Hawthorne Dr

Lake Park, FL 33403

**Paul Vesper**

1601 Berkeley Way , Berkeley, CA 947031237

March 12, 2007 12:13 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Paul Vesper

1601 Berkeley Way

Berkeley, CA 94703-1237

**D. H. Strong**

Bismark Road , COCOA, FL 32927

March 12, 2007 12:13 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Just Because You\'re \"Sequenced\" a Gene

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

Does NOT mean you understand it, or everything it does. Remember the
unintended consequences of even simple drugs like Thalidomide.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops will contaminate the entire food
supply when winds blow gene-gineered seeds into neighboring fields.
Contamination poses serious risks to human health and threatens farmers
who may be held liable for contamination. Experience shows that neither
the USDA nor biotechnology companies can be trusted to prevent
contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for production
of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute a ban on
this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

D. H. Strong

Bismark Road

COCOA, FL 32927

**Kimbell Reitz**

22457 Painter St , Edwardsburg, MI 49112

March 12, 2007 11:46 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kimbell Reitz

22457 Painter St

Edwardsburg, MI 49112

**Lucy Pierson**

4363 Silver Spur Avenue , Boise, ID 83709

March 12, 2007 11:46 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Lucy Pierson

4363 Silver Spur Avenue

Boise, ID 83709

**Lou Ann Wildey**

2566 Walton Blvd Apt 433, Rochester Hills, MI 48309

March 12, 2007 11:46 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

I do not want to be exposed to genetically engineered, drug-producing
rice or any other engineered food. please stop \"Pharma\".

Sincerely,

Lou Ann Wildey

2566 Walton Blvd

Apt 433

Rochester Hills, MI 48309

**Brandon Potter**

10069 Grubbs Rd , Wexford, PA 15090

March 12, 2007 11:13 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Brandon Potter

10069 Grubbs Rd

Wexford, PA 15090

**Barbara Eakins**

925 Dennison Ave , Columbus, OH 43201

March 12, 2007 11:13 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Barbara Eakins

925 Dennison Ave

Columbus, OH 43201

**Cynthia Halderson**

306 Edgemoor Ave. , Kalamazoo, MI 49001-4237

March 12, 2007 11:13 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. I\'m from Kansas \-- I know what those prairie
winds can do!

Contamination poses potentially serious risks to human health and
threatens farmers who may be held liable for contamination. Experience
shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology companies can be trusted
to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Cynthia Halderson

306 Edgemoor Ave.

Kalamazoo, MI 49001-4237

**Andrew Moss**

3025 California St. , Denver, CO 80205

March 12, 2007 11:13 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

We must avoid opening this pandora\'s box.

Sincerely,

Andrew Moss

3025 California St.

Denver, CO 80205

**Barbara Bates**

907 W. Branch Street , Lantana, FL 33462

March 12, 2007 11:13 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Barbara Bates

907 W. Branch Street

Lantana, FL 33462

**Chip Henneman**

1197 Wild Tree Cir , Draper, UT 84020

March 12, 2007 10:52 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Chip Henneman

1197 Wild Tree Cir

Draper, UT 84020

**Amy Cannata**

24 rue Jean Prevost , Grenoble, 38000 France

March 12, 2007 10:52 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Amy Cannata

24 rue Jean Prevost

Grenoble 38000

**Karen Trepes**

P.O. Box 752 , Hammondsport, NY 14840

March 12, 2007 10:52 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Karen Trepes

P.O. Box 752

Hammondsport, NY 14840

**cyndi schwandt**

P. O. Box 4283 , Park City, UT 84060

March 12, 2007 10:52 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

Human life is far more important than profits for already profitable Big
Pharma Industries. How many innocent people will suffer?

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

cyndi schwandt

P. O. Box 4283

Park City, UT 84060

**Maya Robinson**

5115 43rd Ave , Woodside, NY 11377

March 12, 2007 10:36 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Maya Robinson

5115 43rd Ave

Woodside, NY 11377

**Rory Hull**

37 McDonald St. , Marietta, GA 300643217

March 12, 2007 10:36 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

Due to unknown cross-pollination risks, a significant portion of the
national food supply may be placed in jeopardy if this experiment goes
awry. All it takes is a little wind and a little cross-pollination, and
we may compromise the very future of food in North America.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat.

Contamination poses potentially serious risks to human health and
threatens farmers who may be held liable for contamination.

History and experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

If this must be done, it should be done ONLY within a specialized
environment. Specifically, inside a contained, environmenatally
controlled environment.

The epidemic (and evident success) of indoor-residential marijuana
growing factories is sufficient proof of concept!

Sincerely,

Rory Hull

37 McDonald St.

Marietta, GA 30064-3217

**Karen Campbell**

96 Drew Rd , Derry, NH 03038

March 12, 2007 10:10 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Karen Campbell

96 Drew Rd

Derry, NH 03038

**Keith Olcott**

44 Summerhill Rd , Maynard, MA 01754

March 12, 2007 9:57 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Keith Olcott

44 Summerhill Rd

Maynard, MA 01754

**Gretchen Dossa**

14 Renee Circle , Richboro, PA 18954

March 12, 2007 9:57 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Gretchen Dossa

14 Renee Circle

Richboro, PA 18954

**Scott ALF**

626 Hiscock St , Ann Arbor, MI 48103

March 12, 2007 9:50 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Scott ALF

626 Hiscock St

Ann Arbor, MI 48103

**Jeannine Brewer**

P.O. Box 640029 , Beverly Hills, FL 344640029

March 12, 2007 9:50 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jeannine Brewer

P.O. Box 640029

Beverly Hills, FL 34464-0029

**Carrie Kistner**

266 Main St. Apt. 217, Windsor Locks, CT 06096

March 12, 2007 9:40 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Carrie Kistner

266 Main St.

Apt. 217

Windsor Locks, CT 06096

**Joyce Fleshman**

18634 Mandan Street , Santa Clarita, CA 91351

March 12, 2007 9:40 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Joyce Fleshman

18634 Mandan Street

Santa Clarita, CA 91351

**Susan Teshu**

86 Harvey St , Cambridge, MA 02140

March 12, 2007 9:40 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Susan Teshu

86 Harvey St

Cambridge, MA 02140

**Hope Kolly**

51 Glendale Ave Apt 2L , Providence, RI 02906

March 12, 2007 9:27 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Hope Kolly

51 Glendale Ave Apt 2L

Providence, RI 02906

**Jessica Hiemenz**

11 Rosemary St. , Jamaica Plain, MA 02130

March 12, 2007 9:27 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jessica Hiemenz

11 Rosemary St.

Jamaica Plain, MA 02130

**Kalista Popp**

52 chapin ave , providence, RI 02909

March 12, 2007 9:27 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kalista Popp

52 chapin ave

providence, RI 02909

**Linda Van Jahnke**

80 Whippoorwill Lane , Mill Spring, NC 28756

March 12, 2007 9:27 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Linda Van Jahnke

80 Whippoorwill Lane

Mill Spring, NC 28756

**Jenna Miller**

40 Forbes St. , Jamaica Plain, MA 02130

March 12, 2007 9:13 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jenna Miller

40 Forbes St.

Jamaica Plain, MA 02130

**Brian O\'Connell**

40 Forbes , Jamaica Plain, MA 02130

March 12, 2007 9:07 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Brian O\'Connell

40 Forbes

Jamaica Plain, MA 02130

**Emily Antul**

24 Southold Rd , Worcester, MA 01607

March 12, 2007 7:35 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Emily Antul

24 Southold Rd

Worcester, MA 01607

**jonathan buckmaster**

p.o. box 773 , arcata, CA 95518

March 12, 2007 5:59 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are not only likely to contaminate
the food supply, they will without a doubt if grown
outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where winds could easily
blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of corn, soybeans, or
wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks to human health and
threatens farmers who may be held liable for contamination. Experience
shows that neither the USDA (you guys) nor biotechnology companies can
be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether. Don\'t you guys get it? Genetic
pollution is not a good thing at all!! Why is that not evident to the
USDA? One would think that you are nothing but corporate stooges with
way you rubber stamp and approve such dangerous and precedent setting
practices. Do your jobs and protect our health and environment from such
asinine practices.

Sincerely,

jonathan buckmaster

p.o. box 773

arcata, CA 95518

**michael hinshaw**

26408 oakland , inkster, MI 48141

March 12, 2007 5:42 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination, as demonstrated with
genetically engineered alfalfa crops.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

michael hinshaw

26408 oakland

inkster, MI 48141

**Dean Blower**

Unit 8 7 Main Ave, Coorparoo, 4151 Australia

March 12, 2007 5:40 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Dean Blower

Unit 8

7 Main Ave

Coorparoo 4151

**Brittny Dayes**

\# 380 1600 St. Micheals Drive \# 380 1600 St.Micheals Drive, Santa Fe,
NM 87505

March 12, 2007 2:40 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Brittny Dayes

\# 380 1600 St. Micheals Drive

\# 380 1600 St.Micheals Drive

Santa Fe, NM 87505

**James Arrigo**

132Himmel Rd. , Moscow Mills, MO 633621804

March 12, 2007 2:32 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

James Arrigo

132Himmel Rd.

Moscow Mills, MO 63362-1804

**Craig Chrisco**

1283 Saint Francis Drive , Petaluma, CA 94954

March 12, 2007 1:56 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Craig Chrisco

1283 Saint Francis Drive

Petaluma, CA 94954

**Rebecca Goodrich**

905 Richardson Vista #90 , Anchorage, AK 99501

March 12, 2007 1:45 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Rebecca Goodrich

905 Richardson Vista #90

Anchorage, AK 99501

**Eko Little**

3724 Summit Dr. , Mount Shasta, CA 960679102

March 12, 2007 1:45 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Eko Little

3724 Summit Dr.

Mount Shasta, CA 96067-9102

**Jim Hunt**

324 Chestnut Hill Avenue #9, Brighton, MA 02135-6023

March 12, 2007 1:45 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Thank you for taking my concern about food contamination into
consideration.

Sincerely,

Jim Hunt

324 Chestnut Hill Avenue

#9

Brighton, MA 02135-6023

**Pwyll Lalouken**

5060 sw Hillview Ave , Corvallis, OR 97333

March 12, 2007 1:34 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Pwyll Lalouken

5060 sw Hillview Ave

Corvallis, OR 97333

**claire dunaway**

1217 silver creek drive , desoto, TX 75115-3723

March 12, 2007 1:29 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

claire dunaway

1217 silver creek drive

desoto, TX 75115-3723

**Kit Lofroos**

101-a post , petaluma, CA 94952

March 12, 2007 1:29 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kit Lofroos

101-a post

petaluma, CA 94952

**Kevin O\'Rourke**

1822 State Route 69 , Camden, NY 133166007

March 12, 2007 1:25 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kevin O\'Rourke

1822 State Route 69

Camden, NY 13316-6007

**Jill Carpenter**

16912 Green Street #3 , Huntington Beach, CA 92649

March 12, 2007 1:09 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jill Carpenter

16912 Green Street #3

Huntington Beach, CA 92649

**Monnie Efross**

939 Manor Rd , El Sobrante, CA 94803

March 12, 2007 12:55 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Monnie Efross

939 Manor Rd

El Sobrante, CA 94803

**Beverly Miller**

5725 Ridgeway Dr. #24, Haslett, MI 48840

March 12, 2007 12:55 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Beverly Miller

5725 Ridgeway Dr.

#24

Haslett, MI 48840

**Jessica DiCamillo**

865 Corbett Ave. #4 , San Francisco, CA 94131

March 12, 2007 12:50 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jessica DiCamillo

865 Corbett Ave. #4

San Francisco, CA 94131

**Tonya Southard**

13321 SW 104 AVE Apt 3E, Miami, FL 33176

March 12, 2007 12:45 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Tonya Southard

13321 SW 104 AVE

Apt 3E

Miami, FL 33176

**Tory Toyama**

12617 Mitchell Ave. #5 , Los Angeles, CA 90066

March 12, 2007 12:34 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: No genetically modified food in Kansas

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

As a high school biology teacher who has studied this issue both in and
out of my classroom, I cannot urge you in terms strong enough to oppose
the planting of genetically modified food products in American soil. In
order to safeguard our food supply, and prevent the possible (and
probable) release of GM food products, please resist the pressures of
agrabusiness and the Administration, and do what is right. Follow the
recommendations of the Union of Concerned Scientists, and DO NOT plant
these crops.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Tory Toyama

12617 Mitchell Ave. #5

Los Angeles, CA 90066

**Leslie Bradshaw**

PO Box 7217 , Ketchum, ID 83340

March 12, 2007 12:23 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

Silly as it is to point out, all the experience to date shows that air
does not understand boundaries. What\'s more, bees don\'t either. The
upshot of that has been that in every supposedly controlled or
segregated study ever done, the GE crops get out of the so called
confined test area. This has lead Monsanto to actually sue farmers whose
crops have been contaminated to neighboring farms which is nothing short
of an outrage. A recent study on GE soy showed a 55% mortality rate
within 21 days in mice fed the substance. GE products are not
understood, are at the very least dangerous and very worst deadly and we
do not want them.

Please, please, please, I urge the USDA to deny this and all other
applications for outdoor production of pharmaceutical and industrial
food crops and to institute a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Leslie Bradshaw

PO Box 7217

Ketchum, ID 83340

**steve simmons**

173 james river road , beavercreek, OH 45434

March 12, 2007 12:18 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

steve simmons

173 james river road

beavercreek, OH 45434

**Kate DeAngelis**

2 Beth Dr , Moorestown, NJ 08057

March 12, 2007 12:11 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Please Keep Drugs Out of the Food Supply

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kate DeAngelis

2 Beth Dr

Moorestown, NJ 08057

**Joe Cotter**

12 poplar rd , quincy, MA 02169

March 12, 2007 12:11 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Joe Cotter

12 poplar rd

quincy, MA 02169

**JESSICA FUENTES**

1800 TALLAC ST\`\` , NAPA, CA 94558

March 12, 2007 12:00 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

JESSICA FUENTES

1800 TALLAC ST\`\`

NAPA, CA 94558

**will leslie**

15606 258th Pl SE , Issaquah, WA 98027

March 11, 2007 11:55 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

will leslie

15606 258th Pl SE

Issaquah, WA 98027

**May Lorfing**

2717 Westminster , Dallas, TX 75205

March 11, 2007 11:55 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

May Lorfing

2717 Westminster

Dallas, TX 75205

**Frances Angara**

2668 Reign Street , Oak Hill, VA 20171

March 11, 2007 11:55 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops have and are likely to continue to
contaminate the food supply if grown outdoors\--especially in
tornado-prone Kansas, where winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds
into neighboring fields of corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses
potentially serious risks to human health and threatens American rice
farmers who may be held liable for contamination. Recent experience has
shown that neither the USDA nor biotechnology companies can be trusted
to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Frances Angara

2668 Reign Street

Oak Hill, VA 20171

**David Armitage**

1962 Farndon Avenue , Los Altos, CA 94024

March 11, 2007 11:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

David Armitage

1962 Farndon Avenue

Los Altos, CA 94024

**Kevin Filocamo**

193 Henry Street , San Francisco, CA 94114

March 11, 2007 11:46 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kevin Filocamo

193 Henry Street

San Francisco, CA 94114

**Cheryl Bloom**

PO Box 385 , Little River, CA 95456

March 11, 2007 11:32 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Cheryl Bloom

PO Box 385

Little River, CA 95456

**Mariavictoria Duron**

P.O.Box 524 , Del Valle, TX 78617

March 11, 2007 11:32 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Mariavictoria Duron

P.O.Box 524

Del Valle, TX 78617

**Dale LaCognata**

6 , Fishers, IN 46038

March 11, 2007 11:32 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Dale LaCognata

6

Fishers, IN 46038

**Patricia Bereczki**

17003 SE 5th St , Vancouver, WA 986848406

March 11, 2007 11:09 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Patricia Bereczki

17003 SE 5th St

Vancouver, WA 98684-8406

**Joe Serpico**

4215 East Bay Dr 1507A , Clearwater, FL 33764

March 11, 2007 11:09 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

Really, this is a no-brainer. Please keep public health and not the
interests of big business in mind in this matter. \"Pharma\" and
industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food supply if grown
outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where winds could easily
blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of corn, soybeans, or
wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks to human health and
threatens farmers who may be held liable for contamination. Experience
shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology companies can be trusted
to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Joe Serpico

4215 East Bay Dr 1507A

Clearwater, FL 33764

**Bill Macartney**

4230 Palomino Circle , Reno, NV 89509

March 11, 2007 11:09 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Bill Macartney

4230 Palomino Circle

Reno, NV 89509

**Leslie Pensack**

317 S. Wilmoth Ave. , Ames, IA 500147569

March 11, 2007 10:43 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Leslie Pensack

317 S. Wilmoth Ave.

Ames, IA 50014-7569

**Michaiah Blake**

595 Cobblestone Lane , Stone Mountain, GA 30087

March 11, 2007 10:43 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination. My question to you
is, are these products something that to your spouse, or your kids, or
your parents and extended family. Love your neighbor as yourself. And
remember what a man sows, so also he shall reap (in some way, shape or
form). Ethics and morality or fear and greed? The steps of a righteous
man are ordered by God. As a man thinketh so is he-what kind of person
do you think you want to be?

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Michaiah Blake

595 Cobblestone Lane

Stone Mountain, GA 30087

**Daniel Bartkewicz**

321 Main Street , Port Monmouth, NJ 07758

March 11, 2007 10:43 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Daniel Bartkewicz

321 Main Street

Port Monmouth, NJ 07758

**Eric Hawes**

21 Harvest , Portsmouth, RI 02871

March 11, 2007 10:24 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Eric Hawes

21 Harvest

Portsmouth, RI 02871

**Mark Sentesy**

205 Davis Avenue #1 , Brookline, MA 02445

March 11, 2007 10:24 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Mark Sentesy

205 Davis Avenue #1

Brookline, MA 02445

**Bruce Goff**

782 Mill Run Path , Eagan, MN 55123

March 11, 2007 10:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Bruce Goff

782 Mill Run Path

Eagan, MN 55123

**lydia deems**

2106 Las Canoas Rd , santa Barbara, CA 931052111

March 11, 2007 9:59 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

lydia deems

2106 Las Canoas Rd

santa Barbara, CA 93105-2111

**Barbara ruskin**

140 spring st , watertown, MA 02472

March 11, 2007 9:54 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

We urge you to protect our natural resources and prevent comtamination
of food supplies.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Barbara ruskin

140 spring st

watertown, MA 02472

**Barbara A Manderscheid**

4026 NW Witham Hill Dr Apt 20 , Corvallis, OR 97330 1622

March 11, 2007 9:43 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Barbara A Manderscheid

4026 NW Witham Hill Dr Apt 20

Corvallis, OR 97330 1622

**Bridgit Roeth**

1901 Anhalt Dr. , Madison, WI 53704

March 11, 2007 9:43 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Bridgit Roeth

1901 Anhalt Dr.

Madison, WI 53704

**Kimberley Thomas**

797 Lincoln Pl , Brooklyn, NY 11216

March 11, 2007 9:36 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kimberley Thomas

797 Lincoln Pl

Brooklyn, NY 11216

**Michelle Trout**

19135 US 19 N , Cleawater, FL 33764

March 11, 2007 9:28 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Michelle Trout

19135 US 19 N

Cleawater, FL 33764

**carly seawel**

16830 se newport way , issaquah, WA 98027

March 11, 2007 9:21 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

carly seawel

16830 se newport way

issaquah, WA 98027

**Diana Rush**

4896 52nd. St. S.E. , Saint Cloud, MN 56304

March 11, 2007 9:21 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Diana Rush

4896 52nd. St. S.E.

Saint Cloud, MN 56304

**ryan stonecipher**

16830 se newport way , Issaquah, WA 98027

March 11, 2007 9:21 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

ryan stonecipher

16830 se newport way

Issaquah, WA 98027

**hank mirsky**

2109 palenque se , rio rancho, NM 87124

March 11, 2007 9:10 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

hank mirsky

2109 palenque se

rio rancho, NM 87124

**Allison Bates**

4879 N Ravenswood , Chicago, IL 60640

March 11, 2007 9:01 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Allison Bates

4879 N Ravenswood

Chicago, IL 60640

**Walter McClatchey Jr.**

203 Terra Avenue , Alexandria, LA 713032237

March 11, 2007 9:01 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Walter McClatchey Jr.

203 Terra Avenue

Alexandria, LA 71303-2237

**Harriet Damesek**

4 sandpoint circle , Ormond Beach,, FL 32174

March 11, 2007 9:01 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Harriet Damesek

4 sandpoint circle

Ormond Beach,, FL 32174

**Virginia Mayo**

2409 Hale Place Rd , Monroe, GA 30656

March 11, 2007 9:01 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Virginia Mayo

2409 Hale Place Rd

Monroe, GA 30656

**Elizabeth Lang**

5724 Lincoln St , Hollywood, FL 33021

March 11, 2007 9:01 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Elizabeth Lang

5724 Lincoln St

Hollywood, FL 33021

**Barbara Hoffmann**

1701 Willow View Road , Urbana, IL 61802

March 11, 2007 8:48 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

Industrial food crops and \"pharma\" are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors especially in areas where winds could easily
blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of corn, soybeans, or
wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks to human health and
threatens farmers who may be held liable for contamination.
Unfortunately, experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

Drug-producing food crops grown outdoors pose risks to public health and
and the economic well-being of farmers due to the likelihood of
contamination to the food supply. I urge the USDA to deny this and all
other applications for outdoor production of pharmaceutical and
industrial food crops. Institute a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Barbara Hoffmann

1701 Willow View Road

Urbana, IL 61802

**Laura McKee**

9582 Tortoise Lane , Micco, FL 32976

March 11, 2007 8:48 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Laura McKee

9582 Tortoise Lane

Micco, FL 32976

**Susan Gray**

5671 S 150th PL , Tukwila, WA 98188

March 11, 2007 8:37 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Susan Gray

5671 S 150th PL

Tukwila, WA 98188

**Alicia Zipp**

57 Sagamore St , Dorchester, MA 02125

March 11, 2007 8:19 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Alicia Zipp

57 Sagamore St

Dorchester, MA 02125

**Roselle Clark**

13910 Two Notch Rd , Midlothian, VA 23112-4117

March 11, 2007 8:11 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Roselle Clark

13910 Two Notch Rd

Midlothian, VA 23112-4117

**Aleta M. Dunne**

5411 W Adams Blvd , Los Angeles, CA 90016

March 11, 2007 8:11 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Past experiences show that neither the USDA nor
biotechnology companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Aleta M. Dunne

5411 W Adams Blvd

Los Angeles, CA 90016

**Erin Foley**

7 Georgetown Lane , hazlet, NJ 07730

March 11, 2007 8:09 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Erin Foley

7 Georgetown Lane

hazlet, NJ 07730

707-543-3801

**Josh Maresca**

328 Hansbery Way , Santa Rosa, CA 95409

March 11, 2007 8:08 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Josh Maresca

328 Hansbery Way

Santa Rosa, CA 95409

**Peter Roth**

7415 - 5th Ave NE #208 , Seattle, WA 98115-5370

March 11, 2007 7:58 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of the Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. History has shown that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to correct its past misdeeds and to deny the all
applications for outdoor production of pharmaceutical and industrial
food crops and to institute a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Peter Roth

7415 - 5th Ave NE #208

Seattle, WA 98115-5370

**brenda hamm**

178 Black Cloud Dr. , Louisburg, NC 27549

March 11, 2007 7:58 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

brenda hamm

178 Black Cloud Dr.

Louisburg, NC 27549

**Hannah King**

6061 Village Bend #1314 , Dallas, TX 75206

March 11, 2007 7:42 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Hannah King

6061 Village Bend #1314

Dallas, TX 75206

**Arlett Garza**

14425 sw 297 ter , Homestead, FL 330333935

March 11, 2007 7:42 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Arlett Garza

14425 sw 297 ter

Homestead, FL 33033-3935

**Stephanie Sims**

2333 Warwick Drive , Oldsmar, FL 34677

March 11, 2007 7:28 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Stephanie Sims

2333 Warwick Drive

Oldsmar, FL 34677

**Deb Klein**

36 Downs Ave. , Greenland, NH 03840

March 11, 2007 7:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Deb Klein

36 Downs Ave.

Greenland, NH 03840

**M Sutphin**

11825 L:aurelwood Driv e \# 2, Studio CIty, CA 91604

March 11, 2007 7:12 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

M Sutphin

11825 L:aurelwood Driv e

\# 2

Studio CIty, CA 91604

**Catherine Critz**

122 Avalon , Creve Coeur, IL 61610

March 11, 2007 7:12 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Catherine Critz

122 Avalon

Creve Coeur, IL 61610

**Jody Wolfe**

3931 Warrendale Road , South Euclid, OH 44118

March 11, 2007 7:12 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

Please do everything you can to stop the practice of growing GE food,
especially that with pharmaceuticals in them. There is no way to contain
GE pollen and other crops will be contaminated. I like rice. I do not
want to stop eating rice because it has medicine in it.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jody Wolfe

3931 Warrendale Road

South Euclid, OH 44118

**Wendy Jaccard**

1206 Jadwyn Road , Maurertown, VA 22644

March 11, 2007 7:01 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Wendy Jaccard

1206 Jadwyn Road

Maurertown, VA 22644

**Kathleen Medina**

PO Box 4294 , Santa Fe, NM 87502

March 11, 2007 6:38 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kathleen Medina

PO Box 4294

Santa Fe, NM 87502

**Amy Harlib**

212 West 22nd St. #2N , New York, NY 10011-2707

March 11, 2007 6:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Amy Harlib

212 West 22nd St. #2N

New York, NY 10011-2707

**Karlene Gunter**

472 French Road , Rochester, NY 146184861

March 11, 2007 6:22 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I strongly urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for
outdoor production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to
institute a ban on this practice altogether. This is a very bad idea!

Sincerely,

Karlene Gunter

472 French Road

Rochester, NY 14618-4861

**Emma Shook**

2854 Scarborough Rd , Cleveland Heights, OH 441184064

March 11, 2007 6:10 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Emma Shook

2854 Scarborough Rd

Cleveland Heights, OH 44118-4064

**christine wilson-evans**

801 seeton rd , mansfield, TX 76063

March 11, 2007 6:05 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.please,hear my voice. i am useing the
form letter because it is writen so well and expresses everything i
would say. this is the forst i have heard of such a thing. so much more
testing would have to go into a project like this before i could get
behind something that could potentialy be so devistating to the future
of all people. if the worst case were to happen, there is not one person
who would not be affected. thanks for listening\-\-- just a mom of two
small boys in texas.

Sincerely,

christine wilson-evans

801 seeton rd

mansfield, TX 76063

**Mary Boyle**

418 Hillcrest Court , Port Washington, WI 53074

March 11, 2007 6:01 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Mary Boyle

418 Hillcrest Court

Port Washington, WI 53074

**walter MUNHALL**

14805 sw 103rd ave. , Tigard, OR 97224

March 11, 2007 5:48 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

walter MUNHALL

14805 sw 103rd ave.

Tigard, OR 97224

**Anita Das**

9522 49th Ave NE , Seattle, WA 98115

March 11, 2007 5:46 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Anita Das

9522 49th Ave NE

Seattle, WA 98115

**Andrew Sutphin**

22727 Mariano Street , Woodland Hills, CA 91367

March 11, 2007 5:46 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Andrew Sutphin

22727 Mariano Street

Woodland Hills, CA 91367

**Diane Beatty**

390 Landing St. , Lumberton, NJ 08048

March 11, 2007 5:42 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Human Genes in Food?! Very Stupid.

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Diane Beatty

390 Landing St.

Lumberton, NJ 08048

**James Zeisler**

3839 W Freistadt Rd , Mequon, WI 53092

March 11, 2007 5:34 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

James Zeisler

3839 W Freistadt Rd

Mequon, WI 53092

**Jerry Banks**

1108 Ashbury Dr. , Decatur, GA 300304172

March 11, 2007 5:29 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jerry Banks

1108 Ashbury Dr.

Decatur, GA 30030-4172

**Stephanie Bramble**

29214 Almshouse RD , Trappe, MD 21673

March 11, 2007 5:29 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Stephanie Bramble

29214 Almshouse RD

Trappe, MD 21673

**Shirley Kirby**

12 Woodward Court , Annapolis, MD 21403

March 11, 2007 5:21 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

We are exposed to enough chemicals and drugs in our daily life. We do
not need additional products in our food.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Shirley Kirby

12 Woodward Court

Annapolis, MD 21403

**Deborah Charles**

36 Gramercy Park Apt 7E, New York, NY 10003

March 11, 2007 5:17 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Deborah Charles

36 Gramercy Park

Apt 7E

New York, NY 10003

**Paul Hawkins**

21 Heather Cir. , Brevard, NC 287127302

March 11, 2007 5:17 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Paul Hawkins

21 Heather Cir.

Brevard, NC 28712-7302

**Barbara Colucci**

281 Riverside Ave , Medford, MA 02155

March 11, 2007 5:17 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

This is our food supply and there is no justification worht the risk
that genetically engineering brings with it.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Barbara Colucci

281 Riverside Ave

Medford, MA 02155

**Dana Locke**

5221 James Ave , Oakland, CA 9418

March 11, 2007 5:12 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Dana Locke

5221 James Ave

Oakland, CA 9418

**Elizabeth Skipper**

1 Melendy Hollow , Amherst, NH 03031

March 11, 2007 5:12 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

Wherever GMO crops have been grown, it has been shown that they have
spread and contaminated their non-GMO neighbors. It is impossible,
especially outdoors, to keep any type of crop contained. There are too
many ways for them to spread and proprogate.

I, as well as the majority of consumers when asked, oppose the genetic
engineering of our food supply. The technology is new and unproven, and
presents an unacceptable risk to life forms which have taken millions of
years to develop.

I urgently request the USDA to deny this application, as well as all
others, for outdoor production of pharmaceutical and industrial food
crops. In fact, I believe this practice should be banned in its
entirety.

We have already loosed genetically engineered material into the
environment, to what effect remains to be seen. Let us not compound the
problem further, for the gain of commercial enterprise.

The solution to children with diarrhea and related ailments is clean
water, a clean environment, and sufficient high-quality food, NOT
genetically engineered rice!

Sincerely,

Elizabeth Skipper

1 Melendy Hollow

Amherst, NH 03031

**Kaitlyn McKee**

P.O. Box 2196 , Kapaa, HI 96746

March 11, 2007 5:05 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kaitlyn McKee

P.O. Box 2196

Kapaa, HI 96746

**Kimberly Berg**

489 East Rd , Cadyville, NY 129182037

March 11, 2007 4:56 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

To ignore this request would show that you have absolutely no concern
for the health of farmers and the safety of our food supply. If such
experiments have to be conducted, they should be carried out in
ENCLOSED, controlled areas but NEVER outdoors.

Sincerely,

Kimberly Berg

489 East Rd

Cadyville, NY 12918-2037

**Pamela Vandersommen**

4885 Deer Run Drive , Lorain, OH 44053

March 11, 2007 4:54 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Pamela Vandersommen

4885 Deer Run Drive

Lorain, OH 44053

**Lynn Phillips**

19 Owen Drive , Amherst, MA 01002

March 11, 2007 4:54 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Lynn Phillips

19 Owen Drive

Amherst, MA 01002

**Joy Cassidy**

6098 E. Hayden Lake Rd. , Hayden, ID 838357105

March 11, 2007 4:36 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Joy Cassidy

6098 E. Hayden Lake Rd.

Hayden, ID 83835-7105

**Paulette Licht**

212 Half Mile Road , North Haven, CT, CT 064734112

March 11, 2007 4:15 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

GMO crops have not been proven safe, far from it, but pharmaceutical GMO
crops are another order of magnitude altogether. The USDA is charged
with protecting agriculture and the American public health. It is doing
neither. What a travesty - the US government is fast-tracking the
interests of Ventria at the expense of American citizens. As a very wise
Native American chief once said, \"We should consider all of our
decisions in terms of the next seven generations.\" Obviously, the USDA
is not even considering the well-being of the NEXT generation.

Sincerely,

Paulette Licht

212 Half Mile Road

North Haven, CT, CT 06473-4112

**Linda Young**

6080 Plumas Street, Apt. D , Reno, NV 89519

March 11, 2007 4:01 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Linda Young

6080 Plumas Street, Apt. D

Reno, NV 89519

**Pam Nobuto**

11042 Otsego St. , N Hollywood, CA 91601

March 11, 2007 3:50 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

I purchase only organic fruits and vegetables for the sole purpose of
wanting to eat pure and natural foods free of pesticides and Genetic
Modification. I am exasperated that myself and my friends will no longer
be able to know that that these foods are safe. If Pharma crops are
grown outdoors, they are likely to contaminate our food supply \--
especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where winds could easily blow pharma
rice seeds into neighboring fields of corn, soybeans, or wheat.

It is our human right to be healthy, happy and whole.

Let us deny this and all other applications for outdoor production of
pharma crops.

Thank you.

Sincerely,

Pam Nobuto

11042 Otsego St.

N Hollywood, CA 91601

**Joyce Glynn**

1486 Huntington Ave Ste 200 , South San Francisco, CA 940805971

March 11, 2007 3:46 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Joyce Glynn

1486 Huntington Ave Ste 200

South San Francisco, CA 94080-5971

**Uaratiex Mendoza**

116 W Alfred St , Tampa, FL 33603

March 11, 2007 3:40 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: pharma food crops

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Uaratiex Mendoza

116 W Alfred St

Tampa, FL 33603

**Jacob Wright**

po box 7331 , Helena, MT 59604

March 11, 2007 3:33 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jacob Wright

po box 7331

Helena, MT 59604

**Deborah Pflanz**

140 Tarpon Ave SE , Rio Rancho, NM 87124

March 11, 2007 3:19 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Deborah Pflanz

140 Tarpon Ave SE

Rio Rancho, NM 87124

**Troy Hamilton**

4582 Little Missouri Rd , Pineville, MO 64856

March 11, 2007 3:19 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Troy Hamilton

4582 Little Missouri Rd

Pineville, MO 64856

**Teresa Hopkins**

1826 1st St , Kirkland, WA 98033

March 11, 2007 3:19 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Don\'t Risk Our Food Supply With Genetically Engineered Crops

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

I am totally opposd to allowing genetically engineered crops to be grown
outdoors where it is virtually impossible to contain them. You know and
I know it cannot be done. And we do not know the long-term or
\"unintended\" effects of such genetically modified material.

You risk our food supply! And you risk the livelihoods of food crop
farmers. And especially for \"Pharma\" crops?

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Teresa Hopkins

1826 1st St

Kirkland, WA 98033

**Suzanne Lentz**

110 Moorfield Drive , Gahanna, OH 432302986

March 11, 2007 3:12 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Suzanne Lentz

110 Moorfield Drive

Gahanna, OH 43230-2986

**Judith K. Litt**

3115 SE 6th Ave , Portland, OR 972022604

March 11, 2007 2:59 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Judith K. Litt

3115 SE 6th Ave

Portland, OR 97202-2604

**gail lawley**

1782 W Dalehaven Cir , Tucson, AZ 857040958

March 11, 2007 2:52 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

Enough of our world is now controlled by Pharmaceuticals\... do NOT, I
repeat, do NOT let them now contaminate our food with human genes.
Witness the problems we now see with Fosamax and the dentists\... our
regulatory system is out of control! You are supposedly there to PROTECT
us.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

gail lawley

1782 W Dalehaven Cir

Tucson, AZ 85704-0958

**Susan Preston**

P. O. Box 415 , La Crosse, FL 32658

March 11, 2007 2:52 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Susan Preston

P. O. Box 415

La Crosse, FL 32658

**Jo Patton**

173 El Viento , Pismo Beach, CA 93449

March 11, 2007 2:52 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jo Patton

173 El Viento

Pismo Beach, CA 93449

**susan Reynolds**

337 Marin Avenue , Mill Valley, CA 94941

March 11, 2007 2:52 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

susan Reynolds

337 Marin Avenue

Mill Valley, CA 94941

**Chris Strodder**

337 Marin Avenue , Mill Valley, CA 94941

March 11, 2007 2:52 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Chris Strodder

337 Marin Avenue

Mill Valley, CA 94941

**Sheryl Patton**

1 Hamilton Drive , Mill Valley, CA 94941

March 11, 2007 2:52 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sheryl Patton

1 Hamilton Drive

Mill Valley, CA 94941

**Amber Potter**

331 South Christopher Ave , Tiverton, RI 02878

March 11, 2007 2:52 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Amber Potter

331 South Christopher Ave

Tiverton, RI 02878

**Eric VanderWaal**

23809 SE 245th St , Maple Valley, WA 98038

March 11, 2007 2:52 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Eric VanderWaal

23809 SE 245th St

Maple Valley, WA 98038

**Therese DeBing**

885 Seamist Place #204 , Ventura, CA 93003

March 11, 2007 2:43 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Therese DeBing

885 Seamist Place #204

Ventura, CA 93003

**Janet Moser**

45 Kildare Road , Island Park, NY 11558

March 11, 2007 2:43 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Janet Moser

45 Kildare Road

Island Park, NY 11558

**Sheryll Bonness**

44532 Marc Trail , Plymouth, MI 48170

March 11, 2007 2:05 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Once the contamination takes place, it\'s very difficult to recover.
It\'s bad enough that our food supply is already depleted of necessary
nutrients (due to depleted soil) and laden with toxic pesticides and
herbicides. Please do NOT allow this practice to guarantee more human
health hazards. We don\'t even know if such practices may somehow
contribute to the recent disappearance of bee colonies.

Please, this affects each and every one of us and our future
generations. Be prudent and impose strict regulation. This kind of crop
must be grown indoors, with safety measures. Thank you.

Sincerely,

Sheryll Bonness

44532 Marc Trail

Plymouth, MI 48170

**Carol Palmer**

1817 Inglewood Dr. , Medford, OR 97504

March 11, 2007 2:03 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Carol Palmer

1817 Inglewood Dr.

Medford, OR 97504

**Marjorie Crockett**

287 Alewife Brook Pky , Somerville, MA 02144

March 11, 2007 1:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Marjorie Crockett

287 Alewife Brook Pky

Somerville, MA 02144

**Carol Crenshaw**

8238 Ames St. , Indpls, IN 46216

March 11, 2007 1:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Carol Crenshaw

8238 Ames St.

Indpls, IN 46216

**Filoktitis Veinoglou**

Kifisias 186 , KIFISSIA /ATHENS, AE 14562 Greece

March 11, 2007 1:43 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Filoktitis Veinoglou

Kifisias 186

KIFISSIA /ATHENS, AE 14562

**Miriam Fagan**

2828 Filbert Street, Unit B , Oakland, CA 94608

March 11, 2007 1:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Miriam Fagan

2828 Filbert Street, Unit B

Oakland, CA 94608

**Stephen Kirby**

4211 NE 74th Ave. , Portland, OR 97218

March 11, 2007 1:22 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Stephen Kirby

4211 NE 74th Ave.

Portland, OR 97218

**Wendy Parrett**

746-A North 63rd Street , Kansas City, KS 66102

March 11, 2007 1:16 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Wendy Parrett

746-A North 63rd Street

Kansas City, KS 66102

**Mary-Jo Miller**

1801 B Street #3 , Lincoln, NE 68502

March 11, 2007 1:12 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that biotechnology companies cannot be
trusted to properly prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Mary-Jo Miller

1801 B Street #3

Lincoln, NE 68502

**sherrill futrell**

151 Inner Cir , Davis, CA 956165421

March 11, 2007 1:12 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

sherrill futrell

151 Inner Cir

Davis, CA 95616-5421

**Julie Rodgers**

7406 NE 145TH PL , Kenmore, WA 98028

March 11, 2007 12:47 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Ban GE food crops to keep dangerous drugs, reactive proteins, etc. out
of the food supply for the sake of future generations. I have a daughter
and I believe in that the Great Law of the Iroquois Confederacy stated
it very well: \"In our every deliberation, we must consider the impact
of our decisions on the next seven generations.\"

Sincerely,

Julie Rodgers

7406 NE 145TH PL

Kenmore, WA 98028

**Heather Ervin**

2507 W Winnemac , Chicago, IL 60625

March 11, 2007 12:47 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Heather Ervin

2507 W Winnemac

Chicago, IL 60625

**Kevin Garcia**

3760 rosewood avenue , los angeles, CA 90066

March 11, 2007 12:45 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kevin Garcia

3760 rosewood avenue

los angeles, CA 90066

**Ken Maloney**

16222 Monterey Ln#223 , Huntington Beach, CA 92649

March 11, 2007 12:38 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Ken Maloney

16222 Monterey Ln#223

Huntington Beach, CA 92649

**Jerry & Susan Smith**

622 Tea Cup St , Cold Brook, NY 13324

March 11, 2007 12:35 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jerry %pa_first_name% Susan Smith

622 Tea Cup St

Cold Brook, NY 13324

**Jeanne Barber**

14831 Ronda Drive , San Jose, CA 95124-5114

March 11, 2007 12:00 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

Sir, I have been a gardener all my adult life, close to 50 years.
Nothing in my experience suggests any rationale for the myth that
open-grown farmcrops can be contained. I certainly can\'t do it on my
own ground, and I\'m only working a city lot. This experiment is at
hideous risk to mankind because once these genes escape, there\'s no
calling them back..Please, sir, don\'t gamble with my children\'s world.

Sincerely,

Jeanne Barber

14831 Ronda Drive

San Jose, CA 95124-5114

**David Ferger**

25039 Champlaign Drive , Southfield, MI 480341203

March 11, 2007 12:00 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

David Ferger

25039 Champlaign Drive

Southfield, MI 48034-1203

**Barbara Coffey**

P.O. Box 4327 , Roanoke, VA 24015

March 11, 2007 11:55 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Barbara Coffey

P.O. Box 4327

Roanoke, VA 24015

**Emily Maloney**

141-34th Avenue 180-33rd Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA 950625507

March 11, 2007 11:55 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Emily Maloney

141-34th Avenue

180-33rd Avenue

Santa Cruz, CA 95062-5507

**Kim Eastin-Schlieper**

1811 W. Finland Dr. , Deltona, FL 32725

March 11, 2007 11:55 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kim Eastin-Schlieper

1811 W. Finland Dr.

Deltona, FL 32725

**Caitlin Newcomer**

1435 Neil Ave , Columbus, OH 43201

March 11, 2007 11:38 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

I dread the notion of my children growing up in the nightmare world
these companies are creating.

Sincerely,

Caitlin Newcomer

1435 Neil Ave

Columbus, OH 43201

**David Morais**

214 Betz Place , Metairie, LA 700054106

March 11, 2007 11:38 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

David Morais

214 Betz Place

Metairie, LA 70005-4106

**Joseph Charles**

36 Gramercy Park East Apt 7E, New York, NY 10003

March 11, 2007 11:16 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Genetically Modified Rice

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

The potential use of rice modified with human genes is not only a
disgusting use of science, but a danger to our food supply.

The USDA needs to start doing its job to protect American consumers.
Please do not allow Ventria Bioscience to conduct this unnecessary
experiment on our food supply. People are not guinea pigs.

Sincerely,

Joseph Charles

36 Gramercy Park East

Apt 7E

New York, NY 10003

**Judith Vincent**

2258 Shelton St Se , Salem, OR 973016644

March 11, 2007 11:09 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Judith Vincent

2258 Shelton St Se

Salem, OR 97301-6644

**Margaret Tyson**

1176 Tarragon Place , Oak Harbor, WA 98277

March 11, 2007 10:45 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Margaret Tyson

1176 Tarragon Place

Oak Harbor, WA 98277

**Debbie Burack**

350 E. 52nd , New York, NY 10022

March 11, 2007 10:40 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Debbie Burack

350 E. 52nd

New York, NY 10022

**Sasha Kay**

243 S. Gregg Ave. , Fayetteville, AR 72701

March 11, 2007 10:40 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sasha Kay

243 S. Gregg Ave.

Fayetteville, AR 72701

**mary chapman**

8208 new jersey blvd , fort myers, FL 33967

March 11, 2007 10:40 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

mary chapman

8208 new jersey blvd

fort myers, FL 33967

**Jereme Barnes**

1108 6th st , Pekin, IL 61554 4616

March 11, 2007 10:33 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jereme Barnes

1108 6th st

Pekin, IL 61554 4616

**nancy martin-silber**

48 center ave , west view, PA 15229

March 11, 2007 10:24 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

nancy martin-silber

48 center ave

west view, PA 15229

**Amanda Guanco**

424 W. La Salle , Royal Oak, MI 48073

March 11, 2007 10:19 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Amanda Guanco

424 W. La Salle

Royal Oak, MI 48073

**sandra chatelain**

1 harbourside drive apt. 1203, delray beach, FL 334835175

March 11, 2007 9:37 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

sandra chatelain

1 harbourside drive

apt. 1203

delray beach, FL 33483-5175

**Leslie Fiddler**

328 Jamestown Rd. , Front Royal, VA 22630

March 11, 2007 9:22 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Leslie Fiddler

328 Jamestown Rd.

Front Royal, VA 22630

**Susan Joyce**

155 Marble Street Apt. 29, Lee, MA 01238

March 11, 2007 8:53 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Susan Joyce

155 Marble Street

Apt. 29

Lee, MA 01238

**Gary Ladner**

27 Unneberg Ave , Succasunna, NJ 07876

March 11, 2007 8:46 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Gary Ladner

27 Unneberg Ave

Succasunna, NJ 07876

**Saul Kaiserman**

3 Karam Circle , West Orange, NJ 070521112

March 11, 2007 7:31 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Saul Kaiserman

3 Karam Circle

West Orange, NJ 07052-1112

**William Nunez**

5355 angler cir \# 101 , las vegas, NV 89122

March 11, 2007 6:10 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

William Nunez

5355 angler cir \# 101

las vegas, NV 89122

**charles scamman**

po box 283 , shapleigh, ME 040760283

March 11, 2007 5:43 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

charles scamman

po box 283

shapleigh, ME 04076-0283

**Randall Lindtrom**

2651 nw Coolidge Way , Corvallis, OR 97330

March 11, 2007 5:07 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Randall Lindtrom

2651 nw Coolidge Way

Corvallis, OR 97330

**Carol Goldberg**

4388 Tea Rose Ct , Oak Harbor, WA 98277

March 11, 2007 3:59 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Carol Goldberg

4388 Tea Rose Ct

Oak Harbor, WA 98277

**Charna Klein**

6521 36th Ave NE , Seattle, WA 98115

March 11, 2007 3:44 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

It is a gross mis-use of science to add human genes to our food. Please
call a halt to this practice in the name of our safety, the integrity of
life and earth ecology, and the human spirit.

Sincerely,

Rabbi Charna Klein

Sincerely,

Charna Klein

6521 36th Ave NE

Seattle, WA 98115

**Cynthia Karottki**

2553 Alta Court , Lisle, IL 605322

March 11, 2007 3:38 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Cynthia Karottki

2553 Alta Court

Lisle, IL 605322

**Dale Perrin**

29 Calle Bienvenida , Tijeras, NM 87059

March 11, 2007 3:29 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Dale Perrin

29 Calle Bienvenida

Tijeras, NM 87059

**Pauline Harding**

2S661 Angeline Ct , Warrenville, IL 60555

March 11, 2007 1:29 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Pauline Harding

2S661 Angeline Ct

Warrenville, IL 60555

**Patricia Faurot**

421 Elizabeth Dr. , Saltspring Island, BC V8K1J5 Canada

March 11, 2007 1:29 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops have contaminated the food supply
when grown outdoors because the seeds and pollen are spread by birds,
bees, and most especially, wind. Wind is especially a problem in
tornado-prone Kansas, where winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds
into neighboring fields of corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses
potentially serious risks to human health and threatens farmers who may
be held liable for contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA
nor biotechnology companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Patricia Faurot

421 Elizabeth Dr.

Saltspring Island, BC V8K1J5

**Ryan White**

1512 Quince Street , Sulphur, LA 70663

March 11, 2007 1:16 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Ryan White

1512 Quince Street

Sulphur, LA 70663

**Peter Viglia II**

P O Box 3700 , Evergreen, CO 80437

March 11, 2007 1:11 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" & industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Peter Viglia II

P O Box 3700

Evergreen, CO 80437

**Rick Avant**

13411 Wakewood Dr. , San Antonio, TX 78233

March 11, 2007 12:53 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Rick Avant

13411 Wakewood Dr.

San Antonio, TX 78233

**Heather McFarland**

31514 25th Lane South APT# E101 , Federal Way, WA 98003

March 11, 2007 12:40 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Heather McFarland

31514 25th Lane South APT# E101

Federal Way, WA 98003

**victoria roberts**

1167 E. 4th ave. , Durango, CO 81301

March 11, 2007 12:34 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

victoria roberts

1167 E. 4th ave.

Durango, CO 81301

**Adam Roske**

80717 Sears Rd , cottage grove, OR 97424

March 11, 2007 12:30 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Adam Roske

80717 Sears Rd

cottage grove, OR 97424

**Judith Carter**

PO Box 513 , Friday Harbor, WA 98250

March 11, 2007 12:22 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Judith Carter

PO Box 513

Friday Harbor, WA 98250

**Rachel Salhi**

429 Alandele Ave. , Los Angeles, CA 90036

March 11, 2007 12:12 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

Human genes simply do not belong in the food supply!

Sincerely,

Rachel Salhi

429 Alandele Ave.

Los Angeles, CA 90036

**Michael Sullivan**

10930 Vivaracho Way , San Diego, CA 921242228

March 11, 2007 12:11 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Michael Sullivan

10930 Vivaracho Way

San Diego, CA 92124-2228

**Laura Huddlestone**

5222 18th Ave SW , Seattle, WA 981061549

March 11, 2007 12:08 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Laura Huddlestone

5222 18th Ave SW

Seattle, WA 98106-1549

**Andrew Keller**

55 River Park Drive , Logan, UT 843214345

March 11, 2007 12:06 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Andrew Keller

55 River Park Drive

Logan, UT 84321-4345

**Rachael Stern**

3318 Nundy Road , Tampa, FL 33618

March 10, 2007 11:57 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Rachael Stern

3318 Nundy Road

Tampa, FL 33618

**Steven Slagle & Jane Spaeth**

1002 Booneville Ave. , New Braunfels, TX 78130

March 10, 2007 11:57 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Steven Slagle %pa_first_name% Jane Spaeth

1002 Booneville Ave.

New Braunfels, TX 78130

**James Gorman**

151212th street , Fort Lee, NJ 07024

March 10, 2007 11:46 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

James Gorman

151212th street

Fort Lee, NJ 07024

**Gary Reese**

440 Camino Flora Vista , San Clemente, CA 92673

March 10, 2007 11:46 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Gary Reese

440 Camino Flora Vista

San Clemente, CA 92673

**Michael Kerman**

136 Minot , Romeo, MI 48065

March 10, 2007 11:46 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Michael Kerman

136 Minot

Romeo, MI 48065

**Frank Zintl**

45 Faxon Dr. , Robbinsville, NJ 08691

March 10, 2007 11:46 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Frank Zintl

45 Faxon Dr.

Robbinsville, NJ 08691

**lorraine gaines**

P. O. Box 8426 , Goleta, CA 93118

March 10, 2007 11:46 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

lorraine gaines

P. O. Box 8426

Goleta, CA 93118

**J. Capozzelli**

315 W. 90 St. , New York, NY 10024

March 10, 2007 11:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

The USDA is poised to approve the planting of up to 3,200 acres in
Kansas with rice that is genetically engineered to contain human genes
for lysozyme, lactoferrin, and serum albumin.

Producing pharmaceutical products in food crops poses risks to our food
supply and the economic well-being of farmers.

Pharma and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat.

Contamination poses potentially serious risks to human health and
threatens farmers who may be held liable for contamination.

Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology companies can
be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urgently ask the USDA to deny this and all other applications for
outdoor production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to
institute a ban on this practice altogether.

Thank you for your help in this urgent matter.

Sincerely,

J. Capozzelli

315 W. 90 St.

New York, NY 10024

**H Barrier**

47 whiteHall Rd , E-Brunswick, NJ 08816

March 10, 2007 11:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

H Barrier

47 whiteHall Rd

E-Brunswick, NJ 08816

**Janne Bagley-Murray**

4749 Trumbull S.E. , Albuquerque, NM 871083550

March 10, 2007 11:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Common sense tells me that to grow pharmaceutical crops out of doors is
irresponsible and begging for disaster. Science is supposed to be
responsible and to do no harm. This practice reeks of harm and sorporate
greed. Do NOT grow pharmaceutical plants outside. Certainly they can be
grown in green houses where precautions of every kind can be instituted
to ensure our FOOD remains free of contamination or is Frankenstein in
charge.

Sincerely,

Janne Bagley-Murray

4749 Trumbull S.E.

Albuquerque, NM 87108-3550

**Sarah Scott**

314 Irelan Dr , Raleigh, NC 27606

March 10, 2007 11:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sarah Scott

314 Irelan Dr

Raleigh, NC 27606

**PATRICK BELLEMARE**

34 Turk Street \# 547 Dalt Hotel, San Francisco, CA 941022833

March 10, 2007 11:04 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

PATRICK BELLEMARE

34 Turk Street \# 547

Dalt Hotel

San Francisco, CA 94102-2833

**Angelika Husmann**

2240 East 183rd Place , Lansing, IL 60438

March 10, 2007 11:04 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Angelika Husmann

2240 East 183rd Place

Lansing, IL 60438

**Frank Cardillo**

M Street , My City, NY 10583

March 10, 2007 11:04 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Frank Cardillo

M Street

My City, NY 10583

**Paul Kerman**

P.O. Box 1914 , Missoula, MT 59806

March 10, 2007 10:42 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Paul Kerman

P.O. Box 1914

Missoula, MT 59806

**Donna Stone**

M. Street , My City, NY 14830

March 10, 2007 10:42 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Donna Stone

M. Street

My City, NY 14830

**Terry Poplawski**

612 Walnut Avenue , Ukiah, CA 954824239

March 10, 2007 10:23 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Terry Poplawski

612 Walnut Avenue

Ukiah, CA 95482-4239

**Gustavo Figueroa**

7341 Whittingham Way , West Bloomfield, MI 48322

March 10, 2007 10:23 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Gustavo Figueroa

7341 Whittingham Way

West Bloomfield, MI 48322

**Lisbeth Hill**

2229 15th ave. , Rockford, IL 61104

March 10, 2007 10:02 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Lisbeth Hill

2229 15th ave.

Rockford, IL 61104

**Paul Yates**

112 Gano Ave. , Georgetown, KY 403241912

March 10, 2007 10:02 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Paul Yates

112 Gano Ave.

Georgetown, KY 40324-1912

**Pamela Hosler**

6571 arsenal st , St Louis, MO 63139

March 10, 2007 10:02 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination. Also, when
genetically engineered rice is grown, all growers of rice in America are
placed at a disadvantage because more and more countries abroad do not
want to import US rice due to the increasing probability of
contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Pamela Hosler

6571 arsenal st

St Louis, MO 63139

**silvia trott**

56 dunne place , lynbrook, NY 11563

March 10, 2007 9:49 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

silvia trott

56 dunne place

lynbrook, NY 11563

**Sharon Owens**

455 S. 48th St. , Philadelphia, PA 19143

March 10, 2007 9:41 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sharon Owens

455 S. 48th St.

Philadelphia, PA 19143

**Cath Haftings**

1134 S 31 St #3 , Omaha, NE 68105

March 10, 2007 9:41 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Cath Haftings

1134 S 31 St #3

Omaha, NE 68105

**Martha Bushnell**

502 Ord Drive , Boulder, CO 80303-4732

March 10, 2007 9:37 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Martha Bushnell

502 Ord Drive

Boulder, CO 80303-4732

**Shanna Starke-Livermore**

814 D Street Apt 3, Sacramento, CA 95814

March 10, 2007 9:31 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Shanna Starke-Livermore

814 D Street

Apt 3

Sacramento, CA 95814

**Kyle Gracey**

201 Nadona Avenue , Johnstown, PA 15904-2417

March 10, 2007 9:23 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kyle Gracey

201 Nadona Avenue

Johnstown, PA 15904-2417

**Larry Bibayoff**

5431 Shennecock Way , Sacramento, CA 95835

March 10, 2007 9:23 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Larry Bibayoff

5431 Shennecock Way

Sacramento, CA 95835

**Byron Greatorex**

29 Reed Street , Brattleboro, VT 05301

March 10, 2007 9:08 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Your pandering to the biotech and pharmaceutical corporations must cease
immediately. The well being of humanity is at stake.

Sincerely,

Byron Greatorex

29 Reed Street

Brattleboro, VT 05301

**Arthur Carr**

815 A street NE , Washington, DC 200026033

March 10, 2007 9:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Arthur Carr

815 A street NE

Washington, DC 20002-6033

**Shannon Minor**

115 12Avenue NE , St.Petersburg, FL 33701

March 10, 2007 9:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Shannon Minor

115 12Avenue NE

St.Petersburg, FL 33701

**Steve Blumberg**

7110 Rollins Cove , Olive Branch, MS 38654

March 10, 2007 8:55 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Steve Blumberg

7110 Rollins Cove

Olive Branch, MS 38654

**Pamela Pensock**

89 Prospect Park SW , Brooklyn, NY 11218

March 10, 2007 8:55 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Pamela Pensock

89 Prospect Park SW

Brooklyn, NY 11218

**S Christopher Jacobs**

244 Pitkin Rd , Craftsbury Common, VT 05827

March 10, 2007 8:55 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keed Drugs Out

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

I can NOT believe you, the USDA, are even considering this. It\'s bad
enough, and totally unacceptable, that plants with other plant genes are
allowed to grow outdoors, but now with drugs as part of their structure
? To be blown in a tornado, to where ? Maybe D.C.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

S Christopher Jacobs

244 Pitkin Rd

Craftsbury Common, VT 05827

**Rebecca Redwine**

P O Box 206 , Haines, AK 99827

March 10, 2007 8:45 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Rebecca Redwine

P O Box 206

Haines, AK 99827

**Andrea Leary**

4312 D Lake Underhill Road , Orlando, FL 328037034

March 10, 2007 8:35 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Andrea Leary

4312 D Lake Underhill Road

Orlando, FL 32803-7034

**Antonia Davis**

4733 Redland Dr , San Diego, CA 921152211

March 10, 2007 8:35 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Antonia Davis

4733 Redland Dr

San Diego, CA 92115-2211

**Lizabeth Southworth**

12 Fruit St , Newburyport, MA 01950

March 10, 2007 8:35 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Lizabeth Southworth

12 Fruit St

Newburyport, MA 01950

**Veronica Petrus**

5654 Papaya Road , West Palm Beach, FL 334131860

March 10, 2007 8:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Veronica Petrus

5654 Papaya Road

West Palm Beach, FL 33413-1860

**Luann Stubbs**

78 Maple Road , Mt. Pleasant Mills, PA 17853

March 10, 2007 8:03 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I strongly urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for
outdoor production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to
institute a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Luann Stubbs

78 Maple Road

Mt. Pleasant Mills, PA 17853

**Danny DeTora**

7747 Greenback Ln Apt 513 , Citrus Heights, CA 95610

March 10, 2007 8:03 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Danny DeTora

7747 Greenback Ln Apt 513

Citrus Heights, CA 95610

**Marilyn Billings**

2 Wakefield Pastures , Kennebunkport, ME 04046

March 10, 2007 8:03 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Marilyn Billings

2 Wakefield Pastures

Kennebunkport, ME 04046

**Elaine Konitshek**

5 Bassett St Apt B2 , West Haven, CT 06516

March 10, 2007 7:47 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Elaine Konitshek

5 Bassett St Apt B2

West Haven, CT 06516

**Julie Ford**

16222 Monterey Lane #223 , Huntington Beach, CA 92649

March 10, 2007 7:47 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Julie Ford

16222 Monterey Lane #223

Huntington Beach, CA 92649

**Terrence Davis**

11625 W Anthony Dr , Tucson, AZ 85743-9739

March 10, 2007 7:36 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Terrence Davis

11625 W Anthony Dr

Tucson, AZ 85743-9739

**Jason Pike**

11740 Decathalon Ln. , Plainfield, IL 60585

March 10, 2007 7:36 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jason Pike

11740 Decathalon Ln.

Plainfield, IL 60585

**Rita Stull**

315 Boal Street , Cincinnati, OH 45202

March 10, 2007 7:36 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Rita Stull

315 Boal Street

Cincinnati, OH 45202

**Mary Benson**

5638 Oak Forest Lane , Houston, MN 55943

March 10, 2007 7:36 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Mary Benson

5638 Oak Forest Lane

Houston, MN 55943

**Robert Blumenthal**

2812 NE 62nd St , Seattle, WA 98115

March 10, 2007 7:36 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Robert Blumenthal

2812 NE 62nd St

Seattle, WA 98115

**F. Peter Seidel**

2200 Victory Pkwy Apt 1907 , Cincinnati, OH 45206-2871

March 10, 2007 7:36 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

F. Peter Seidel

2200 Victory Pkwy Apt 1907

Cincinnati, OH 45206-2871

**Barbara Van Davis**

419 W Downer Pl , Aurora, IL 60506

March 10, 2007 7:36 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Barbara Van Davis

419 W Downer Pl

Aurora, IL 60506

**Keith Shirey**

1910 Glen Allen Ln , Altadena, CA 91001-2135

March 10, 2007 7:36 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Keith Shirey

1910 Glen Allen Ln

Altadena, CA 91001-2135

**Jeffrey van Davis**

419 W. Downer Place , Aurora, IL 60506

March 10, 2007 7:29 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jeffrey van Davis

419 W. Downer Place

Aurora, IL 60506

**Jim Fiddler**

115 Easy St , Bigfork, MT 59911

March 10, 2007 7:29 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jim Fiddler

115 Easy St

Bigfork, MT 59911

**B.J. Herbison**

203 Long Hill Road , Bolton, MA 01740

March 10, 2007 7:29 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

B.J. Herbison

203 Long Hill Road

Bolton, MA 01740

**Ricardo Berg**

4020 Marathon Street Apt \# 214 , Los Angeles, CA 900293683

March 10, 2007 7:29 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Ricardo Berg

4020 Marathon Street Apt \# 214

Los Angeles, CA 90029-3683

**leda shakti**

444 Nealy , newville, PA 17241

March 10, 2007 7:24 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

leda shakti

444 Nealy

newville, PA 17241

**Dr. Dorothy Cinquemani**

400 Lake Ave NES210 S210, Largo, FL 33771

March 10, 2007 7:08 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat.

Contamination poses potentially serious risks to human health and
threatens farmers who may be held liable for contamination. Experience
shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology companies can be trusted
to prevent contamination.

Therefore, I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for
outdoor production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to
institute a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Dr. Dorothy Cinquemani

400 Lake Ave NES210

S210

Largo, FL 33771

**J. Berg**

3000 Five Mile Rd NE , Grand Rapids, MI 49525

March 10, 2007 7:08 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

J. Berg

3000 Five Mile Rd NE

Grand Rapids, MI 49525

**Gail Gordon**

979 Colina Vista , Ventura, CA 93003

March 10, 2007 7:08 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Gail Gordon

979 Colina Vista

Ventura, CA 93003

**Mark Noethen**

7050 N. Cmo. de fray marcos , Tucson, AZ 85718

March 10, 2007 7:08 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Mark Noethen

7050 N. Cmo. de fray marcos

Tucson, AZ 85718

**Christopher Vota**

2 Juniper Street , Eastampton, NJ 08060

March 10, 2007 6:59 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

I love how this adminstration revents me from cloning and reengineering
my failing body parts to protect a fetus but will let human genes mix
with rice so I can be a cannibal!

Sincerely,

Christopher Vota

2 Juniper Street

Eastampton, NJ 08060

**Xinh Huynh**

50 E. Middlefield Rd. #40 , Mountain View, CA 94043

March 10, 2007 6:41 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

I am very concerned about the use of human genes to grow rice. The risks
to our food supply are too high without a very good reason for growing
genetically engineered rice.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Xinh Huynh

50 E. Middlefield Rd. #40

Mountain View, CA 94043

**Clover Seely**

po box 663 , Bristol, CT 06011

March 10, 2007 6:41 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Clover Seely

po box 663

Bristol, CT 06011

**Lois Grossman**

33 West St , Medford, MA 02155

March 10, 2007 6:40 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Lois Grossman

33 West St

Medford, MA 02155

**Judy Skog**

626 Orchard Dr. , Madison, WI 537111323

March 10, 2007 6:35 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

I have many allergies, as well as asthma. I work very hard to live in an
environment that supports my health. I DO NOT want to also have to worry
about my food. It\'s bad enough for me when there\'s a bad air quality
day. Don\'t endanger my health further by letting pharma or GMO pollens
loose in the air.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Judy Skog

626 Orchard Dr.

Madison, WI 53711-1323

**Lisa Paoni**

2032 Fountain Valley Way , N Las Vegas, NV 89031 Andorra

March 10, 2007 6:35 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Lisa Paoni

2032 Fountain Valley Way

N Las Vegas, NV 89031

**Karen Fedorov**

8044 Tackett lane , Bealeton, VA 227127844

March 10, 2007 6:23 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

There are frightening possibilities if these plants spread and pollinate
\"normal\" crops. PLEASE don\'t let this happen!

Sincerely,

Karen Fedorov

8044 Tackett lane

Bealeton, VA 22712-7844

**Lyman Griswold**

314 Terrill Beach Rd , Eastsound, WA 98245

March 10, 2007 6:23 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Lyman Griswold

314 Terrill Beach Rd

Eastsound, WA 98245

**Charlotte Ealick**

, Augusta,

March 10, 2007 6:16 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Let\'s keep the genie in the bottle. GE rice in a test field in Kansas
is a risk to our food supply.

Sincerely,

Charlotte Ealick

Augusta

**Kimberly Peterson**

127 Railroad Ave 17 , Cloverdale, CA 95425

March 10, 2007 6:04 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kimberly Peterson

127 Railroad Ave 17

Cloverdale, CA 95425

**Carolyn De Mirjian**

13534 Delano St , Van Nuys, CA 91401

March 10, 2007 6:04 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Carolyn De Mirjian

13534 Delano St

Van Nuys, CA 91401

**P. Allen**

2324 W. Sullyside Ave. , Chicago, IL 606252139

March 10, 2007 6:02 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

P. Allen

2324 W. Sullyside Ave.

Chicago, IL 60625-2139

**Robert Cooper**

18 Tennyson Road , Wellesley, MA 02481

March 10, 2007 6:02 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Robert Cooper

18 Tennyson Road

Wellesley, MA 02481

**Robert Hicks**

2999 E Ocean Blvd, #1740 , Long Beach, CA 90803

March 10, 2007 5:45 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Robert Hicks

2999 E Ocean Blvd, #1740

Long Beach, CA 90803

**Anita Roselius**

2010 San Jose Ave #A , Alameda, CA 94501-4357

March 10, 2007 5:45 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Anita Roselius

2010 San Jose Ave #A

Alameda, CA 94501-4357

**Terry Dyck**

8304B Kalavista Dr. , Coldstream, BC V1B1K3 Canada

March 10, 2007 5:38 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Terry Dyck

8304B Kalavista Dr.

Coldstream, BC V1B1K3

**JoAnn Pedersen**

526 - 81 Street , Brooklyn, NY 11209

March 10, 2007 5:37 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

JoAnn Pedersen

526 - 81 Street

Brooklyn, NY 11209

**Elizabeth Millard**

2012 Valle Rio , Santa Fe, NM 87505

March 10, 2007 5:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Elizabeth Millard

2012 Valle Rio

Santa Fe, NM 87505

**Arnold Lelis**

1600 Brawley St Apt 3 , Stevens Point, WI 54481

March 10, 2007 5:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Arnold Lelis

1600 Brawley St Apt 3

Stevens Point, WI 54481

**malinda curtis**

p.O. Box 7112 Indian Point Rd , stonington, ME 04681

March 10, 2007 5:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

malinda curtis

p.O. Box 7112 Indian Point Rd

stonington, ME 04681

**Ken Gilmour**

173 Adeline Street , Peterborough, ON K9J 5E2 Canada

March 10, 2007 5:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Ken Gilmour

173 Adeline Street

Peterborough, ON K9J 5E2

**Hilary Entley**

1110 w 4th st apt 1b, erie, PA 16507

March 10, 2007 5:15 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Hilary Entley

1110 w 4th st

apt 1b

erie, PA 16507

**Meyer Scharlack**

127 Darwin Street , Santa Cruz, CA 95062

March 10, 2007 5:15 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Meyer Scharlack

127 Darwin Street

Santa Cruz, CA 95062

**Tracy Oates**

13871 Green Rdige RD , Fayetteville, AR 72701

March 10, 2007 5:15 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Tracy Oates

13871 Green Rdige RD

Fayetteville, AR 72701

**Sharron Gough**

14820 S 1901 Road , Stockton, MO 65785

March 10, 2007 5:12 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sharron Gough

14820 S 1901 Road

Stockton, MO 65785

**Fuoad Shashani**

25905 29th Ave. south #A-301 , Kent, WA 98032

March 10, 2007 5:02 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Fuoad Shashani

25905 29th Ave. south #A-301

Kent, WA 98032

**Monica Ann Evans**

3614 Woodcliff Drive , Kalamazoo, MI 490082513

March 10, 2007 4:54 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

I resent any governmental unit using me as a guinea pig, an unwilling
participant in a global experiment with NO controls. That is exactly
what the U.S. Department of Agriculture is permitting if it does not
deny all applications by any licensed company to grow genetically
engineered, drug-producing food in the United States.

Our DNA evolved over eons of time. If we introduce genetically altered
food for human (or other) consumption into our food supply, we can
expect surprising changes in our health, mostly in the negative vein.

In addition, \"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to
contaminate the food supply if grown outdoors\--especially in
tornado-prone Kansas, where winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds
into neighboring fields of corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses
potentially serious risks to human health and threatens farmers who may
be held liable for contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA
nor biotechnology companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

In an effort to maintain my good health (and that of future
generations), I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications
for outdoor production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and
to institute a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Monica Ann Evans

3614 Woodcliff Drive

Kalamazoo, MI 49008-2513

**Katherine Piana**

9 , Mukilteo, WA 98275

March 10, 2007 4:54 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Katherine Piana

9

Mukilteo, WA 98275

**Mailie La Zarr**

2805 Yosemite Blvd. \# 178 , Modesto, CA 95354

March 10, 2007 4:54 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Mailie La Zarr

2805 Yosemite Blvd. \# 178

Modesto, CA 95354

**Michael McLaughlin**

1011 H Street , Eureka, CA 95501

March 10, 2007 4:54 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are extemely likely to contaminate
the food supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas,
where winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields
of corn, soybeans, or wheat.

Contamination poses potentially serious risks to human health and
threatens farmers, who may be held liable for contamination. Experience
shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology companies can be trusted
to prevent contamination.

However, the USDA is the only agency which Americans may appeal to to
protect us frrom emergent diseases, which will result from widespread
drug availability through genetic production in large-scale-produced
crops.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Michael McLaughlin

1011 H Street

Eureka, CA 95501

**asolaria liberalis**

84-4907 Keala O Keawe Rd , captain cook, HI 96704

March 10, 2007 4:47 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

asolaria liberalis

84-4907 Keala O Keawe Rd

captain cook, HI 96704

**Kenneth Hoffmann**

400 Madison Street , Alexandria, VA 22314

March 10, 2007 4:47 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kenneth Hoffmann

400 Madison Street

Alexandria, VA 22314

**Peter Veits**

6140 Clinton Ave , Minneapolis, MN 55419

March 10, 2007 4:36 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keed Drugs and GMOs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. History shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether. I also urge you to ban the
cultivation of all other GMO crops entirely, as most other developed
countires in the world have already done. More and more studies are
showing that GMO foods are detrimental to human health. If the USA is
supposed to be the \"world leader\" then why are we always the last ones
to clean up our act?

Sincerely,

Peter Veits

6140 Clinton Ave

Minneapolis, MN 55419

**Vira Confectioner**

POB 374 , Sunol, CA 94586

March 10, 2007 4:23 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Vira Confectioner

POB 374

Sunol, CA 94586

**Colleen Blacklock**

46 Morgan Ave , Oneonta, NY 13820

March 10, 2007 4:23 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

I am very concerned that \"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely
to contaminate the food supply if grown outdoors. I am especially
concerned about growing them in tornado-prone Kansas, where winds could
easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of corn, soybeans,
or wheat.

How can the profits of the few be put before the well being of the many?
Contamination poses potentially serious risks to human health and
threatens farmers who may be held liable for contamination. Experience
shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology companies can be trusted
to prevent contamination. It is like opening Pandora\'s box - let\'s
prevent the chaos from being unleashed.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Colleen Blacklock

46 Morgan Ave

Oneonta, NY 13820

**Lisa Plimpton**

28 Hillcrest Ave , South Portland, ME 04106

March 10, 2007 4:12 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Lisa Plimpton

28 Hillcrest Ave

South Portland, ME 04106

**Mona Mehas**

7266 Registry Dr. , Indianapolis, IN 46217

March 10, 2007 4:12 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Mona Mehas

7266 Registry Dr.

Indianapolis, IN 46217

**Natasha and Noah Brenner**

19 Warren Lane , Jericho, NY 117531452

March 10, 2007 4:12 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Natasha and Noah Brenner

19 Warren Lane

Jericho, NY 11753-1452

**james Middleton**

45 school st #1 , Randolph, VT 05060

March 10, 2007 4:12 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

james Middleton

45 school st #1

Randolph, VT 05060

**Leslie Thomas**

149 Estabrook Rd , Carlisle, MA 01741

March 10, 2007 3:55 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Leslie Thomas

149 Estabrook Rd

Carlisle, MA 01741

**Elizabeth Bruning**

84-4907 Keala O Keawe Rd , Captain Cook, HI 96704

March 10, 2007 3:55 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Elizabeth Bruning

84-4907 Keala O Keawe Rd

Captain Cook, HI 96704

**A. Dale McMullan**

PO Box 82 742 Main Street, Lancaster, MA 015230082

March 10, 2007 3:35 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to cross-pollinate and,
therefore, contaminate the food supply if grown outdoors\--especially in
tornado-prone Kansas, where winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds
into neighboring fields of corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses
potentially serious risks to human health and threatens farmers who may
be held liable for contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA
nor biotechnology companies can be trusted to prevent contamination from
ourdoor pharma crops.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

A. Dale McMullan

PO Box 82

742 Main Street

Lancaster, MA 01523-0082

**Laura Sullivan**

4789 Drayton Harbor Rd , Blaine, WA 98230

March 10, 2007 3:35 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination.

This can also destroy organic crops that could be unintentionally
exposed to these GE crops. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor
biotechnology companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

Doesn\'t the fact that Europe has banned GE crops and does not want to
trade for our crops that have been altered in ways that could prove very
harmful down the road, mean anything to you. Why do you allow yourself
to be bought off by Big Agri, which cares nothing for our health and
well being, and only about profits. You are a US agency to protect the
people of this country, not to cow-tow to big business.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Laura Sullivan

4789 Drayton Harbor Rd

Blaine, WA 98230

**Teresa Tatarek-Camp**

61 Pixley Ave. , Corte Madera, CA 94925

March 10, 2007 3:28 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Teresa Tatarek-Camp

61 Pixley Ave.

Corte Madera, CA 94925

**Phyl Morello**

984 Harrison Ferry , White Pine, TN 37890

March 10, 2007 3:28 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

What is wrong with you all in the FDA??????????????

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Phyl Morello

984 Harrison Ferry

White Pine, TN 37890

**Stephen Wyman**

224 Landons Way , Georgetown, TX 78628

March 10, 2007 3:28 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

If any industry wants to grow industrial food crops modified to produce
pharmaceutical or other non-food chemicals it needs to be done in a
highly controlled and isolated, INDOOR environment.

Please, do more careful studies of transgenic migration in crops that
are pollinated by the wind or insects/bees, and you\'ll agree that
Pharma or chemistry based plant growth is not to be taken lightly.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Stephen Wyman

224 Landons Way

Georgetown, TX 78628

**Keith Bien**

P.O. Box 1712 , Trenton, GA 30752

March 10, 2007 3:28 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Keith Bien

P.O. Box 1712

Trenton, GA 30752

**Matthew Pintar**

618 Louise Court , Canonsburg, PA 15317

March 10, 2007 3:28 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Matthew Pintar

618 Louise Court

Canonsburg, PA 15317

**Matthew Strong**

29 Snow st. , Gardner, MA 01440

March 10, 2007 3:28 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Matthew Strong

29 Snow st.

Gardner, MA 01440

**Ronald and Marion Harding**

19455 Rockside Rd., Apt. 103 , Bedford, OH 441462056

March 10, 2007 3:01 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

Has Ventria Bioscience or any other company learned how to control the
wind?

If not,\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate
the food supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas,
where winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields
of corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious
risks to human health. It also threatens farmers who may be held liable
for contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor
biotechnology companies can be trusted, whatever their good intentions,
to prevent contamination.

We urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Ronald and Marion Harding

19455 Rockside Rd., Apt. 103

Bedford, OH 44146-2056

**niya lee**

1755 NW 17th st , Corvallis, OR 97330

March 10, 2007 2:48 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops will contaminate the food supply if
grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where winds could
easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of corn, soybeans,
or wheat. Contamination poses serious risks to human health and
threatens farmers who may be held liable for contamination. Experience
shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology companies can be trusted
to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether. It is unethical and unfair. Please
consider the future.

Sincerely,

niya lee

1755 NW 17th st

Corvallis, OR 97330

**Beth Moore-Love**

914 11th st. NW , Albuquerque, NM 87102

March 10, 2007 2:48 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Beth Moore-Love

914 11th st. NW

Albuquerque, NM 87102

**Daniel Deans**

43770 Laburnum Sq , Ashburn, VA 20147

March 10, 2007 2:48 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Daniel Deans

43770 Laburnum Sq

Ashburn, VA 20147

**Kristen Butts**

219 Center St. Apt. 302 , Grayslake, IL 60030

March 10, 2007 2:48 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

We have no idea what the long term effects of GM food are let alone what
the consequences of GM pharma food may be. I respect our need for
scientific exploration but this is outrageous.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kristen Butts

219 Center St. Apt. 302

Grayslake, IL 60030

**Callie Jordan**

207 W 7th St , The Dalles, OR 97058

March 10, 2007 2:48 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Callie Jordan

207 W 7th St

The Dalles, OR 97058

**Joanna Behrens**

P O Box 2558 , Jackson, WY 83001

March 10, 2007 2:48 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Joanna Behrens

P O Box 2558

Jackson, WY 83001

**Nancy Shannon**

68-663 Sharpless Rd. , Cathedral City, CA 922342047

March 10, 2007 2:32 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Nancy Shannon

68-663 Sharpless Rd.

Cathedral City, CA 92234-2047

**Brandon McManus**

22 E. Bowman Ave , Edmond, OK 73034

March 10, 2007 2:32 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Brandon McManus

22 E. Bowman Ave

Edmond, OK 73034

**Tina Thomas**

718 Race Street , Catasauqua, PA 18032

March 10, 2007 2:32 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Tina Thomas

718 Race Street

Catasauqua, PA 18032

**Glenn Boyles**

PO Box 683 , Loudon, TN 37774.683

March 10, 2007 2:32 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Glenn Boyles

PO Box 683

Loudon, TN 37774-.683

**Kerry Dietz**

126 Wiltshire Road , Claymont, DE 197033310

March 10, 2007 2:32 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kerry Dietz

126 Wiltshire Road

Claymont, DE 19703-3310

**Charles Hernandez**

1922 Blodgett Street \# 1B, Houston, TX 77004-5112

March 10, 2007 2:13 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Charles Hernandez

1922 Blodgett Street

\# 1B

Houston, TX 77004-5112

**Kate Harper**

7608 Wooddale Way , Citrus Heights, CA 95610

March 10, 2007 2:13 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kate Harper

7608 Wooddale Way

Citrus Heights, CA 95610

**julia shiplacoff**

10650 holman ave #309 , los angeles, CA 90024

March 10, 2007 2:02 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

julia shiplacoff

10650 holman ave #309

los angeles, CA 90024

**Heather Hutchins**

140 1/2 W Jefferson St Apt 2 , Osceola, IA 50213

March 10, 2007 1:51 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Heather Hutchins

140 1/2 W Jefferson St Apt 2

Osceola, IA 50213

**s cohen**

33522 heritage hills , farmington hills, MI 48331

March 10, 2007 1:51 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

s cohen

33522 heritage hills

farmington hills, MI 48331

**Marian Hargrove**

347 Epron Road , Salt Spring Island, BC V8K 1C7 Canada

March 10, 2007 1:43 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Marian Hargrove

347 Epron Road

Salt Spring Island, BC V8K 1C7

**Tena McCoy**

11091 Horizon Ln.E.,S.E. , Port Orchard, WA 98367

March 10, 2007 1:37 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Tena McCoy

11091 Horizon Ln.E.,S.E.

Port Orchard, WA 98367

**Nee Eagle**

\"1732 71St Street, #4\" , Brooklyn, NY 11204

March 10, 2007 1:37 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Nee Eagle

\"1732 71St Street, #4\"

Brooklyn, NY 11204

**Peggy Page**

24324 Miller , Stanwood, WA 98292

March 10, 2007 1:37 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Peggy Page

24324 Miller

Stanwood, WA 98292

**Andreas Kadavanich**

39311 Sutter Drive , Fremont, CA 94538

March 10, 2007 1:23 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Andreas Kadavanich

39311 Sutter Drive

Fremont, CA 94538

**Lynn Bradway**

1039 Goshen St , Jewett, NY 12444-5138

March 10, 2007 1:23 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Lynn Bradway

1039 Goshen St

Jewett, NY 12444-5138

**duane wicklund**

23 Sunrise Trail , Fruitland Park, FL 347316469

March 10, 2007 1:23 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

duane wicklund

23 Sunrise Trail

Fruitland Park, FL 34731-6469

**Mary-Kay Michelsen**

2810 Diane St , Ashland, OR 97520

March 10, 2007 1:23 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

I find it difficult to believe that you would even consider a positive
response to such a proposal.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I STRONGLY urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for
outdoor production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to
institute a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Mary-Kay Michelsen

2810 Diane St

Ashland, OR 97520

**Peggy Cooley**

883 Secret Harbor Dr , South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150

March 10, 2007 1:03 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Peggy Cooley

883 Secret Harbor Dr

South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150

**Ann Tarrel**

5658 NE Orenco Gardens Dr , Hillsboro, OR 97124

March 10, 2007 1:03 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Please stop and consider what you may be doing to our future and our
future generations. Please stop.

Sincerely,

Ann Tarrel

5658 NE Orenco Gardens Dr

Hillsboro, OR 97124

**Margaret Pallas**

4938 Tall Oaks Dr , Monrovia, MD 217709316

March 10, 2007 1:03 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Margaret Pallas

4938 Tall Oaks Dr

Monrovia, MD 21770-9316

**Melissa Hawley**

17421 MAPLE DR , PELKIE, MI 49958

March 10, 2007 12:56 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Melissa Hawley

17421 MAPLE DR

PELKIE, MI 49958

**Glenn Yocum**

1327 Fourth St. , Las Vegas, NM 87701

March 10, 2007 12:56 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Glenn Yocum

1327 Fourth St.

Las Vegas, NM 87701

**Ken-Donna Bubb**

7450 S. Eastern Ave. Apt. 2094, Las Vegas, NV 89123

March 10, 2007 12:56 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Why not use the Kansas land for sound food crops badly needed by the
nation. There are so many small farmers who are so knowledg- able and
willing to grow wholesome food for the country. Industrialization is
really not wanted by Kansas farmers and consumers.

Why is it being permitted for the sake of money. Denial of a bad thing
for everyone which Ventria Bioscience offers in Kansas, and a handing
over of the land to small farmers to grow wholesome crops would be a
wonderful move for the entire country.

Sincerely,

Ken-Donna Bubb

7450 S. Eastern Ave.

Apt. 2094

Las Vegas, NV 89123

**Anne Price**

604 Castine Road , Orland, ME 04472

March 10, 2007 12:56 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Anne Price

604 Castine Road

Orland, ME 04472

**Jessica Bagwell**

1060 Washington St. Apt. 101 , Denver, CO 80203

March 10, 2007 12:48 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jessica Bagwell

1060 Washington St. Apt. 101

Denver, CO 80203

**Carol Bostick**

741 Monroe St. \# 301, Rockville, MD 20850

March 10, 2007 12:48 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Carol Bostick

741 Monroe St.

\# 301

Rockville, MD 20850

**Beverly Witchner**

33745 Navarro Ridge Rd P.O. Box 610, Albion, CA 95410

March 10, 2007 12:39 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Beverly Witchner

33745 Navarro Ridge Rd

P.O. Box 610

Albion, CA 95410

**Michael Wilder**

4 NE 1ST AVE , GAINESVILLE, FL 32601

March 10, 2007 12:39 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Michael Wilder

4 NE 1ST AVE

GAINESVILLE, FL 32601

**coleen hulse**

450 east main street , catawissa, PA 17820

March 10, 2007 12:39 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

coleen hulse

450 east main street

catawissa, PA 17820

**Steve Lovelace**

PO Box 245 , Wilkeson, WA 98396

March 10, 2007 12:39 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Steve Lovelace

PO Box 245

Wilkeson, WA 98396

**Mary Clausing**

34 Vernon Street , Patchogue, NY 11772-2708

March 10, 2007 12:39 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Mary Clausing

34 Vernon Street

Patchogue, NY 11772-2708

**Kattherine Sturtz**

2951 County Rd. 110 , Garden City, TX 79739

March 10, 2007 12:20 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kattherine Sturtz

2951 County Rd. 110

Garden City, TX 79739

**Deborah Hodgson**

1000 Aurora Ave N #512 , Seattle, WA 98109

March 10, 2007 12:20 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Deborah Hodgson

1000 Aurora Ave N #512

Seattle, WA 98109

**Kathleen Turner**

324 S. Locust, No. 8 , Green Bay, WI 543032144

March 10, 2007 12:20 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: No Drugs in Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops will likely contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat.

Contamination poses serious risks to human health and threatens farmers
who may be held liable for contamination. Experience shows that neither
the USDA nor biotechnology companies can be trusted to prevent
contamination.

I strongly urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for
outdoor production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to
institute a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kathleen Turner

324 S. Locust, No. 8

Green Bay, WI 54303-2144

**heidi James**

200 clinton river ct. , mt. clemens, MI 48043

March 10, 2007 12:20 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

heidi James

200 clinton river ct.

mt. clemens, MI 48043

**Bob Odom**

1620 Ocean Blvd , Lauderdale by the Sea, FL 33062

March 10, 2007 12:20 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Bob Odom

1620 Ocean Blvd

Lauderdale by the Sea, FL 33062

**Jedidiah Krauss**

1014 sunnyview Lane , Minnetonka, MN 55305

March 10, 2007 12:09 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

Cloned cannibalism is what you are being asked to approve by Ventria
Bioscience. Do you think it\'s okay to put human genes into rice and ask
us to eat it? No way. To me is more important to eat what God has
provided us. Genetically modified crops are only made to profit those
who make them. They do not serve the consumer or the farmer and they are
the DNA equivalent of ecological disaster. Lastly, when human genes are
put into our food it becomes cannibalism. This is abhorrent and must be
stopped.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jedidiah Krauss

1014 sunnyview Lane

Minnetonka, MN 55305

**Tommie Baskis**

r.r.1 Box 228 , Golconda, IL 62938

March 10, 2007 12:09 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Tommie Baskis

r.r.1 Box 228

Golconda, IL 62938

**dianne kinzer**

2606 S. Chase , springfield, IL 62704

March 10, 2007 11:52 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

STP genetically engineered crops out of our food! Our altered and
chemically added to foods are abusing our bodies and may cause cancer.
We are not meant to process all these chemicals!

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Dianne Kinzer 2606 S.Chase Springfield, Il 62704

Sincerely,

dianne kinzer

2606 S. Chase

springfield, IL 62704

**Mark Lundholm**

2o14 N. Old Hicks Road , Palatine, IL 600741291

March 10, 2007 11:44 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

As an environmental scientist with a knowledge of meteorology and
climatology, I see an obvious threat for open air experimentation of
bio-tech crops. The threat of uncontrolable spread and contamination
cannot be dismissed. \"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to
contaminate the food supply if grown outdoors\--especially in
tornado-prone Kansas, where winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds
into neighboring fields of corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses
potentially serious risks to human health and threatens farmers who may
be held liable for contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA
nor biotechnology companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Mark Lundholm

2o14 N. Old Hicks Road

Palatine, IL 60074-1291

**Jayne Cassedy**

1030 Calaveras Dr , San Diego, CA 921074126

March 10, 2007 11:44 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jayne Cassedy

1030 Calaveras Dr

San Diego, CA 92107-4126

**Judith Wolfe**

1093 Hwy 101 N. , Crescent city, CA 955318385

March 10, 2007 11:44 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Judith Wolfe

1093 Hwy 101 N.

Crescent city, CA 95531-8385

**Paul Fiscella**

318 Central Parkway , Newport News, VA 23606

March 10, 2007 11:30 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Paul Fiscella

318 Central Parkway

Newport News, VA 23606

**Kay Drache**

3067 Zarthan Ave. S. , St. Louis Park, MN 55416

March 10, 2007 11:30 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kay Drache

3067 Zarthan Ave. S.

St. Louis Park, MN 55416

**Mr. Mrs RG Odom**

4261 West Palm Aire Dr , Pompano Beach, FL 33069

March 10, 2007 11:30 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Mr. Mrs RG Odom

4261 West Palm Aire Dr

Pompano Beach, FL 33069

**Corbin White**

1603 E Browning Ave , Salt Lake City, UT 84105

March 10, 2007 11:30 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Corbin White

1603 E Browning Ave

Salt Lake City, UT 84105

**Joyce Paape**

8605 N. Island Drive , Stanwood, MI 49346

March 10, 2007 11:06 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Joyce Paape

8605 N. Island Drive

Stanwood, MI 49346

**Brian Smith**

6516 Emmet St , Omaha, NE 68104

March 10, 2007 11:06 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Brian Smith

6516 Emmet St

Omaha, NE 68104

**Jill Blaisdell**

5152 Earl Dr. , La Canada, CA 91011

March 10, 2007 11:06 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jill Blaisdell

5152 Earl Dr.

La Canada, CA 91011

**Cathy Hazzard**

6910 Country Rose , San Antonio, TX 78240

March 10, 2007 11:06 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Cathy Hazzard

6910 Country Rose

San Antonio, TX 78240

**B Davidson**

1813 S Maplewood , Tulsa, OK 74112

March 10, 2007 11:06 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

B Davidson

1813 S Maplewood

Tulsa, OK 74112

**Joanna Bonnheim**

2911 Sturdevandt Pl , Wichita Falls, TX 76301

March 10, 2007 11:06 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Joanna Bonnheim

2911 Sturdevandt Pl

Wichita Falls, TX 76301

**Francis Wiget II**

12810 N Cave Creek Rd , Phoenix, AZ 850225884

March 10, 2007 10:48 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Francis Wiget II

12810 N Cave Creek Rd

Phoenix, AZ 85022-5884

**Alice Dugar**

6800 Chestnut Rd. , Independence, OH 44131

March 10, 2007 10:48 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Alice Dugar

6800 Chestnut Rd.

Independence, OH 44131

**Carole Prisco**

8730 206th St SE #22 , Snohomish, WA 98296

March 10, 2007 10:48 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors.

Contamination poses potentially serious risks to human health, and the
ecosystem. Neither the USDA nor biotechnology companies, for various
reasons, are able to reliably prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

I sincerely thank you for your time and careful consideration of this
matter.

Sincerely,

Carole Prisco

8730 206th St SE #22

Snohomish, WA 98296

**Stephen Arbour**

319 Tulpehocken Avenue , Elkins Park, PA 19027

March 10, 2007 10:41 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Stephen Arbour

319 Tulpehocken Avenue

Elkins Park, PA 19027

**Beth Bowling**

49 Castle Hill Terrace , Pottsboro, TX 75076

March 10, 2007 10:41 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Beth Bowling

49 Castle Hill Terrace

Pottsboro, TX 75076

**Diane Ake**

5601 Adobe Falls Rd. #B , san diego, CA 92120

March 10, 2007 10:41 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Diane Ake

5601 Adobe Falls Rd. #B

san diego, CA 92120

**Malcolm Harwood**

2102 Sparrow Way , Bensalem, PA 19020

March 10, 2007 10:41 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

Pharmaceutical and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the
food supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas,
where winds could easily blow pharmaceutical rice seeds into neighboring
fields of corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially
serious risks to human health and threatens farmers who may be held
liable for contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Malcolm Harwood

2102 Sparrow Way

Bensalem, PA 19020

**Joane Lepage**

298, route 132 Est , Cacouna, QC G0L 1G0 Canada

March 10, 2007 10:41 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Joane Lepage

298, route 132 Est

Cacouna, QC G0L 1G0

**Armando Fente**

3555 29th St , Long Island City, NY 111063185

March 10, 2007 10:23 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Armando Fente

3555 29th St

Long Island City, NY 11106-3185

**Diane Angeluzzi**

1221 SW 10th Avenue Unit \# 1201, Portland, OR 97205

March 10, 2007 10:23 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Diane Angeluzzi

1221 SW 10th Avenue

Unit \# 1201

Portland, OR 97205

**R Shilkret**

456 Worthington Road \`, Millersville, MD 21108

March 10, 2007 10:23 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

R Shilkret

456 Worthington Road

\`

Millersville, MD 21108

**Joe Parrish**

300 E. 56th St. , New York, NY 10022

March 10, 2007 10:23 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Joe Parrish

300 E. 56th St.

New York, NY 10022

**Carolyn Wells**

33390 Beerman Creek Lane , Seaside, OR 97138

March 10, 2007 10:23 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

As a physician and a mother, I have serious concerns about the health
effects of these crops. Outdoor, uncontrolled planting should not be
allowed.

Sincerely,

Carolyn Wells

33390 Beerman Creek Lane

Seaside, OR 97138

**Cindy Borske**

1029 1st St. NW , Mason City, IA 50401

March 10, 2007 10:11 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Cindy Borske

1029 1st St. NW

Mason City, IA 50401

**Richard Beaufait**

388 W Elm St , Louisville, CO 80027

March 10, 2007 10:11 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Richard Beaufait

388 W Elm St

Louisville, CO 80027

**Kathleen Sanders**

14373 Gerona Court , San Diego, CA 921291728

March 10, 2007 9:56 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

Don\'t let Ventria Bioscience endanger our country\'s food supply.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kathleen Sanders

14373 Gerona Court

San Diego, CA 92129-1728

**Lauren Kramer**

1353 Walnut Lane , Macungie, PA 18062

March 10, 2007 9:53 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Lauren Kramer

1353 Walnut Lane

Macungie, PA 18062

**MARY BRADFORD**

3526 LAKE ST , EVANSTON, IL 60203

March 10, 2007 9:53 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

MARY BRADFORD

3526 LAKE ST

EVANSTON, IL 60203

**Randall Ellis**

2565 Millwood Ave , Deltona, FL 327252302

March 10, 2007 9:46 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Randall Ellis

2565 Millwood Ave

Deltona, FL 32725-2302

**Ed Fiedler**

12325 Limerick Ave , Austin, TX 78758

March 10, 2007 9:46 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

As a concerned citizen and someone who cares what kinds of unproven and
potentially dangerous things my wife and I are exposed to in our food, I
urge you to deny any and all permit applications for growing genetically
engineered crops outdoors. \"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are
likely to contaminate the food supply if grown outdoors\--especially in
tornado-prone Kansas, where winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds
into neighboring fields of corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses
potentially serious risks to human health and threatens farmers who may
be held liable for contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA
nor biotechnology companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Ed Fiedler

12325 Limerick Ave

Austin, TX 78758

**Denise Schott**

220 Union St , Crystal Lake, IL 60014

March 10, 2007 9:34 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Denise Schott

220 Union St

Crystal Lake, IL 60014

**Thomas Overbye**

173 Oakland Avenue , Staten Island, NY 10310

March 10, 2007 9:34 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Thomas Overbye

173 Oakland Avenue

Staten Island, NY 10310

901-454-0408

**marianne mcHann**

3128 N.Lafayette , memphis, TN 38111

March 10, 2007 9:34 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

marianne mcHann

3128 N.Lafayette

memphis, TN 38111

**David Williams**

3049 SW 32nd Terrace , Gresham, OR 97080

March 10, 2007 9:23 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

David Williams

3049 SW 32nd Terrace

Gresham, OR 97080

**Carol Mone**

Box 223 , Trinidad, CA 95570

March 10, 2007 9:23 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are extremely likely to contaminate
our food supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas,
where winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields
of corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious
risks to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Carol Mone

Box 223

Trinidad, CA 95570

**Daniella Rodriguez**

6 Mariano Ramirez Apt 5E , San Juan, PR 00907

March 10, 2007 9:01 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Daniella Rodriguez

6 Mariano Ramirez Apt 5E

San Juan, PR 00907

**John Gilliland**

101B Birch Circle , Eglin AFB, FL 32542

March 10, 2007 8:50 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

John Gilliland

101B Birch Circle

Eglin AFB, FL 32542

**Matthew Lariz**

121 Leafwood Dr. , boulder creek, CA 95006

March 10, 2007 8:50 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Matthew Lariz

121 Leafwood Dr.

boulder creek, CA 95006

**Christaleigh Tipton**

1613 1st Ave SE , Minot, ND 58701

March 10, 2007 8:50 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Christaleigh Tipton

1613 1st Ave SE

Minot, ND 58701

**fiona priskich**

575 beresford gardens , swan view, CA 90210

March 10, 2007 8:36 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

fiona priskich

575 beresford gardens

swan view, CA 90210

**Michael Goodwin**

610 N. Alpine Road , Rockford, IL 61107

March 10, 2007 8:15 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Michael Goodwin

610 N. Alpine Road

Rockford, IL 61107

**Christiane Harris**

18 Garcelon rd , Burnham, ME 04922

March 10, 2007 8:08 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Christiane Harris

18 Garcelon rd

Burnham, ME 04922

**katharine dawson**

p.o.box 194 , Guilford, NY 13780

March 10, 2007 7:54 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

katharine dawson

p.o.box 194

Guilford, NY 13780

**Robert Brassell, Jr., N.P.**

Post Office Box 327 , New York, NY 101160327

March 10, 2007 7:40 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Robert Brassell, Jr., N.P.

Post Office Box 327

New York, NY 10116-0327

**Shane sater**

125 Viburnum Way , carrboro, NC 27510

March 10, 2007 7:40 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Shane sater

125 Viburnum Way

carrboro, NC 27510

**Anthony Amenta**

1841 Brookshire Circle , West Melbourne, FL 32904

March 10, 2007 7:23 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Anthony Amenta

1841 Brookshire Circle

West Melbourne, FL 32904

**Jessica Wedeking**

819 Klee Mill Road , Westminster, MD 21157

March 10, 2007 7:23 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jessica Wedeking

819 Klee Mill Road

Westminster, MD 21157

**Roger Zimmerman**

\"339 Vernon Ave., #10\" #10, Venice, CA 90291

March 10, 2007 7:23 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Roger Zimmerman

\"339 Vernon Ave., #10\"

#10

Venice, CA 90291

**Keith Boast**

54 Princeton Road , Goose Creek, SC 29445

March 10, 2007 7:23 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Keith Boast

54 Princeton Road

Goose Creek, SC 29445

**Megan Patrick**

3829 SW St Lucie Shores Dr , Palm City, FL 34990

March 10, 2007 7:00 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Megan Patrick

3829 SW St Lucie Shores Dr

Palm City, FL 34990

**Takuji Soyama**

405 Akasi-biru 3-6-28 Hakomatu Higasi-ku , Fukuoka, AE 8120061 Japan

March 10, 2007 7:00 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Takuji Soyama

405 Akasi-biru 3-6-28 Hakomatu Higasi-ku

Fukuoka, AE 8120061

**Chaker Adra**

Harvard Medical School, TRC, BWH/TCH 221 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA
02115

March 10, 2007 5:59 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Chaker Adra

Harvard Medical School, TRC, BWH/TCH

221 Longwood Avenue

Boston, MA 02115

**Carol Wood**

17541 Ivy Drive , Petersburg, IL 62675

March 10, 2007 5:59 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Carol Wood

17541 Ivy Drive

Petersburg, IL 62675

**Monica Cortijo**

Italia 262 , Las Heras, AE M5540CYF Argentina

March 10, 2007 5:35 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Monica Cortijo

Italia 262

Las Heras, AE M5540CYF

352-374-5966

**Bettina Moser**

4000 NW 51st St , Gainesville, FL 32606

March 10, 2007 4:44 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Dear Secretary Johanns, I trust that you will act to ensure the
production of safe and wholesome crops. Please do not allow the abuse of
our beautiful environment.

With respect and thanks,

Bettina Moser

Sincerely,

Bettina Moser

4000 NW 51st St

Gainesville, FL 32606

**June Lowther**

567 Echo Rd , North Ferrisburg, VT 054734051

March 10, 2007 4:38 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

June Lowther

567 Echo Rd

North Ferrisburg, VT 05473-4051

**Valerie Harding**

515 N. Lincoln Ave. , Cleatwater, FL 33755

March 10, 2007 4:18 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

Contamination poses potentially serious risks to human health and
threatens farmers who may be held liable for contamination. Experience
shows biotechnology companies cannot be trusted to prevent
contamination.

Ventria BioScience\'s manufacturing processes, using human genes to
produce lactoferrin, lysozyme and serumalbumin to be used in the
production of foods such as yogurt, granola bars, and replacement meals
is revolting, and a betrayal of the public\'s trust. Surely you
wouldn\'t allow your family to consume such a vile invention!

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely, Valerie J Harding.

515 N. Lincoln Ave. Clearwater, Florida, 33755

Sincerely,

Valerie Harding

515 N. Lincoln Ave.

Cleatwater, FL 33755

**Edward Stewart**

13639 283rd Ave. , Zimmerman, MN 553989429

March 10, 2007 4:10 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Edward Stewart

13639 283rd Ave.

Zimmerman, MN 55398-9429

**Kristine Keeler**

126 Park Drive , Dayton, OH 45410

March 10, 2007 3:57 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kristine Keeler

126 Park Drive

Dayton, OH 45410

**Geoffrey Bays**

200 E. Spring St. , Alexandria, VA 22301

March 10, 2007 3:35 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

Growing pharma crops outdoors is insane;I can think of no better
adjective to describe such an action.Stop it all now!

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Geoffrey Bays

200 E. Spring St.

Alexandria, VA 22301

**ROBIN GREGORY**

RD1 BOX 311A , OLYPHANT, PA 18447

March 10, 2007 3:14 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.I can\'t believe that USDA aren\'t on
top of this contamination.

Sincerely,

ROBIN GREGORY

RD1 BOX 311A

OLYPHANT, PA 18447

**Amy Carlson**

2006 N. Emerson St. , Portland, OR 97217

March 10, 2007 3:05 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: No Drugs in Our Food Supply

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

I am very concerned about the fact that \"Pharma\" and industrial food
crops are likely to contaminate the food supply if grown
outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where winds could easily
blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of corn, soybeans, or
wheat.

I\'m especially concerned as I understand that this action comes
directly on the heels of your preliminary approval of another company?s
request to grow 1,000 acres of genetically engineered drug-producing
safflower in Washington State.

These requests together represent huge increases in the acreage of
drug-producing crops compared with earlier approvals.

Also, contamination poses potentially serious risks to human health and
threatens farmers\' economic well-being, as they may be held liable for
contamination. Significant increases, such as this proposal and other
recent proposals, in drug-producing crop acres amplify the risks. Plus,
based on experience, neither the USDA nor biotechnology companies can be
trusted to prevent contamination.

Please, I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for
outdoor production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to
institute a ban on this practice altogether. We have an obligation to
our children and to ourselves to do no less.

Sincerely,

Amy Carlson

2006 N. Emerson St.

Portland, OR 97217

**Joshua Pace**

1052 W. 9th St. , Tempe, AZ 85281

March 10, 2007 2:56 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Joshua Pace

1052 W. 9th St.

Tempe, AZ 85281

**Bobbie Flowers**

418 W 17th St Apt 22A Apt 22A, New York, NY 100115826

March 10, 2007 2:31 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Bobbie Flowers

418 W 17th St Apt 22A

Apt 22A

New York, NY 10011-5826

**ian smith**

210 Tomlin Station Rd , Gibbstown, NJ 080271259

March 10, 2007 2:31 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

ian smith

210 Tomlin Station Rd

Gibbstown, NJ 08027-1259

**Rosemary Graham-**

P.O.Box 3335 , Manhattan Beach, CA 90266

March 10, 2007 2:31 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Rosemary Graham-

P.O.Box 3335

Manhattan Beach, CA 90266

**Gail Lack**

1417 Shawnee Way , Salinas, CA 93906

March 10, 2007 2:31 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Gail Lack

1417 Shawnee Way

Salinas, CA 93906

**Teri Travis**

9736 Sand Pt Wy NE , Seattle, WA 98115

March 10, 2007 2:10 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

Moreover, I refuse to buy food that has been genetically engineered,
PERIOD. And with human genes, is just crazy. Stop playing with our food!

I strongly urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for
outdoor production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to
institute a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Teri Travis

9736 Sand Pt Wy NE

Seattle, WA 98115

**Marilyn Chin**

930 Clay Street Unit E, Oakland, CA 94607

March 10, 2007 2:10 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Marilyn Chin

930 Clay Street

Unit E

Oakland, CA 94607

707-571-1532

**Kat Stephens**

2541 Thistle Creek , Santa Rosa, CA 95404

March 10, 2007 2:10 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kat Stephens

2541 Thistle Creek

Santa Rosa, CA 95404

**David Bard**

3810 Black Forest Lane , Yorba Linda, CA 92886

March 10, 2007 2:10 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

David Bard

3810 Black Forest Lane

Yorba Linda, CA 92886

**Theresa Everett**

500 High Cliffe Lane , Tarrytown, NY 10591

March 10, 2007 1:48 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Theresa Everett

500 High Cliffe Lane

Tarrytown, NY 10591

**Dennis Wharton**

25481 Second Street , Lake Forest, CA 92630

March 10, 2007 1:48 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Dennis Wharton

25481 Second Street

Lake Forest, CA 92630

**John Hinds**

8934 E. 17th Pl. , Tulsa, OK 74112

March 10, 2007 1:48 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

John Hinds

8934 E. 17th Pl.

Tulsa, OK 74112

**KC Curry**

7202 W Sun Lane , San Angelo, TX 769019759

March 10, 2007 1:48 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

KC Curry

7202 W Sun Lane

San Angelo, TX 76901-9759

**David Grugett**

1027 Yorktown dr , sunnyvale, CA 94087

March 10, 2007 1:48 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

David Grugett

1027 Yorktown dr

sunnyvale, CA 94087

**Eva Zierdt**

6111 Laurel Hall Drive , Indianapolis, IN 46226

March 10, 2007 1:24 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Eva Zierdt

6111 Laurel Hall Drive

Indianapolis, IN 46226

**Fred Boesl**

8588 Hunt Av , Eden, NY 14057

March 10, 2007 1:24 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

This can\'t be real, it has to be a sick joke !! Who\'s going to pay for
all of this after the greedy neocons kill off everyone ?

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Fred Boesl

8588 Hunt Av

Eden, NY 14057

**Gretchen Bratvold**

3444 Edmund Blvd , Minneapolis, MN 55406

March 10, 2007 1:24 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Gretchen Bratvold

3444 Edmund Blvd

Minneapolis, MN 55406

**Mike Schemmel**

1712 East 15th Avenue , Spokane, WA 99203

March 10, 2007 1:24 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Mike Schemmel

1712 East 15th Avenue

Spokane, WA 99203

**dakota hennessey**

2818 3rd st. , santa monica, CA 90405

March 10, 2007 1:24 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

dakota hennessey

2818 3rd st.

santa monica, CA 90405

**B Slater**

P.O. Box 2316 , Homer, AK 99603

March 10, 2007 12:58 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

B Slater

P.O. Box 2316

Homer, AK 99603

**Olivia Beltran**

22 Belle Avenue #5 , San Anselmo, CA 94960

March 10, 2007 12:58 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Olivia Beltran

22 Belle Avenue #5

San Anselmo, CA 94960

**Dee Rettig**

314 State Street Apt. #2 , Big Rapids, MI 49307

March 10, 2007 12:58 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Dee Rettig

314 State Street Apt. #2

Big Rapids, MI 49307

**Miao He**

68 Haas Ave. , San Leandro, CA 94577

March 10, 2007 12:58 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Miao He

68 Haas Ave.

San Leandro, CA 94577

**Susanne Khalil**

4735 Latona Ave NE , Seattle, WA 98105

March 10, 2007 12:58 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Susanne Khalil

4735 Latona Ave NE

Seattle, WA 98105

**Dan Kelley**

96 Old Canoncito Rd , Santa Fe, NM 875059019

March 10, 2007 12:58 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Dan Kelley

96 Old Canoncito Rd

Santa Fe, NM 87505-9019

**Amy McKay**

1806 Main St , Lynden, WA 98264

March 10, 2007 12:26 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Amy McKay

1806 Main St

Lynden, WA 98264

**Lydia Timken**

1450 Sanchez St. , san Francisco, CA 94131

March 10, 2007 12:26 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Lydia Timken

1450 Sanchez St.

san Francisco, CA 94131

**Robert Trimper**

35 Sunset Circle , Fairfield, CT 068247643

March 10, 2007 12:26 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Robert Trimper

35 Sunset Circle

Fairfield, CT 06824-7643

**Rachelle Greene**

13042 Clarewood Drive , Houston, TX 770721765

March 10, 2007 12:26 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Rachelle Greene

13042 Clarewood Drive

Houston, TX 77072-1765

**Jon A. Wright**

6128-19 McLeod Rd N E , Albuquerque, NM 87109-2663

March 10, 2007 12:26 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jon A. Wright

6128-19 McLeod Rd N E

Albuquerque, NM 87109-2663

**Amy McKay**

1806 Main St , Lynden, WA 98264

March 10, 2007 12:26 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Amy McKay

1806 Main St

Lynden, WA 98264

**Karen Milstein**

162 Rancho Alegre RD , Santa Fe, NM 87508

March 10, 2007 12:03 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Karen Milstein

162 Rancho Alegre RD

Santa Fe, NM 87508

**Victoria McGarrity**

PO Box 1742 , Kingston, WA 98346

March 10, 2007 12:03 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Victoria McGarrity

PO Box 1742

Kingston, WA 98346

**Jon Abbey**

2305 Highland Road , Anderson, IN, IN 460121921

March 10, 2007 12:03 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keed Drugs Out of Our Food Supply

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jon Abbey

2305 Highland Road

Anderson, IN, IN 46012-1921

**Julie Starr**

420 E De La Guerra Apt 108, Santa Barbara, CA 93101

March 10, 2007 12:03 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Julie Starr

420 E De La Guerra

Apt 108

Santa Barbara, CA 93101

**fabiana cale**

236 tavernier dr , tavernier, FL 33070

March 10, 2007 12:03 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

fabiana cale

236 tavernier dr

tavernier, FL 33070

**Donna Newman**

710-D Powell Drive Apt D, Raleigh, NC 27606

March 10, 2007 12:03 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Donna Newman

710-D Powell Drive

Apt D

Raleigh, NC 27606

**April Faires**

2305 34th Ave SE , Puyallup, WA 98374

March 10, 2007 12:03 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

April Faires

2305 34th Ave SE

Puyallup, WA 98374

**Michael Cozens**

204 Chesham Place , London, ON N6G 3T7 Canada

March 9, 2007 11:38 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether until such time as anti-contamination
measures can be proven to be rigorously effective.

Sincerely,

Michael Cozens

204 Chesham Place

London, ON N6G 3T7

**Tom McDonough**

PO Box 7249 , Menlo Park, CA 940267249

March 9, 2007 11:38 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Tom McDonough

PO Box 7249

Menlo Park, CA 94026-7249

**Terry Pitt**

5726 N.E. Detroit , Kansas City, MO 64119

March 9, 2007 11:38 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Terry Pitt

5726 N.E. Detroit

Kansas City, MO 64119

**KIM KAUFFMAN**

4037 MCCLAIN WAY #61 , CARMICHAEL, CA 95608

March 9, 2007 11:38 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

KIM KAUFFMAN

4037 MCCLAIN WAY #61

CARMICHAEL, CA 95608

**Lawrence Lin**

1205 Lamont St. NW , Washington, DC 20010

March 9, 2007 11:38 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Lawrence Lin

1205 Lamont St. NW

Washington, DC 20010

**Eileen Bevacqui**

33 Pewter Dr. , Tinton Falls, NJ 077537837

March 9, 2007 11:38 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Eileen Bevacqui

33 Pewter Dr.

Tinton Falls, NJ 07753-7837

**Claire Russell**

40 Camino Alto 12204 , Mill Valley, CA 94941

March 9, 2007 11:38 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Claire Russell

40 Camino Alto 12204

Mill Valley, CA 94941

**Jeminie Shell**

4017 SE Yamhill , Portland, OR 97214

March 9, 2007 11:38 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jeminie Shell

4017 SE Yamhill

Portland, OR 97214

**Joan Sadowski**

11 Wilton Dr. , Wilmington, MA 018872224

March 9, 2007 11:38 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Joan Sadowski

11 Wilton Dr.

Wilmington, MA 01887-2224

**Tracey Brown**

2539 15th St , Springfield, OR 97477

March 9, 2007 11:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Tracey Brown

2539 15th St

Springfield, OR 97477

**Tavis Tucker**

819Klee Mill Road , Westminster, MD 21157

March 9, 2007 11:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Tavis Tucker

819Klee Mill Road

Westminster, MD 21157

**Carol Erickson**

2928 Pennsylvania Ave , Colorado Springs, CO 809076441

March 9, 2007 11:01 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Carol Erickson

2928 Pennsylvania Ave

Colorado Springs, CO 80907-6441

**Judith Emerson**

1513 Whispering Pines , Houston, TX 77055-5119

March 9, 2007 11:01 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Judith Emerson

1513 Whispering Pines

Houston, TX 77055-5119

**Juliana Brown**

100 Pierson Miller Dr. Apt. D-#54, Pompton Lakes, NJ 07442

March 9, 2007 11:01 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Juliana Brown

100 Pierson Miller Dr.

Apt. D-#54

Pompton Lakes, NJ 07442

**Rainee Osborn**

27520 SE High Pt Way , Issaquah, WA 98027

March 9, 2007 11:01 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Rainee Osborn

27520 SE High Pt Way

Issaquah, WA 98027

**William Le Roy**

5531 Green Mountain Circle Unit 6, Columbia, MD 21044

March 9, 2007 10:43 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

William Le Roy

5531 Green Mountain Circle

Unit 6

Columbia, MD 21044

**Geoffrey Paterson**

811 Parkridge Drive , Media, PA 19063

March 9, 2007 10:43 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Geoffrey Paterson

811 Parkridge Drive

Media, PA 19063

**Inese Holte**

4944 Apple Ave , Duluth, MN 558043061

March 9, 2007 10:43 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Inese Holte

4944 Apple Ave

Duluth, MN 55804-3061

**colleen cueny**

1867 village green blvd #203 , rochester hills, MI 48307

March 9, 2007 10:43 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

colleen cueny

1867 village green blvd #203

rochester hills, MI 48307

**Madeline Studer**

170 Good Counsel Drive , Mankato, MN 560013138

March 9, 2007 10:43 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Madeline Studer

170 Good Counsel Drive

Mankato, MN 56001-3138

**Jane Charette**

20230 N 126th Ave , Sun City West, AZ 85375

March 9, 2007 10:43 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jane Charette

20230 N 126th Ave

Sun City West, AZ 85375

**gerald gebhart**

3213 w sunnyside dr , phoenix, AZ 85029

March 9, 2007 10:43 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

gerald gebhart

3213 w sunnyside dr

phoenix, AZ 85029

**Terry Schenk**

1000 N 4th St , Fairfield, IA 52557

March 9, 2007 10:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

History has shown these crops contaminate other, natural crops. Those of
us who wish to eat genetically natural food are beign deprived of our
right to do so. We are being force fed ge contamination.

I am from Kansas. My family still lives there. I do not want my beloved
state contaminated with g e produced crops!

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

And while you are at it please introduce a bill for mandatory labeling
of all genetically modified foods! Science has shown they pose a
dangerous threat to health and well being.

Thank you.

Terrence M. Schenk 1000 N. 4th St.

Fairfield, IA 52557

Sincerely,

Terry Schenk

1000 N 4th St

Fairfield, IA 52557

**marjorie lunsky**

322 14th street , santa monica, CA 90402-2114

March 9, 2007 10:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

marjorie lunsky

322 14th street

santa monica, CA 90402-2114

**sherry landsman**

410 w. 24th st. #6J , NY, NY 10011

March 9, 2007 10:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

sherry landsman

410 w. 24th st. #6J

NY, NY 10011

**Patricia Snow**

2202 Barstow , Lansing, MI 48906

March 9, 2007 10:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Patricia Snow

2202 Barstow

Lansing, MI 48906

**G gbartpal@yahoo.com**

PO Box 37 , High Bridge, NJ 08829

March 9, 2007 10:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

G gbartpal@yahoo.com

PO Box 37

High Bridge, NJ 08829

**Alex Won**

41 Sutter St Apt 1454, San Francisco, CA 94104

March 9, 2007 10:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Alex Won

41 Sutter St

Apt 1454

San Francisco, CA 94104

**Marsha Aronson**

91 Coldenham Road , Walden, NY 12586

March 9, 2007 10:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Marsha Aronson

91 Coldenham Road

Walden, NY 12586

**LaVerne Shemet**

6600 Simmons Drive , Clinton, WA 98236

March 9, 2007 10:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

LaVerne Shemet

6600 Simmons Drive

Clinton, WA 98236

**david wilhelm**

723 n 80th , seattle, WA 98103

March 9, 2007 9:48 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

david wilhelm

723 n 80th

seattle, WA 98103

**Kristi Annecone**

1683 Almond Blossom Lane , San Jose, CA 95124

March 9, 2007 9:48 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kristi Annecone

1683 Almond Blossom Lane

San Jose, CA 95124

**Paul Sheridan**

57 Dickey Hill Rd. , Monroe, ME 04951

March 9, 2007 9:48 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Paul Sheridan

57 Dickey Hill Rd.

Monroe, ME 04951

**Ronald Mathsen**

122 Treasure State Drive , GREAT FALLS, MT 594043402

March 9, 2007 9:41 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Ronald Mathsen

122 Treasure State Drive

GREAT FALLS, MT 59404-3402

**Marilyn H**

Hedgegarth Dr , Rochester, NY 146173637

March 9, 2007 9:41 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Marilyn H

Hedgegarth Dr

Rochester, NY 14617-3637

**Bo Baggs**

3565 Lake Arthur Drive , Port Arthur, TX 77642

March 9, 2007 9:41 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Bo Baggs

3565 Lake Arthur Drive

Port Arthur, TX 77642

**Diane Fascione**

528 Woodbine Ave. , Oak Park, IL 60302

March 9, 2007 9:41 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Diane Fascione

528 Woodbine Ave.

Oak Park, IL 60302

**Nicole Sebesta**

188 Beverly Rd , Asheville, NC 28805

March 9, 2007 9:41 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Nicole Sebesta

188 Beverly Rd

Asheville, NC 28805

**Mary Naughton**

100 Hunter Place #1-D , Pompton Lakes, NJ 07442

March 9, 2007 9:41 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Mary Naughton

100 Hunter Place #1-D

Pompton Lakes, NJ 07442

**Kay Smith**

1031 43rd Place South , Birmingham, AL 35222

March 9, 2007 9:22 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kay Smith

1031 43rd Place South

Birmingham, AL 35222

**Cornelia Hoskin**

PO Box 391671 , cambridge, MA 02139

March 9, 2007 9:22 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Cornelia Hoskin

PO Box 391671

cambridge, MA 02139

**Carol Schramke**

940 Beech Ave , Pittsburgh, PA 152331706

March 9, 2007 9:22 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Carol Schramke

940 Beech Ave

Pittsburgh, PA 15233-1706

**Mark Orlow**

801 Greene Avenue , Brooklyn, NY 11221

March 9, 2007 9:22 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Mark Orlow

801 Greene Avenue

Brooklyn, NY 11221

**lacy oden**

1333 17th ave s , birmingham, AL 35205

March 9, 2007 9:03 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

lacy oden

1333 17th ave s

birmingham, AL 35205

**David Boswell**

308 Bayview Avenue , Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971

March 9, 2007 9:03 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

David Boswell

308 Bayview Avenue

Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971

**Mariette Nowak**

N9053 Swift Lake Dr , East Troy, WI 53120

March 9, 2007 9:03 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Mariette Nowak

N9053 Swift Lake Dr

East Troy, WI 53120

**Robert Schultz**

1800 W. Farwell Ave. Apt. 2A, Chicago, IL 606263141

March 9, 2007 9:03 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Robert Schultz

1800 W. Farwell Ave.

Apt. 2A

Chicago, IL 60626-3141

**Michael Bates**

68 pond st , Weymouth, MA 02190

March 9, 2007 9:03 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Michael Bates

68 pond st

Weymouth, MA 02190

**Ronald Kestler**

2101 Cghalledon Way , Louisville, KY 402231236

March 9, 2007 9:03 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Ronald Kestler

2101 Cghalledon Way

Louisville, KY 40223-1236

**Carol Cates**

10509 Vernon Rd. , Lake Stevens, WA 98258

March 9, 2007 8:48 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Grow No Drugs in Our Food!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

There are no areas where wind does not blow at least once in a while.
That is one way that food crops may be contaminated by
genetically-engineered crops which may be many, many miles away. Once
food crops are contaminated, we lose not only that season\'s crops, but
it is very possible that we lose those crops forever. There is no reason
for drugs to be grown outdoors via genetically modified plants
especially when all the risks are weighed.

Contamination from outdoor-grown, genetically-engineered/modified plants
is inevitable. Please consider putting a ban on this practice as soon as
possible rather than putting our food supply in danger needlessly.

Sincerely,

Carol Cates

10509 Vernon Rd.

Lake Stevens, WA 98258

**William McMullin**

115 Rogers Ave. Apt. B, Norfolk, VA 235051147

March 9, 2007 8:43 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: No GE Rice

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

William McMullin

115 Rogers Ave.

Apt. B

Norfolk, VA 23505-1147

**jason coker**

2124 canada blvd , glendale, CA 91208

March 9, 2007 8:43 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

jason coker

2124 canada blvd

glendale, CA 91208

**June Finkelstein**

68 Downey Dr. , Tenafly, NJ 07670

March 9, 2007 8:43 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

June Finkelstein

68 Downey Dr.

Tenafly, NJ 07670

**Gerald Gourdin**

1700 17th St Apt A7 , Boulder, CO 80302

March 9, 2007 8:43 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Gerald Gourdin

1700 17th St Apt A7

Boulder, CO 80302

**David Creighton**

5724 Van Fleet Avenue , Richmond, CA 94804

March 9, 2007 8:43 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

David Creighton

5724 Van Fleet Avenue

Richmond, CA 94804

**Elaine Herzog**

1477 Fordham Ave. , Thousand Oaks, CA 913602066

March 9, 2007 8:43 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Elaine Herzog

1477 Fordham Ave.

Thousand Oaks, CA 91360-2066

**Jayson Burg**

21 Stegman Place , Jersey City, NJ 073051414

March 9, 2007 8:32 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jayson Burg

21 Stegman Place

Jersey City, NJ 07305-1414

**Jeff Magus**

P.O.Box 20847 , Sedona, AZ 86341

March 9, 2007 8:25 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jeff Magus

P.O.Box 20847

Sedona, AZ 86341

**Sabrina Butler**

4600 Cunningham Street , Oakland, CA 94619

March 9, 2007 8:25 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sabrina Butler

4600 Cunningham Street

Oakland, CA 94619

**Mitch Kihn**

1320 Western Rd. , Warren, ME 04864

March 9, 2007 8:25 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Mitch Kihn

1320 Western Rd.

Warren, ME 04864

**Duane Richtsmeier**

302 15th St , Ackley, IA 50601

March 9, 2007 8:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Duane Richtsmeier

302 15th St

Ackley, IA 50601

**John Mark Robertson**

190 Bridge Street East #3 , Belleville, ON K8N 1N4 Canada

March 9, 2007 8:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination. Cases like this have
occurred in Canada and no one can say that they won\'t happen again. It
is madness.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

John Mark Robertson

190 Bridge Street East #3

Belleville, ON K8N 1N4

**Barbara Arcure**

4218 W Fountain Way , Fresno, CA 93722

March 9, 2007 8:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Barbara Arcure

4218 W Fountain Way

Fresno, CA 93722

**Rebecca McDonough**

455 San Mateo Drive , Menlo Park, CA 94025

March 9, 2007 8:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Rebecca McDonough

455 San Mateo Drive

Menlo Park, CA 94025

**Steve Heitzenrater**

6736 Elmer Drive , Harborcreek, PA 16421

March 9, 2007 7:56 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Steve Heitzenrater

6736 Elmer Drive

Harborcreek, PA 16421

**Shena Kieval**

P.O. Box 1693 , Soquel, CA 95073

March 9, 2007 7:56 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Shena Kieval

P.O. Box 1693

Soquel, CA 95073

**judi pettite**

1250 57th ave #21 , oakland, CA 94621

March 9, 2007 7:56 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

judi pettite

1250 57th ave #21

oakland, CA 94621

**John Palmer**

102 W Orchard St , Athens, PA 18810

March 9, 2007 7:40 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Many health care providers and physicians are already alarmed by the
escalating frequency of cancers caused by what many believe is our
exposure to toxic chemicals in staples like chicken. beef and grains.
Approving the use of genetically engineered, drug-producing food stuffs
only worsens the problem and jeopardises organically grown foods which
many of us depend on to avoid chemical exposure.

Sincerely,

John Palmer

102 W Orchard St

Athens, PA 18810

**Greeley Wells**

5253 Carberry Creek , Jacksonville, OR 97530

March 9, 2007 7:40 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Greeley Wells

5253 Carberry Creek

Jacksonville, OR 97530

**Kirsten Burt**

858 E 28th St , Oakland, CA 94610

March 9, 2007 7:31 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Oppose Ventria\'s drug-producing rice

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kirsten Burt

858 E 28th St

Oakland, CA 94610

**Diana Mikulka**

27 1/2 Morton St. , New York, NY 10014

March 9, 2007 7:31 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Diana Mikulka

27 1/2 Morton St.

New York, NY 10014

**Barbara Macdonald**

P.O. Box 701 , Woodacre, CA 94973

March 9, 2007 7:31 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Barbara Macdonald

P.O. Box 701

Woodacre, CA 94973

**Donna Cormier**

2819 Orthodox Street , Philadelphia, PA 19137

March 9, 2007 7:31 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Donna Cormier

2819 Orthodox Street

Philadelphia, PA 19137

**natascia mallin**

4076 tivoli ave , los angeles, CA 90066

March 9, 2007 7:16 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

natascia mallin

4076 tivoli ave

los angeles, CA 90066

**Harry White**

600 E. Weddell Drive sp#255 , Sunnyvale, CA 940891747

March 9, 2007 7:16 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Harry White

600 E. Weddell Drive sp#255

Sunnyvale, CA 94089-1747

**Barbara Hayward**

444 Lunalilo Home Road , Honolulu, HI 96825

March 9, 2007 7:16 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Barbara Hayward

444 Lunalilo Home Road

Honolulu, HI 96825

**Paul Andrade**

2501 Russell St , Berkeley, CA 94705

March 9, 2007 7:16 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Paul Andrade

2501 Russell St

Berkeley, CA 94705

**Ganapathy Durgadas**

261 New Scotland Ave. Apt.2, Albany, NY 122083115

March 9, 2007 7:16 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Ganapathy Durgadas

261 New Scotland Ave.

Apt.2

Albany, NY 12208-3115

**Ron Massoli**

255 North Elm Ave , Tallmadge, OH 44278

March 9, 2007 7:16 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Ron Massoli

255 North Elm Ave

Tallmadge, OH 44278

**Natalie Carter**

562 Maple Avenue , Newark, OH 43055

March 9, 2007 7:04 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Natalie Carter

562 Maple Avenue

Newark, OH 43055

**Tony Greiner**

3926 Julie St. NE , Albuquerque, NM 87110

March 9, 2007 7:04 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Tony Greiner

3926 Julie St. NE

Albuquerque, NM 87110

**Duane Sebesta**

817 San Remo drive , Weston, FL 33326

March 9, 2007 7:04 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Duane Sebesta

817 San Remo drive

Weston, FL 33326

**Guy Zahller**

146 Creek Drive, #C , Aptos, CA 950034577

March 9, 2007 7:04 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Guy Zahller

146 Creek Drive, #C

Aptos, CA 95003-4577

**Jennifer Talarico**

112 Cambridge Ave , Westmont, NJ 08108

March 9, 2007 7:04 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jennifer Talarico

112 Cambridge Ave

Westmont, NJ 08108

**C Ortiz**

491 Hamilton Pl , Hackensack, NJ 07601

March 9, 2007 6:51 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

C Ortiz

491 Hamilton Pl

Hackensack, NJ 07601

**Christine Muller**

5 Carriage Lane , Kingston, RI 02881

March 9, 2007 6:51 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Christine Muller

5 Carriage Lane

Kingston, RI 02881

**Robin Winant**

80 Main St. , Raymond, ME 04071

March 9, 2007 6:51 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Robin Winant

80 Main St.

Raymond, ME 04071

**Nancy Peregrine**

77321 Usal Rd. , Whitethorn, CA 95589

March 9, 2007 6:51 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Nancy Peregrine

77321 Usal Rd.

Whitethorn, CA 95589

**Angeline Reeks**

536 East Calhoun Street , Woodstock, IL 60098-4293

March 9, 2007 6:34 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Angeline Reeks

536 East Calhoun Street

Woodstock, IL 60098-4293

**Sylvia Cardella**

4570 Blufftop , Hydesville, CA 95547

March 9, 2007 6:34 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sylvia Cardella

4570 Blufftop

Hydesville, CA 95547

**Jenna Schieffer**

3017 S Howell Ave , Milwaukee, WI 53207

March 9, 2007 6:34 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jenna Schieffer

3017 S Howell Ave

Milwaukee, WI 53207

**Mary Markus**

10462 Ramona Way , Garden Grove, CA 928402044

March 9, 2007 6:34 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Mary Markus

10462 Ramona Way

Garden Grove, CA 92840-2044

**Jake Tan**

221 -B Gladiola st. , Baguio, 2600 Philippines

March 9, 2007 6:34 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

I think we should study further before giving this in the public for
human consumption\... I have no idea how you produce this type of rice
but we should consider this thing\...

Sincerely,

Jake Tan

221 -B Gladiola st.

Baguio 2600

**Gene Ulmer**

360 N.McPherson , Fort Bragg, CA 954373518

March 9, 2007 6:34 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Gene Ulmer

360 N.McPherson

Fort Bragg, CA 95437-3518

**Maurine Hobbs**

489 Harvard Lane , Boulder, CO 803055361

March 9, 2007 6:17 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Maurine Hobbs

489 Harvard Lane

Boulder, CO 80305-5361

**Hillary Solso**

108 E. Illinois St. , Newberg, OR 97132

March 9, 2007 6:17 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Hillary Solso

108 E. Illinois St.

Newberg, OR 97132

**Anne Lentz**

PO Box 132 , Greenland, NH 03840

March 9, 2007 6:17 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Anne Lentz

PO Box 132

Greenland, NH 03840

**lindsay record**

1101 South Grand Ave. W. , Springfield, IL 62704

March 9, 2007 6:17 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

lindsay record

1101 South Grand Ave. W.

Springfield, IL 62704

**Barry Smith**

796 East 19th Street , Brooklyn, NY 11230-1808

March 9, 2007 6:17 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Barry Smith

796 East 19th Street

Brooklyn, NY 11230-1808

**Brenda DeBernardi**

PO Box 931 , Pinole, CA 94564

March 9, 2007 6:17 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Brenda DeBernardi

PO Box 931

Pinole, CA 94564

**Juli Smith**

14 Adams St., Apt. 1 , Norwich, NY 13815

March 9, 2007 6:17 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Juli Smith

14 Adams St., Apt. 1

Norwich, NY 13815

**Carolyn Papke**

5965 235th Street W. , Farmington, MN 550249636

March 9, 2007 6:17 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Carolyn Papke

5965 235th Street W.

Farmington, MN 55024-9636

**Edwin Daniel**

#502 11920 100 Ave. , Edmonton, AB T5K 0K5 Canada

March 9, 2007 6:17 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I write as a Professor of Pharmacology to urge the USDA to deny this and
all other applications for outdoor production of pharmaceutical and
industrial food crops and to institute a ban on this practice
altogether.

Sincerely,

Edwin Daniel

#502 11920 100 Ave.

Edmonton, AB T5K 0K5

**Audrey Zimmer**

158 Green St. , Annapolis, MD 21401

March 9, 2007 5:51 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Audrey Zimmer

158 Green St.

Annapolis, MD 21401

**Nikki Miller**

2464 Taylor Rd Ste 220, Wildwood, MO 63038

March 9, 2007 5:51 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Nikki Miller

2464 Taylor Rd

Ste 220

Wildwood, MO 63038

**Claudia von Grunebaum**

260 West End Blvd. , Winston-Salem, NC 27101

March 9, 2007 5:51 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Claudia von Grunebaum

260 West End Blvd.

Winston-Salem, NC 27101

**Carol Neufer**

4044 E. Weldon Ave. , Phoenix, AZ 85018-5951

March 9, 2007 5:51 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Carol Neufer

4044 E. Weldon Ave.

Phoenix, AZ 85018-5951

**Ravin Carlson**

117 Avenida Lucia , San Clemente, CA 92672

March 9, 2007 5:51 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Ravin Carlson

117 Avenida Lucia

San Clemente, CA 92672

**Philip Ratcliff**

15 Foster Ct. , Cloverdale, CA 95425

March 9, 2007 5:51 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Philip Ratcliff

15 Foster Ct.

Cloverdale, CA 95425

**Anne Rusley**

2636 Hampshire Ave S , Saint Louis Park, MN 554263356

March 9, 2007 5:51 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Anne Rusley

2636 Hampshire Ave S

Saint Louis Park, MN 55426-3356

**Ali Boraby**

2085 S Kennison Dr , Toledo, OH 43609

March 9, 2007 5:41 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Ali Boraby

2085 S Kennison Dr

Toledo, OH 43609

**Jo-Shing Yang**

P.O. Box 189326 , Sacramento, CA 95818

March 9, 2007 5:41 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: No \"Pharma Crops\" in U.S. Food Supply\-\--Protect U.S. Public
Health!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

I\'m a registered voter and a concerned citizen in the Los Angeles area,
and I worry that the U.S. and worldwide food security will be threatened
by this breach of pharamceutical-producing crops in the U.S.:

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jo-Shing Yang

P.O. Box 189326

Sacramento, CA 95818

**Tony Cheng Yang**

20815 E. High Country Dr. , Walnut, CA 91789

March 9, 2007 5:41 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: No Pharma-Producing Crops in U.S. Food Supply\-\--Protect U.S.
Food Security!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

I\'m a registered voter and a concerned citizen in the Los Angeles area,
and I worry that the U.S. and worldwide food security will be threatened
by this breach of pharamceutical-producing crops in the U.S.:

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Tony Cheng Yang

20815 E. High Country Dr.

Walnut, CA 91789

**Erbin Crowell**

1245 Reynolds Rd. , Chepachet, RI 02814

March 9, 2007 5:41 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

Such genetically engineered food crops will contaminate the food supply
if grown outdoors, where winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into
neighboring fields of corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses
potentially serious risks to human health and threatens farmers who may
be held liable for contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA
nor biotechnology companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

Approving such practices is denying the right of concerned consumers to
avoid genetically engineered foods. I urge the USDA to deny this and all
other applications for outdoor production of pharmaceutical and
industrial food crops and to institute a ban on this practice
altogether.

Sincerely,

Erbin Crowell

1245 Reynolds Rd.

Chepachet, RI 02814

**Maura Ellyn**

52 Canal Rd , High Falls, NY 124405612

March 9, 2007 5:41 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Maura Ellyn

52 Canal Rd

High Falls, NY 12440-5612

**elizabeth mostov**

315 west 90th street , new york, NY 10024

March 9, 2007 5:41 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

elizabeth mostov

315 west 90th street

new york, NY 10024

**Yu-Mei Yang**

20815 E. High Country Dr. , Walnut, CA 91789

March 9, 2007 5:41 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: No Drug-Producing Crops in U.S. Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

I\'m a registered voter and a concerned citizen in the Los Angeles area,
and I worry that the U.S. and worldwide food security will be threatened
by this breach of pharamceutical-producing crops in the U.S.:

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Yu-Mei Yang

20815 E. High Country Dr.

Walnut, CA 91789

**Duane Robertson**

2640 Amy CT , Moore, OK 73160

March 9, 2007 5:41 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Duane Robertson

2640 Amy CT

Moore, OK 73160

**Jampa Stewart**

8100 Ganttcrest Drive , Austin, TX 78749

March 9, 2007 5:41 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jampa Stewart

8100 Ganttcrest Drive

Austin, TX 78749

**margaret mcdaniel**

40 sheerman lane , amherst, MA 010021544

March 9, 2007 5:41 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

margaret mcdaniel

40 sheerman lane

amherst, MA 01002-1544

**Richard Yang**

20815 E. High Country Dr. , Walnut, CA 91789

March 9, 2007 5:41 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: No Drug Crops in U.S. Food Supply\-\--Protect U.S. Food
Security!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

I\'m a registered voter and a concerned citizen in the Los Angeles area,
and I worry that the U.S. and worldwide food security will be threatened
by this breach of pharamceutical-producing crops in the U.S.:

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Richard Yang

20815 E. High Country Dr.

Walnut, CA 91789

**Marianne Slaughter**

1656 Riente St. , Camarillo, CA 93010

March 9, 2007 5:24 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Marianne Slaughter

1656 Riente St.

Camarillo, CA 93010

**Raye Robertson**

574 W. Brentwood , Detroit, MI 48203

March 9, 2007 5:24 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Raye Robertson

574 W. Brentwood

Detroit, MI 48203

**Judy Epstein**

3449 Garfield Ave. South , Minneapolis, MN 55408

March 9, 2007 5:24 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are most surely to contaminate the
food supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas,
where winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields
of corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious,
unknown risks to human health and threatens farmers who may be held
liable for contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor
biotechnology companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I strongly and sincerely urge the USDA to deny this and all other
applications for outdoor production of pharmaceutical and industrial
food crops and to institute a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Judy Epstein

3449 Garfield Ave. South

Minneapolis, MN 55408

**roxy green**

409 E. woodlake dr. #48 , salt lake city, UT 84107

March 9, 2007 5:24 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

roxy green

409 E. woodlake dr. #48

salt lake city, UT 84107

**Georgia Braithwaite**

2145 Hogan Ln , Cottonwood, AZ 86326

March 9, 2007 5:24 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Georgia Braithwaite

2145 Hogan Ln

Cottonwood, AZ 86326

**Agnes Witter**

223 Flagler Ave , Edgewater, FL 32132

March 9, 2007 5:24 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Agnes Witter

223 Flagler Ave

Edgewater, FL 32132

**Leah Khaghani**

312 W. 91st Street, Apt. 1 , New York, NY 10024

March 9, 2007 5:24 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Leah Khaghani

312 W. 91st Street, Apt. 1

New York, NY 10024

**Harriette Frank**

3603 Westover Road , Durham, NC 277075032

March 9, 2007 5:24 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Harriette Frank

3603 Westover Road

Durham, NC 27707-5032

**Gladys Schmitz**

170 Good Counsel Drive , Mankato., MN 560013138

March 9, 2007 5:10 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Gladys Schmitz

170 Good Counsel Drive

Mankato., MN 56001-3138

**Carolyn Gallagher**

15102 Western Valley Drive , Holly, MI 48442

March 9, 2007 5:10 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Carolyn Gallagher

15102 Western Valley Drive

Holly, MI 48442

**Amy Holt**

2952 Ivanhoe Glen , Fitchburg, WI 53711

March 9, 2007 5:10 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Amy Holt

2952 Ivanhoe Glen

Fitchburg, WI 53711

**Joshua Holden**

1134 W. Golden Oaks Drive , Brazil, IN 47834

March 9, 2007 5:10 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Joshua Holden

1134 W. Golden Oaks Drive

Brazil, IN 47834

**Dawn Dauphinais**

9564 N Bunker Way , Citrus Springs, FL 34434

March 9, 2007 4:50 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Dawn Dauphinais

9564 N Bunker Way

Citrus Springs, FL 34434

**Melanie Kuhn**

144 Morris St. #1 , Jersey City, NJ 07302

March 9, 2007 4:50 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Melanie Kuhn

144 Morris St. #1

Jersey City, NJ 07302

**John Phillips**

14540 Fairfax Place , Davie, FL 33325-6334

March 9, 2007 4:50 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

John Phillips

14540 Fairfax Place

Davie, FL 33325-6334

**mark rush**

9020 e. nassau ave. , denver, CO 80237

March 9, 2007 4:50 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

mark rush

9020 e. nassau ave.

denver, CO 80237

**Michele Gomes**

1813 19th Ave , Seattle, WA 98122

March 9, 2007 4:50 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Michele Gomes

1813 19th Ave

Seattle, WA 98122

**Richard Carriere**

745 avenue Laliberte , Rouyn-Noranda, QC J9X 3Y4 Canada

March 9, 2007 4:50 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Richard Carriere

745 avenue Laliberte

Rouyn-Noranda, QC J9X 3Y4

**Norman Schwartz**

13431 N Regulation Drive , Oro Valley, AZ 85755

March 9, 2007 4:50 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Norman Schwartz

13431 N Regulation Drive

Oro Valley, AZ 85755

**Claudia Greco**

1715 Hen drickson Street , Brooklyn, NY 11234

March 9, 2007 4:50 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Claudia Greco

1715 Hen drickson Street

Brooklyn, NY 11234

**Lynn Abbott**

3143 tobermory drive , Green Bay, WI 54311

March 9, 2007 4:50 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Lynn Abbott

3143 tobermory drive

Green Bay, WI 54311

**Andrea Greco**

133 Aberdeen Road , Aberdeen, NJ 07747

March 9, 2007 4:50 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Andrea Greco

133 Aberdeen Road

Aberdeen, NJ 07747

**Mary Alice Drain**

PO Box 99 , Dekalb, IL 601150099

March 9, 2007 4:50 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Mary Alice Drain

PO Box 99

Dekalb, IL 60115-0099

**john kozub**

334 Sunrise Cir , Mount Juliet, TN 37122

March 9, 2007 4:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

john kozub

334 Sunrise Cir

Mount Juliet, TN 37122

**kezia vernon**

544 north rouse avenue , bozeman, MT 59715

March 9, 2007 4:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

kezia vernon

544 north rouse avenue

bozeman, MT 59715

**Dana Molina**

2135 Dock Street , West Palm Beach, FL 33401

March 9, 2007 4:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Dana Molina

2135 Dock Street

West Palm Beach, FL 33401

**Perry Ambrose**

312 E Beebe Capps , Searcy, AR 72143

March 9, 2007 4:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Perry Ambrose

312 E Beebe Capps

Searcy, AR 72143

**Henry E Kielarowski, Ph.D.**

1496 La Playa Street , San Francisco, CA 94122

March 9, 2007 4:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Henry E Kielarowski, Ph.D.

1496 La Playa Street

San Francisco, CA 94122

**Dalia Adeina**

PO Box 341343 , Los Angeles, CA 90034

March 9, 2007 4:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

I do not want to live in a world of bio-genetically engineered food
grown with pesticides in dead soil. Our food is tasteless. We eat huge
amounts of food because there is little nutritional value.
Bio-engineering food crops are not the answer, especially when it
planted in an area that will allow high contamination of other crops.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat.

Contamination poses potentially serious risks to human health and
threatens farmers who may be held liable for contamination.

Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology companies can
be trusted to prevent contamination.

I expect the USDA to protect me and the rest of this country, as well as
the world (seeds do travel on wind currents to other countries), from
these contaminants.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Dalia Adeina

PO Box 341343

Los Angeles, CA 90034

**Paul Nash**

55 Ashgrove Ct. , Franklin, OH 45005

March 9, 2007 4:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Paul Nash

55 Ashgrove Ct.

Franklin, OH 45005

**Ana Soler**

601 Mesa Hills , El Paso, TX 79912

March 9, 2007 4:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Ana Soler

601 Mesa Hills

El Paso, TX 79912

**Michael Tabib**

5120 Gravenstein Hwy. North , Sebastopol, CA 95472

March 9, 2007 4:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Michael Tabib

5120 Gravenstein Hwy. North

Sebastopol, CA 95472

**Sarah Hafer**

223 Marilyn St NE , Albany, OR 973224454

March 9, 2007 4:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sarah Hafer

223 Marilyn St NE

Albany, OR 97322-4454

**LaDonna Harris**

288 PLACITAS RD. , ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87107

March 9, 2007 4:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: ladonna@aio.org

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

LaDonna Harris

288 PLACITAS RD.

ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87107

**Bruce Keilin**

83 Kingston Road , Kensington, CA 94707

March 9, 2007 4:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Bruce Keilin

83 Kingston Road

Kensington, CA 94707

**Cheryl Vallone**

10 Ivy Lane , Ashland, MA 017211020

March 9, 2007 4:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

The USDA must protect our food supply by banning drug-producing rice and
other ?pharma? food crops grown outdoors.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors \-- especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Thank you for your consideration and for accepting these comments.

Sincerely,

Cheryl Vallone

10 Ivy Lane

Ashland, MA 01721-1020

**Kenneth Althiser**

38920 Newberry St , Cherry Valley, CA 92223

March 9, 2007 4:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kenneth Althiser

38920 Newberry St

Cherry Valley, CA 92223

**Donna Devereux**

245 Penley Branch Rd , Blowing Rock, NC 28605

March 9, 2007 4:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Donna Devereux

245 Penley Branch Rd

Blowing Rock, NC 28605

**James Riley**

1011 Bross St , longmont, CO 80501

March 9, 2007 4:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

James Riley

1011 Bross St

longmont, CO 80501

**Carlo Popolizio**

160 Ninth Avenue , Estell Manor, NJ 08319

March 9, 2007 4:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Carlo Popolizio

160 Ninth Avenue

Estell Manor, NJ 08319

**Susan Righi**

29830 SR 356 , New Marshfield, OH 45766

March 9, 2007 4:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Susan Righi

29830 SR 356

New Marshfield, OH 45766

**Barbara Buckley**

536 W. Hill Road , N. Middlesex, VT 05682

March 9, 2007 4:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Barbara Buckley

536 W. Hill Road

N. Middlesex, VT 05682

**Susan Schultz**

208 Westridge Ct. , Chapin, SC 29036

March 9, 2007 4:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Susan Schultz

208 Westridge Ct.

Chapin, SC 29036

**Nikki Scaduto**

7217 N. Iroquois Rd. , Glendale, WI 53217

March 9, 2007 4:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Nikki Scaduto

7217 N. Iroquois Rd.

Glendale, WI 53217

**Bill Rivers**

4011 Florentine Dr , Longmont, CO 805036483

March 9, 2007 4:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Bill Rivers

4011 Florentine Dr

Longmont, CO 80503-6483

**Eric Weaver**

47 Hawleys Corners Rd , Highland, NY 125282716

March 9, 2007 4:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Eric Weaver

47 Hawleys Corners Rd

Highland, NY 12528-2716

**kim bauer**

432 e.lingard , lanc, CA 93535

March 9, 2007 4:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

kim bauer

432 e.lingard

lanc, CA 93535

**cheri warzecha**

220 main st , new hartford, CT 06057

March 9, 2007 4:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Growing genetically altered crops in the open air, ensuring
contamination of people and crops around it, is irresponsible beyond
belief!!

If our government agencies cannot control such practices and protect the
people, who can we turn to? I am tired of mega-companies using the
american public as guinea pigs for testing their new creations\.... The
standard example is, of course, DDT\... which we eventually got off the
market, then the less than ethical American Corporations sold it
overseas and now we can still ingest it in imported produce.

Please put a stop NOW to arrogant an impractical actions of big
business. That is why our founding fathers and their descendents created
oversight agencies. To OVERSEE, not AVERT ONE\'S SIGHT!

Sincerely,

cheri warzecha

220 main st

new hartford, CT 06057

**Roni Neff**

3302 Beech Ave. , Baltimore, MD 21211

March 9, 2007 3:45 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Roni Neff

3302 Beech Ave.

Baltimore, MD 21211

**susan Curry**

316 Edgewood Dr. , Ambler, PA 19002-4305

March 9, 2007 3:38 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

There has already been far too much contamination through wind-blown
pollination of normal food crops by allowing outdoors planting of
geneticlly engineered crops.

Please STOP \"Pharma\" and industrial food crops being grown
outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where winds could easily
blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of corn, soybeans, or
wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks THAT I DO NOT WANT
YOU TO TAKE and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination.

Experience shows that biotechnology companies can NOT be trusted to
prevent contamination. CAN YOU?

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

susan Curry

316 Edgewood Dr.

Ambler, PA 19002-4305

**Nanda DeMedeiros**

23230 Sheppards Point , Bay Village, OH 44140

March 9, 2007 3:38 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Nanda DeMedeiros

23230 Sheppards Point

Bay Village, OH 44140

**Loren Drummond**

1319 Maryland Ave. NE , Washington, DC 20002

March 9, 2007 3:38 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

The long-term damage and dangers implicit to the certain spread of
genetic material from these crops from the proposed area far outweigh
any public good Ventria Bioscience could possibly achieve in this
venture.

As a concerned citizen, one who was born and raised in the neighboring
state of Colorado, I urge you to deny their application and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Loren Drummond

1319 Maryland Ave. NE

Washington, DC 20002

**Marcia Anderson**

6675 Old Ridge Rd , Fairview, PA 16415

March 9, 2007 3:38 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Marcia Anderson

6675 Old Ridge Rd

Fairview, PA 16415

**Jude Todd**

714 E Somers St. , Eaton, OH 45320

March 9, 2007 3:38 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jude Todd

714 E Somers St.

Eaton, OH 45320

**Jace Iversen**

227 W. 5th St. , Port Angeles, WA 98362

March 9, 2007 3:38 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jace Iversen

227 W. 5th St.

Port Angeles, WA 98362

**Stephen Guynes**

1304 Summit St. #213, Austin, TX 78741

March 9, 2007 3:38 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Stephen Guynes

1304 Summit St.

#213

Austin, TX 78741

**R.A.L. West**

P.O. Box 658 , Silver City, NM 880620658

March 9, 2007 3:38 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

R.A.L. West

P.O. Box 658

Silver City, NM 88062-0658

**Jeremy Lougee**

52 Magoon Road , New Hampton, NH 03256

March 9, 2007 3:38 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jeremy Lougee

52 Magoon Road

New Hampton, NH 03256

**Elizabeth Lashley**

655 Miller Street , Young Harris, GA 30582

March 9, 2007 3:38 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Elizabeth Lashley

655 Miller Street

Young Harris, GA 30582

**Pippa Lawson**

2240 Lake St; , Lincoln, NE 68502

March 9, 2007 3:38 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Pippa Lawson

2240 Lake St;

Lincoln, NE 68502

**natalie schroeder**

1149 Lamoine , Jackson, MI 49203

March 9, 2007 3:38 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

natalie schroeder

1149 Lamoine

Jackson, MI 49203

**Cathy Harris**

428-D Acorn Grove Lane , Chesapeake, VA 23320

March 9, 2007 3:38 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Cathy Harris

428-D Acorn Grove Lane

Chesapeake, VA 23320

**Richard Hubacek**

43300 Little River Airport Rd. Sp.123, Little River, CA 95456

March 9, 2007 3:38 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Richard Hubacek

43300 Little River Airport Rd.

Sp.123

Little River, CA 95456

**adam matar**

3414 cherokee ave , San Diego, CA 92104

March 9, 2007 3:38 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

adam matar

3414 cherokee ave

San Diego, CA 92104

**Renee Such**

6015 158 Place NE , REdmond, WA 98052

March 9, 2007 3:38 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Renee Such

6015 158 Place NE

REdmond, WA 98052

**megan zusne**

729 N 184th St , Shoreline, WA 98133

March 9, 2007 3:38 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

megan zusne

729 N 184th St

Shoreline, WA 98133

**David Cayford**

912 w8th st. , Santa rosa, CA 95401

March 9, 2007 3:38 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

David Cayford

912 w8th st.

Santa rosa, CA 95401

**greg felden**

92 pinehurst ave. #1J , new york, NY 10033

March 9, 2007 3:38 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

greg felden

92 pinehurst ave. #1J

new york, NY 10033

**merle neidell**

40 bacon rd , Saint James, NY 11780

March 9, 2007 2:56 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

merle neidell

40 bacon rd

Saint James, NY 11780

**Phyllis Miller**

427 Marlborough St. #4 , Boston, MA 021151205

March 9, 2007 2:56 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Phyllis Miller

427 Marlborough St. #4

Boston, MA 02115-1205

**Tracy Griswold**

1360 Midland Ave., Apt. TD , Bronxville, NY 10708

March 9, 2007 2:56 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Tracy Griswold

1360 Midland Ave., Apt. TD

Bronxville, NY 10708

**Glenda Forward**

\# 5 - 382 Frood Rd. , Sudbury, ON P3C 4Z8 Canada

March 9, 2007 2:56 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Glenda Forward

\# 5 - 382 Frood Rd.

Sudbury, ON P3C 4Z8

**Lura McCoy**

701 Aspen Peak Loop , Henderson, NV 89011

March 9, 2007 2:56 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Lura McCoy

701 Aspen Peak Loop

Henderson, NV 89011

**Sue Knight**

822 Goose Creek Rd , Seymour, TN 37865

March 9, 2007 2:56 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sue Knight

822 Goose Creek Rd

Seymour, TN 37865

**Tom Kunhardt**

65 Birch Ave , Corte Madera, CA 94925

March 9, 2007 2:56 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Tom Kunhardt

65 Birch Ave

Corte Madera, CA 94925

**Debra Tranberg**

76A Front St. Ste. 21 , Scituate, MA 02066

March 9, 2007 2:56 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Debra Tranberg

76A Front St. Ste. 21

Scituate, MA 02066

**Ken Monar**

1006 Ray Ave. , Maryville, TN 37803

March 9, 2007 2:15 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Ken Monar

1006 Ray Ave.

Maryville, TN 37803

**Suzannah Kincannon**

15 pond meadow lane , croton on hudson, NY 10520

March 9, 2007 2:15 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Suzannah Kincannon

15 pond meadow lane

croton on hudson, NY 10520

**Tammy Zemel**

115 Laurens Oak Court , Alpharetta, GA 30022

March 9, 2007 2:15 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Tammy Zemel

115 Laurens Oak Court

Alpharetta, GA 30022

**Frances Gloor**

410 Grand Fir Dr. , Enumclaw, WA 98022

March 9, 2007 2:15 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

I do not want geneticaly engineered food in the marketplace much lesl
creating havoc with contaminating other crops.

Sincerely,

Frances Gloor

410 Grand Fir Dr.

Enumclaw, WA 98022

**Kevin Sweeney**

1605 Clayton Ave. , Lexington, KY 40505

March 9, 2007 2:15 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kevin Sweeney

1605 Clayton Ave.

Lexington, KY 40505

**Rachelle Giuliani**

1540 W. Ridge Street , Marquette, MI 49855

March 9, 2007 2:15 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I invite the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Thank you for your thoughtful and prayerful attention to and action in
this matter.

Sincerely,

Rachelle Giuliani

1540 W. Ridge Street

Marquette, MI 49855

**Peter Marks**

6310 Prague , Houston, TX 77007-2067

March 9, 2007 2:15 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Please Keed Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Peter Marks

6310 Prague

Houston, TX 77007-2067

**Richard Semmelhaack**

54 Highland , Shefford, QC J2M 1B8 Canada

March 9, 2007 2:15 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

If we look at this as a moral issue and a health issue, we will quickly
see that action must be taken to regulate these products before we have
a major problem to deal with. Now we are only looking at this in a money
sense. No amount of money is more important than our health, our food,
our environment, our planet.

YOU CAN\'T BUY ANOTHER PLANET

Sincerely,

Richard Semmelhaack

54 Highland

Shefford, QC J2M 1B8

**Polly Walker**

274 Wilson Ave , Rumford, RI 02916-2321

March 9, 2007 2:15 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Polly Walker

274 Wilson Ave

Rumford, RI 02916-2321

**Rebecca Feldman**

22 Bay State Rd , Natick, MA 01760

March 9, 2007 1:54 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Rebecca Feldman

22 Bay State Rd

Natick, MA 01760

**Christopher Koehler**

PO Box 164 , Fulton, MI 49052

March 9, 2007 1:54 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Christopher Koehler

PO Box 164

Fulton, MI 49052

**Fiamma Aaron**

217 S. 4th Ave. , Highland Park, NJ 08904

March 9, 2007 1:54 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Fiamma Aaron

217 S. 4th Ave.

Highland Park, NJ 08904

**joanna grinberg-ayala**

212-08 75th ave , oakland gardens, NY 11364

March 9, 2007 1:54 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

joanna grinberg-ayala

212-08 75th ave

oakland gardens, NY 11364

**Elizabeth Rogers**

310 Cenacle Rd. , Ronkonkoma, NY 11779-2203

March 9, 2007 1:54 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

I am trying to eat healthy food, as are many others. For that reason, I
strongly object to outdoor ?pharming? of food crops, which are likely to
contaminate the food supply. In tornado-prone Kansas, particularly,
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat.

Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology companies can
be trusted to prevent contamination, and yet this poses potentially
serious risks to human health and threatens farmers who may be held
liable for contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for OUTDOOR
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops. I also urge you
to institute a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Elizabeth Rogers

310 Cenacle Rd.

Ronkonkoma, NY 11779-2203

**Raymond Keeling**

762 Panorama , Milford, MI 48381

March 9, 2007 1:54 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Raymond Keeling

762 Panorama

Milford, MI 48381

**Anne Barnes**

2654 N. Harlem Ave. , Elmwood Park, IL 60707

March 9, 2007 1:54 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Anne Barnes

2654 N. Harlem Ave.

Elmwood Park, IL 60707

**Jonathan Knowles**

Park Edge Upper Froyle, Alton, GU34 4LB United Kingdom

March 9, 2007 1:54 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jonathan Knowles

Park Edge

Upper Froyle

Alton GU34 4LB

**Teri Manley-Cozzie**

3410 NE 80th St , Seattle, WA 98115

March 9, 2007 1:54 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Teri Manley-Cozzie

3410 NE 80th St

Seattle, WA 98115

**Murugan Pandian**

5541 Cairns Trl , Clay, NY 13041

March 9, 2007 1:54 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Murugan Pandian

5541 Cairns Trl

Clay, NY 13041

**Clare Schoene**

303 W 35th St #204 , Austin, TX 78705

March 9, 2007 1:54 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

They could contaminate the food supply which poses potentially serious
risks to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination.

Sincerely,

Clare Schoene

303 W 35th St #204

Austin, TX 78705

**Nadine Porter**

137 Waterview Dr , Lake Orion, MI 48362

March 9, 2007 1:54 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Nadine Porter

137 Waterview Dr

Lake Orion, MI 48362

**Chadwick Cox**

2241 Ravenwood Ln , Norman, OK 73071

March 9, 2007 1:54 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Chadwick Cox

2241 Ravenwood Ln

Norman, OK 73071

**Corinne Whitehead**

1091 Us 641 North , Benton, KY 420257439

March 9, 2007 1:54 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Corinne Whitehead

1091 Us 641 North

Benton, KY 42025-7439

**Wendy Pecci**

20350 Collier Ave , Battle Creek, MI 49017

March 9, 2007 1:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Wendy Pecci

20350 Collier Ave

Battle Creek, MI 49017

**Mimi Davidow**

350 N. Sandhill Rd #253 , Mesquite, NV 89027

March 9, 2007 1:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Mimi Davidow

350 N. Sandhill Rd #253

Mesquite, NV 89027

**Gerri Thomas**

1221 11th St , Bremerton, WA 98337

March 9, 2007 1:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Gerri Thomas

1221 11th St

Bremerton, WA 98337

**Brandy Smith**

3504 Whitman Ave , Cleveland, OH 44113

March 9, 2007 1:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Brandy Smith

3504 Whitman Ave

Cleveland, OH 44113

**Judith Hazelton**

1617 US Rt 7 , Bennington, VT 05201

March 9, 2007 1:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Judith Hazelton

1617 US Rt 7

Bennington, VT 05201

**Steve Kelem**

26323 Esperanza Drive , Los Altos Hills, CA 94022

March 9, 2007 1:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

Like many industry-driven initiatives, they are either ill-thought-out
or downright malicious, driven to a dependence, hence monopoly, for
their goods.

Too little is know about the side-effects of these genetic
modifications, not to the crops, not to the environment, not to the
consumers.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Steve Kelem

26323 Esperanza Drive

Los Altos Hills, CA 94022

**Julie Castle**

23 Overlook Dr. , Huntington, NY 11743

March 9, 2007 1:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Julie Castle

23 Overlook Dr.

Huntington, NY 11743

**Linda Metcalfe**

281 Cushing Drive , Savannah, GA 31406

March 9, 2007 1:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Linda Metcalfe

281 Cushing Drive

Savannah, GA 31406

**Benjamin Smielowitz**

100 Lincoln Road #419 , Miami Beach, FL 33139

March 9, 2007 1:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Benjamin Smielowitz

100 Lincoln Road #419

Miami Beach, FL 33139

**Daniel Kachur**

1724B Solomon Road , Charlottesville, VA 22901

March 9, 2007 1:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Daniel Kachur

1724B Solomon Road

Charlottesville, VA 22901

**Rita Alcantara**

6630-A Corson Ave S , Seattle, WA 98108

March 9, 2007 1:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Please Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

Please keep our food crops safe for humans, animals, and the environment
today future generations.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Rita Alcantara

6630-A Corson Ave S

Seattle, WA 98108

**Peggie Jo Vincent**

5225 W. Lazy C Dr , Tucson, AZ 85745

March 9, 2007 1:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Peggie Jo Vincent

5225 W. Lazy C Dr

Tucson, AZ 85745

**barbara Menkes**

173 Sullivan Street , new york, NY 10012

March 9, 2007 1:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

barbara Menkes

173 Sullivan Street

new york, NY 10012

**Mike Thomas**

307 Elm Ave , Rifle, CO 816502839

March 9, 2007 1:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Mike Thomas

307 Elm Ave

Rifle, CO 81650-2839

**Julia Craig**

2337 Parker St. #7 , Berkeley, CA 94704-2841

March 9, 2007 1:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether. I do not wish any crops which produce
drugs planted outdoors. The seeds might spread drugs which might hurt
people\--they might hurt me! They could be drugs which are dangerous for
me!

Sincerely,

Julia Craig

2337 Parker St. #7

Berkeley, CA 94704-2841

**Angela Ross**

3261 W. Moondance Way , Tucson, AZ 85741

March 9, 2007 1:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Angela Ross

3261 W. Moondance Way

Tucson, AZ 85741

**erin yarrobino**

p.o. box 267 , ozone park, NY 11416

March 9, 2007 1:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

erin yarrobino

p.o. box 267

ozone park, NY 11416

**SnowOwl Sor-Lokken**

141 2nd Ave Apt 804 , SLC, UT 84103

March 9, 2007 1:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

SnowOwl Sor-Lokken

141 2nd Ave Apt 804

SLC, UT 84103

**Richard Stewart**

7882 13th Street , Westminster, CA 926834432

March 9, 2007 1:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Richard Stewart

7882 13th Street

Westminster, CA 92683-4432

**Thomas La Point**

1900 Highland Park Circle , Denton, TX 76205

March 9, 2007 1:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Ventria BIoscience application

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Thomas La Point

1900 Highland Park Circle

Denton, TX 76205

**Raymond Herrmann**

1131 Fernwood Dr. , Westlake, OH 44145

March 9, 2007 1:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

It is pure folly to think that these mutants will keep their genes from
spreading. The umlimited possibilities are a threat to our existance.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Raymond Herrmann

1131 Fernwood Dr.

Westlake, OH 44145

**shirley burga**

18650 bowdish road , gregory, MI 48137

March 9, 2007 1:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

shirley burga

18650 bowdish road

gregory, MI 48137

**Beth Beck**

8825 Timber Wolf Trail , Madison, WI 53717

March 9, 2007 1:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Beth Beck

8825 Timber Wolf Trail

Madison, WI 53717

**jennifer stewart**

1107 Pine Glade Rd , nederland, CO 80466

March 9, 2007 1:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

jennifer stewart

1107 Pine Glade Rd

nederland, CO 80466

**Lorelle Becton**

1024 N 46th Street , Philadelphia, PA 19131

March 9, 2007 1:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

I have been doing my best to buy locally grown food when possible, but
may wind up buying foreign rice to avoid rice congaminated with human
genes!

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Lorelle Becton

1024 N 46th Street

Philadelphia, PA 19131

**Jon Nadle**

858 Gladys Ave , Pittsburgh, PA 15216

March 9, 2007 1:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jon Nadle

858 Gladys Ave

Pittsburgh, PA 15216

**Ruth Davis**

39 N. Church St. Apt.1 , Waynesboro, PA 172681255

March 9, 2007 1:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

As a person with multiple food allergies the thought of not knowing
exactly what I am eating is very scary!

Sincerely,

Ruth Davis

39 N. Church St. Apt.1

Waynesboro, PA 17268-1255

**Laura Fortmeyer**

2285 Falcon Rd , Fairview, KS 66425-9665

March 9, 2007 1:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

I am a Kansas farmer and do not approve of this application of genetic
engineering to begin with, but this rice and other
pharmaceutical-generating plants are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors. Winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into
the surrounding environment during harvest or transportation, including
pastures and fields of other crops. Contamination poses potentially
serious risks to human health and threatens farmers who may be held
liable for contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor
biotechnology companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Laura Fortmeyer

2285 Falcon Rd

Fairview, KS 66425-9665

**Celinda Miller**

PO Box 229 , Columbus, NM 88029

March 9, 2007 12:51 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Celinda Miller

PO Box 229

Columbus, NM 88029

**B. Barbara Parliman**

13460 Solana Rd. SE , Deming, NM 880301932

March 9, 2007 12:51 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

You don\'t know what it will do to our future generations\...

Sincerely,

B. Barbara Parliman

13460 Solana Rd. SE

Deming, NM 88030-1932

**Dorothy Dreher**

W5643 Schnabl Rd , Black Creek, WI 54106

March 9, 2007 12:51 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are very likely to contaminate the
food supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas,
where winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields
of corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious
risks to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Dorothy Dreher W5643 Schnabl Rd Black Creek, WI 54106

Sincerely,

Dorothy Dreher

W5643 Schnabl Rd

Black Creek, WI 54106

**Stewart Laird**

12 Arbor Creek Drive , Pittsford, NY 14534

March 9, 2007 12:51 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Please Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. The affects of pharma crops on wildlife aren\'t properly
researched and could result in untold havoc. Experience shows that
neither the USDA nor biotechnology companies can be trusted to prevent
contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Stewart Laird

12 Arbor Creek Drive

Pittsford, NY 14534

**Crystal Jenkins**

2315 Panorama Ave , Boulder, CO 80304

March 9, 2007 12:51 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Crystal Jenkins

2315 Panorama Ave

Boulder, CO 80304

**Suzanne Sudduth**

1810 Thale Dr , Dallas, TX 75228

March 9, 2007 12:51 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Suzanne Sudduth

1810 Thale Dr

Dallas, TX 75228

**Ah-li Monahan**

4314 McLeod St NE , Columbia Heights, MN 55421

March 9, 2007 12:51 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

We are unable to predict how the climate and weather might change.
Because of thet,\"pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to
contaminate the food supply if grown outdoors\--especially in
tornado-prone Kansas, where winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds
into neighboring fields of corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses
potentially serious risks to human health and threatens farmers who may
be held liable for contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA
nor biotechnology companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Ah-li Monahan

4314 McLeod St NE

Columbia Heights, MN 55421

**Barbara Wynroth**

256 North St #A , Bennington, VT 05201

March 9, 2007 12:51 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Barbara Wynroth

256 North St #A

Bennington, VT 05201

**Warren Munger**

442 Grant Rd , Beaver, WA 98305

March 9, 2007 12:51 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Warren Munger

442 Grant Rd

Beaver, WA 98305

**Dick Jones**

215 West 91 Street, Apt. 57 , New York, NY 100241336

March 9, 2007 12:51 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Dick Jones

215 West 91 Street, Apt. 57

New York, NY 10024-1336

**kathy piltz**

662 behrens road , jim thorpe, PA 18229

March 9, 2007 12:51 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

kathy piltz

662 behrens road

jim thorpe, PA 18229

**Constance Mancuso**

48 Cushing St. , Waltham, MA 02453-0411

March 9, 2007 12:34 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Thank you for your attention to this very important matter.

Sincerely,

Constance Mancuso

48 Cushing St.

Waltham, MA 02453-0411

**Emily Davidow**

99 Jane St 9C , New York, NY 10014

March 9, 2007 12:34 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat.

Contamination poses potentially serious risks to human health and
threatens farmers who may be held liable for contamination.

Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology companies can
be trusted to prevent contamination.

Beyond contamination, there will be no way to control what doses people
are ingesting of these new powerful compounds. What about allergies to
the compounds?

What about bacteria developing resistance to these synthetic versions of
lactoferrin and lysozyme produced by the rice plants and therefore also
more resistant to our inherent immune responses?

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sinccerely, Emily Davidow

Sincerely,

Emily Davidow

99 Jane St 9C

New York, NY 10014

**Paul Wierzcho&#324;**

Kutnowska 6b , &#379;yrardów, 96-300 Poland

March 9, 2007 12:34 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Paul Wierzcho%pa_last_name%#324;

Kutnowska 6b

%pa_address%#379;yrardów 96-300

**Linnis Cook**

P.O. Box 276 , Bridgton, ME 04009

March 9, 2007 12:34 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Stop this genie now before it gets out of the bottle!

Sincerely,

Linnis Cook

P.O. Box 276

Bridgton, ME 04009

**Eva Millette Coombs**

1392 Country Club Drive , Camano Island, WA 98282

March 9, 2007 12:34 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

In fact, I urge you to read the book GENETIC ROULETTE, documenting the
risks of GE Foods, which might compel you to ban those, in addition to
the far more dangerous \'Pharma\' crops being introduced at secret
locations.

It is an outrage to use humans as guinea pigs for the benefit of the
Montsanto et al.

Sincerely,

Eva Millette Coombs

1392 Country Club Drive

Camano Island, WA 98282

**Adrian Ibarra**

1148 1/4 S. Bronson Ave. , Los Angeles, CA 90019

March 9, 2007 12:34 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Adrian Ibarra

1148 1/4 S. Bronson Ave.

Los Angeles, CA 90019

**Jennifer Delker**

762 E. Hawthorne , Salt Lake City, UT 84102

March 9, 2007 12:34 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jennifer Delker

762 E. Hawthorne

Salt Lake City, UT 84102

**Julie McKown**

425 Zion Park Bl. , Springdale, UT 84767

March 9, 2007 12:34 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Julie McKown

425 Zion Park Bl.

Springdale, UT 84767

**Rick Thomas**

2545 Drain Dr. , Wylie, TX 75098

March 9, 2007 12:34 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Rick Thomas

2545 Drain Dr.

Wylie, TX 75098

**Dory McNair**

14590 Jackson St. , Miami, FL 33176

March 9, 2007 12:34 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Dory McNair

14590 Jackson St.

Miami, FL 33176

**Kristyn Noteware**

8293 W Floyd Ave Apt 5-306 , Lakewood, CO 80227

March 9, 2007 12:34 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kristyn Noteware

8293 W Floyd Ave Apt 5-306

Lakewood, CO 80227

**Martha Hill**

1315 Franklin Blvd. , Ann Arbor, MI 481035802

March 9, 2007 12:34 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether. We should not risk harm to the
natural world that provides us with such bounty. Your heartfelt
attention to this very important matter is much appreciated.

Sincerely,

Martha Hill

1315 Franklin Blvd.

Ann Arbor, MI 48103-5802

**Artemis Asproyerakas**

1322 W. Ohio St. , Chicago, IL 60622

March 9, 2007 12:34 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Artemis Asproyerakas

1322 W. Ohio St.

Chicago, IL 60622

**Margaret Stevenson-Scaringe**

1724B Solomon Rd , Charlottesville, VA 22901

March 9, 2007 12:34 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Margaret Stevenson-Scaringe

1724B Solomon Rd

Charlottesville, VA 22901

**Jodi Abel**

1236 Dorset Road , Powhatan, VA 23139

March 9, 2007 12:34 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jodi Abel

1236 Dorset Road

Powhatan, VA 23139

**Sarah Sypris**

362 village run east , encinitas, CA 92024

March 9, 2007 12:34 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sarah Sypris

362 village run east

encinitas, CA 92024

**Minna Snow**

3465 Alta Vista Avenue Apt. 2 , Cincinnati, OH 452115344

March 9, 2007 12:34 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

Pharmaceutical food crops cannot be safelly controlled in an outdoor
environment. The unfair policy of penalizing farmers whose crops are
contaminated by pollen from patented crops makes their open air growth
completely unacceptable, not to mention that people do not want their
regular wholesome food contaminataed by drugs.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Minna Snow

3465 Alta Vista Avenue Apt. 2

Cincinnati, OH 45211-5344

**Tim McGuire**

21 West Lee Street #209 , eattle, WA 98119

March 9, 2007 12:34 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Tim McGuire

21 West Lee Street #209

eattle, WA 98119

**Jody Wienand**

1922 Clark Ave , Cottage Grove, OR 97424

March 9, 2007 12:34 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jody Wienand

1922 Clark Ave

Cottage Grove, OR 97424

**Gail Oliver**

5558 Village Green , Los Angeles, CA 90016

March 9, 2007 12:34 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Gail Oliver

5558 Village Green

Los Angeles, CA 90016

**Susan Wozniak**

12 Allen Road , Winchester, MA 01890

March 9, 2007 12:34 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Susan Wozniak

12 Allen Road

Winchester, MA 01890

**William Davis**

129 Wittenberg Road , Bearsville, NY 12409-5627

March 9, 2007 12:34 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food!!!!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

The companies trying to push genetically engineered food on the world
should be nationalized and their executives jailed!!! They are polluting
our food for their own filthy profits!! It is your responsibility to
protect the food supply in our country from these predatory
corporations!!!!

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether. The ban should include severe
criminal penalties for the companies and executives developing GE food.

Sincerely,

William Davis

129 Wittenberg Road

Bearsville, NY 12409-5627

**Elyse Stabiner**

1726 Meade , San Diego, CA 92116

March 9, 2007 12:34 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Elyse Stabiner

1726 Meade

San Diego, CA 92116

**Susan Burson**

2242 Leafmore Dr. , Decatur, GA 30033

March 9, 2007 12:34 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Susan Burson

2242 Leafmore Dr.

Decatur, GA 30033

**Scott Ritch**

200 West 79th St, , New York, NY 10024

March 9, 2007 12:34 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Scott Ritch

200 West 79th St,

New York, NY 10024

**Rosemary Byrne**

526 E. Colman St. , Altadena, CA 91001

March 9, 2007 12:03 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Rosemary Byrne

526 E. Colman St.

Altadena, CA 91001

**Doug English**

1440 Woodacre Drive , McLean, VA 22101

March 9, 2007 12:03 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Doug English

1440 Woodacre Drive

McLean, VA 22101

**William Moller**

po box 443 , Ben Lomond, CA 95005

March 9, 2007 12:03 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

William Moller

po box 443

Ben Lomond, CA 95005

**Joan Abruzzo**

18-15 215 Street Apt. 4K, Bayside, NY 11360

March 9, 2007 12:03 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Joan Abruzzo

18-15 215 Street

Apt. 4K

Bayside, NY 11360

**Christine Kim**

11801 Rockville Pike #1115 Apt. 1115, Rockville, MD 20852

March 9, 2007 12:03 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Christine Kim

11801 Rockville Pike #1115

Apt. 1115

Rockville, MD 20852

**Erika Jaynes**

1723 S. Standage , Mesa, AZ 85202

March 9, 2007 12:03 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Erika Jaynes

1723 S. Standage

Mesa, AZ 85202

**fannie byler**

po 14431 , cleveland, OH 44114

March 9, 2007 12:03 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

fannie byler

po 14431

cleveland, OH 44114

**Kenwyn Derby**

1445 Greenwich St. #403 , San Francisco, CA 94109

March 9, 2007 12:03 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kenwyn Derby

1445 Greenwich St. #403

San Francisco, CA 94109

**Aran Essig**

6015 W US Hwy 34 , Loveland, CO 80537

March 9, 2007 12:03 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

If my body needs more vitamins, antibiotics, enzymes or chemicals I
would like to be the one who controls the intake of those items and not
have them artificially added or added through through genetic
mofification of the food supply. This endangers the surrounding ecology
and until it is tested for a genration how do we know what effects we
are exposing ourselves to.

I do not want myself or my children to be the guinea pigs of bio-tech
and gentically modified foods.

Please stop the contamination of our food supply.

Somethings are not meant to be improved on.

Sincerely,

Aran Essig

6015 W US Hwy 34

Loveland, CO 80537

**Neil Mingledorff**

12133 Riverhills Drive , Tampa, FL 33617

March 9, 2007 12:03 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Neil Mingledorff

12133 Riverhills Drive

Tampa, FL 33617

**Daniel Zajic**

12600 SW Crescent St Apt 426 , Beaverton, OR 97005

March 9, 2007 12:03 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Daniel Zajic

12600 SW Crescent St Apt 426

Beaverton, OR 97005

**Jackie Raven**

235 E. 89th Street , New York, NY 10128

March 9, 2007 12:03 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Thank you for your consideration.

Sincerely,

Jackie Raven

235 E. 89th Street

New York, NY 10128

**William Schmidt**

8917 Meridian Pl. NE #201 , Everett, WA 98205

March 9, 2007 12:03 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

Please deny this and all other applications for outdoor production of
pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute a ban on this
practice altogether.

Sincerely,

William Schmidt

8917 Meridian Pl. NE #201

Everett, WA 98205

**Kim Byrne**

1810 Barry Drive , Newport, MN 55055

March 9, 2007 12:03 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kim Byrne

1810 Barry Drive

Newport, MN 55055

**Max Eisele**

PO Box 327 , Hotchkiss, CO 81419

March 9, 2007 12:03 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Max Eisele

PO Box 327

Hotchkiss, CO 81419

**Marti King**

122 Bonita Place , Ormond Beach, FL 32174

March 9, 2007 12:03 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Marti King

122 Bonita Place

Ormond Beach, FL 32174

**Cynthia Stewart**

156 Longmeadow Dr Apt 203, Holbrook, MA 02343

March 9, 2007 12:03 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Thank you.

Sincerely,

Cynthia Stewart

156 Longmeadow Dr

Apt 203

Holbrook, MA 02343

**jeanne kennedy**

192 state , louisville, KY 40206

March 9, 2007 12:03 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

jeanne kennedy

192 state

louisville, KY 40206

973-596-6272

**Sally Walters**

324 Pulaski Street , Dunellen, NJ 08812

March 9, 2007 12:03 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

If we do not learn from our mistakes, we are doomed to repeat them. Over
and over again we have created chemicals and played \"God\" with genetic
engineering. We have created life forms not naturally found on Earth and
have got into trouble with them when these man-made chemicals and
genetic freaks become rogue, escaping into the natural order and
contaminating it. This Government AGAIN allows big business to hurt us
and the environment. They continue to allow these fat cat pharmaceutical
corporations to save money at our expense. The Government has learned
nothing from past mistakes.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sally Walters

324 Pulaski Street

Dunellen, NJ 08812

**Loren Kaplan**

1541 Weymount Pl. , Santa Ana, CA 92705

March 9, 2007 12:03 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Loren Kaplan

1541 Weymount Pl.

Santa Ana, CA 92705

**Karol Bryan**

4438 Hunting Trail , Lake Worth, FL 33467

March 9, 2007 12:03 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Karol Bryan

4438 Hunting Trail

Lake Worth, FL 33467

**Lisa Hokama**

2780 10th Street , Sacramento, CA 95818

March 9, 2007 12:03 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Lisa Hokama

2780 10th Street

Sacramento, CA 95818

**Timothy McBride**

PO Box 708 , Hackensack, NJ 07602

March 9, 2007 12:03 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

You would not permit other drugs to be manufactured out of doors and out
of control. You cannot permit drug-producing engineered living things to
roam the wilds.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Timothy McBride

PO Box 708

Hackensack, NJ 07602

**Lawrence Feinberg**

113 Prospect Ave , Edison, NJ 088173742

March 9, 2007 12:03 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Lawrence Feinberg

113 Prospect Ave

Edison, NJ 08817-3742

**V. Alexander**

PO Box 11302 , Albuquerque, NM 87192

March 9, 2007 12:03 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

V. Alexander

PO Box 11302

Albuquerque, NM 87192

**Anita Soper**

16420 300 th Ave. , Gettysburg, SD 574428629

March 9, 2007 12:03 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Anita Soper

16420 300 th Ave.

Gettysburg, SD 57442-8629

**Bernadette Newburg**

3626 NW 22 Terrace , Cape Coral, FL 33993

March 9, 2007 11:34 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens the economic well being of farmers who may
be held liable for contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA
nor biotechnology companies can be trusted to prevent contamination, and
does the federal government want to financially bail out all the farmers
who are ruined financially by the those companies who callously
disregard their livlihoods? Because history has proven, this WILL
happen.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Bernadette Newburg

3626 NW 22 Terrace

Cape Coral, FL 33993

**Tanner Filyaw**

13484 Scatter Ridge Rd. , Athens, OH 45701

March 9, 2007 11:34 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Tanner Filyaw

13484 Scatter Ridge Rd.

Athens, OH 45701

**Theo Koufis**

106 Malverne Avenue , Malverne, NY 11565

March 9, 2007 11:34 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Theo Koufis

106 Malverne Avenue

Malverne, NY 11565

**Kathleen Mackerer**

110 W Wissahickon Ave. , Flourtown, PA 19031

March 9, 2007 11:34 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kathleen Mackerer

110 W Wissahickon Ave.

Flourtown, PA 19031

**keith rashall**

pob 282 , whitethorn, CA 95589

March 9, 2007 11:34 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

keith rashall

pob 282

whitethorn, CA 95589

**Margaret Batty**

PO Box 476 , LaLuz, NM 88337

March 9, 2007 11:34 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Margaret Batty

PO Box 476

LaLuz, NM 88337

**Sue Anne Sheya**

1631 Revere Drive , Roseville, CA 95747

March 9, 2007 11:34 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sue Anne Sheya

1631 Revere Drive

Roseville, CA 95747

**Ilse Taylor**

5829 Central Ave , Bonita, CA 91902

March 9, 2007 11:34 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I would like to ask the USDA to deny not only this, but all applications
for outdoor production of pharmaceutical products in food crops.

First of all, we should keep all artificial ingredients out of our food
supply, especially medicine to which we will not react when we really
need it because we will be immune to it through previous exposure.

Second, it has been shown over and over again, how easily seeds can be
wind blown from one field (and one species of crop) to another. And
Kansas has its share of ?wind?. What about when the drugs produced in
the rice field show up in other crops and people inadvertently eat it.
Who will take the blame for the consequences?

The USDA is supposed to look out for the well being of the population,
not for the already stuffed pocket book of big pharmaceutical groups.
And that is what I expect it to do.

Sincerely, Ilse Taylor 5829 Central Av.

Bonita CA, 91902

Sincerely,

Ilse Taylor

5829 Central Ave

Bonita, CA 91902

**Hillary Arrington**

RR 1 box 173 , Liberty, WV 25124

March 9, 2007 11:34 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Hillary Arrington

RR 1 box 173

Liberty, WV 25124

**Ryan Rhodes**

141 East 2nd Ave \# 804 , salt lake city, UT 84103

March 9, 2007 11:34 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

Make people eat the right food instead of trying to modify the food
itself. People need to learn that eating healthy takes some thinking. We
need to spend this money on better things.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Ryan Rhodes

141 East 2nd Ave \# 804

salt lake city, UT 84103

**Joyce Umamoto**

1250 Taylor Street #16, San Francisco, CA 94108

March 9, 2007 11:34 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Joyce Umamoto

1250 Taylor Street

#16

San Francisco, CA 94108

**Joyce Hawes**

211 Sparrow Hawk Rd , Waltham, VT 05491

March 9, 2007 11:34 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Joyce Hawes

211 Sparrow Hawk Rd

Waltham, VT 05491

**Amy Blackwell**

4833 Front St Unit B #165, Castle Rock, CO 80104

March 9, 2007 11:34 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Amy Blackwell

4833 Front St

Unit B #165

Castle Rock, CO 80104

**Lauren Stringer**

432 Newton Ave. S , Minneapolis, MN 55405

March 9, 2007 11:34 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Lauren Stringer

432 Newton Ave. S

Minneapolis, MN 55405

**Tonya McVay**

2739 Honey Suckle Dr , Grand Prairie, TX 75052

March 9, 2007 11:34 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Tonya McVay

2739 Honey Suckle Dr

Grand Prairie, TX 75052

**David Finlow**

2223 Sunrise Avenue , Portsmouth, OH 45662

March 9, 2007 11:34 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

David Finlow

2223 Sunrise Avenue

Portsmouth, OH 45662

**Roger Frock**

852 St. Edmonds Pl. , Annapolis, MD 21401

March 9, 2007 11:34 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Roger Frock

852 St. Edmonds Pl.

Annapolis, MD 21401

**Maurice Velasco**

349 S. Brewster Ave , Lombard, IL 60148

March 9, 2007 11:07 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Maurice Velasco

349 S. Brewster Ave

Lombard, IL 60148

**Beth Muehlenkamp**

720 Burr Oak Ct , Delavan, WI 53115

March 9, 2007 11:07 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

This is too unpredicatable and we should not tamper with mother nature.
Please keep me and my family and your family safe.

Sincerely,

Beth Muehlenkamp

720 Burr Oak Ct

Delavan, WI 53115

**Steve Tempelman**

9612 Aspen Hill Cir , Lone Tree, CO 801245493

March 9, 2007 11:07 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Please Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Steve Tempelman

9612 Aspen Hill Cir

Lone Tree, CO 80124-5493

**Cathy Del Grosso**

7841 80th Street , Glendale, NY 11385

March 9, 2007 11:07 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Cathy Del Grosso

7841 80th Street

Glendale, NY 11385

**Ted Kozlowski**

1312 SW Texas St , Portland, OR 972192067

March 9, 2007 11:07 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Ted Kozlowski

1312 SW Texas St

Portland, OR 97219-2067

**Pam Bryant**

310 West 106th , New York, NY 10025

March 9, 2007 11:07 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Pam Bryant

310 West 106th

New York, NY 10025

**michele cheyovich**

44800 Woodstock Drive , mendocino, CA 95460

March 9, 2007 11:07 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

michele cheyovich

44800 Woodstock Drive

mendocino, CA 95460

**Joshua Goldman**

533 Lowell Mail Ctr , Cambridge, MA 02138

March 9, 2007 11:07 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Joshua Goldman

533 Lowell Mail Ctr

Cambridge, MA 02138

**W Hoefer**

15824 Woodworth , Redford, MI 48239

March 9, 2007 11:07 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

W Hoefer

15824 Woodworth

Redford, MI 48239

**Beth Almaraz**

221 Terlingua Dr. , Portland, TX 78374

March 9, 2007 11:07 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Beth Almaraz

221 Terlingua Dr.

Portland, TX 78374

**Rebecca Thomas**

11 E. Thacker St. , Des Plaines, IL 60016

March 9, 2007 11:07 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Rebecca Thomas

11 E. Thacker St.

Des Plaines, IL 60016

**Gina Hall**

26930 SE 416th ST , Enumclaw, WA 98022

March 9, 2007 11:07 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Gina Hall

26930 SE 416th ST

Enumclaw, WA 98022

**John Hanni**

415 Susquehanna Ave , Milton, PA 17847

March 9, 2007 11:07 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

This is not the time to make matters worse than they are, especially
regarding the contamination of our food and land. I give thanks to you
for taking the time to read this, and I sincerely hope that you decide
to make a decision for the betterment of our great existence.

Sincerely,

John Hanni

415 Susquehanna Ave

Milton, PA 17847

**L Waldron**

6929 W University Av. 3G , Gainesville, FL 32607

March 9, 2007 11:07 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

L Waldron

6929 W University Av. 3G

Gainesville, FL 32607

**Nora Handler**

3800 N Lake Shore Drive #3E , Chicago, IL 60613

March 9, 2007 11:07 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Nora Handler

3800 N Lake Shore Drive #3E

Chicago, IL 60613

**Maria Stahl**

605 Empire Street , Montpelier, OH 43543

March 9, 2007 11:07 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Maria Stahl

605 Empire Street

Montpelier, OH 43543

**Julie Geisel**

1215 Harlan Rd , Lucas, OH 44843

March 9, 2007 11:07 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Julie Geisel

1215 Harlan Rd

Lucas, OH 44843

**Barbara Wood**

1926 SE Richmond Lane , Port Orchard, WA 98367

March 9, 2007 11:07 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Barbara Wood

1926 SE Richmond Lane

Port Orchard, WA 98367

**Laura Seraso**

758 Florecita Lane , Altadena, CA 91001

March 9, 2007 11:07 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Laura Seraso

758 Florecita Lane

Altadena, CA 91001

**robert gross**

160 Ohle Road , burnsville, NC 287147720

March 9, 2007 10:39 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

robert gross

160 Ohle Road

burnsville, NC 28714-7720

**Jack Siepert**

2034 Rusk St , Madison, WI 53704

March 9, 2007 10:39 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jack Siepert

2034 Rusk St

Madison, WI 53704

**Patricia Phillips**

487 Wolcott Ave , Kent, OH 44240

March 9, 2007 10:39 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Patricia Phillips

487 Wolcott Ave

Kent, OH 44240

**Roberta Sharples**

58 Peston Dr , Warwick, RI 02886

March 9, 2007 10:39 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Roberta Sharples

58 Peston Dr

Warwick, RI 02886

**c nelson**

PO BOX 340595 , austin, TX 78734

March 9, 2007 10:39 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

What are you thinking??

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are VERY likely to contaminate the
food supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas,
where winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields
of corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious
risks to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

The USDA Must deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

c nelson

PO BOX 340595

austin, TX 78734

**Angela 4001 Barringer Lane**

Apt. 2231 , Richmond, VA 23233

March 9, 2007 10:39 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Angela 4001 Barringer Lane

Apt. 2231

Richmond, VA 23233

**John Hope**

345 Church St. , San Francisco, CA 94114-1765

March 9, 2007 10:39 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Please\... Keed Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Thank you.

Sincerely,

John Hope

345 Church St.

San Francisco, CA 94114-1765

**Allison Shaw**

633 Remington St. , Fort Collins, CO 80524

March 9, 2007 10:39 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Allison Shaw

633 Remington St.

Fort Collins, CO 80524

**Abigail Gindele**

77 Old South Rd. , South Berwick, ME 03908

March 9, 2007 10:20 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are a REALLY bad idea.

We do not know the vastness of the ramifications on health and
agriculture this will have. Early evidence has NOT been good. It is
likely to contaminate the food supply if grown outdoors.

My family comes from Kansas and the wind blows ALL the time!

The winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Abigail Gindele

77 Old South Rd.

South Berwick, ME 03908

**Tracey Campbell**

106 Applewood Dr , Gibsonia, PA 15044

March 9, 2007 10:20 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Tracey Campbell

106 Applewood Dr

Gibsonia, PA 15044

**Linda Swan**

P. O. Bos 224 , Snohomish, WA 98291

March 9, 2007 10:18 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Linda Swan

P. O. Bos 224

Snohomish, WA 98291

**Greg Thompson**

203 Twin Oaks , Monroe, MI 48162

March 9, 2007 10:18 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Greg Thompson

203 Twin Oaks

Monroe, MI 48162

**Mayacamas Olds**

540 3rd Street West , Sonoma, CA 95476

March 9, 2007 10:18 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Mayacamas Olds

540 3rd Street West

Sonoma, CA 95476

**larry Wolf**

803 Juniper Lane , santa fe, NM 87501

March 9, 2007 10:18 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

larry Wolf

803 Juniper Lane

santa fe, NM 87501

**Robert Scanlon**

3989 Sunhawk Blvd. , Tallahassee, FL 32309

March 9, 2007 10:18 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Robert Scanlon

3989 Sunhawk Blvd.

Tallahassee, FL 32309

**Tracy Artley**

413 Harbour Pointe Drive , Belleville, MI 48111

March 9, 2007 10:18 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Tracy Artley

413 Harbour Pointe Drive

Belleville, MI 48111

**Flann Lippincott**

107 Van Lieus Rd. , Ringoes, NJ 08551

March 9, 2007 10:18 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Please Please Please Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination. Once the damage is
done, it cannot be undone.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Flann Lippincott

107 Van Lieus Rd.

Ringoes, NJ 08551

**John Sowinski**

242 Grandview Ave , Edison, NJ 08837

March 9, 2007 10:18 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

John Sowinski

242 Grandview Ave

Edison, NJ 08837

**Jaimie Davis**

PO Box 2093 , Whitefish, MT 59937

March 9, 2007 10:18 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jaimie Davis

PO Box 2093

Whitefish, MT 59937

**Carole Lewis**

1105 Shoreland Coutr , Round Lake Beach, IL 60073

March 9, 2007 10:07 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

We should know by now that although we have the ability to do some
things, it is not always wise to do them. Please keep our food supply
pure.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Carole Lewis

1105 Shoreland Coutr

Round Lake Beach, IL 60073

**Ken Jackson**

42905 US HWY 33 , Shade, OH 45776

March 9, 2007 10:07 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Ken Jackson

42905 US HWY 33

Shade, OH 45776

**kim moss**

2857 W 37th ave , denver, CO 80211

March 9, 2007 10:07 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

kim moss

2857 W 37th ave

denver, CO 80211

**Stephen Dunne**

7 Marsh Ave , Worcester, MA 016052214

March 9, 2007 10:07 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Stephen Dunne

7 Marsh Ave

Worcester, MA 01605-2214

**Patrick Drake**

983 Fincastle , Lexington, KY 40502

March 9, 2007 10:07 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Patrick Drake

983 Fincastle

Lexington, KY 40502

**Timothy Geib**

67 E Chestnut St. #2 , Asheville, NC 28801

March 9, 2007 10:07 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

Our experience has been that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination of pharmacrops. And to
approve a trial in a place like Kansas where the wind will blow the
pollen everywhere is simply absurd. You are destroying the ecological
balance of our planet piece by piece with your reckless support of the
greed and profit motivated biotech industry.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Timothy Geib

67 E Chestnut St. #2

Asheville, NC 28801

**Sydnia Crosbie**

13321 Glacier Falls Ct , Austin, TX 78727

March 9, 2007 10:07 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sydnia Crosbie

13321 Glacier Falls Ct

Austin, TX 78727

**Greg Malcham**

3840 81st Ave. S.e. , Mercer Is,, WA 98040

March 9, 2007 10:07 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Greg Malcham

3840 81st Ave. S.e.

Mercer Is,, WA 98040

**Saul Toscano**

1521 Prospect St. 1515 Prospect St., Racine, WI 53404

March 9, 2007 10:07 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Saul Toscano

1521 Prospect St.

1515 Prospect St.

Racine, WI 53404

**Michael Most**

902 South Oakland Avenue , Carbondale, IL 629012447

March 9, 2007 10:07 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Michael Most

902 South Oakland Avenue

Carbondale, IL 62901-2447

**Sara Cucinotta**

178 Maple Street , Brooklyn, NY 11225

March 9, 2007 10:07 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

Please do not allow this do go forward. The engindeered rice will
eventually contaminate the food supply with unknow results. Even todays
GM foods have spread unintentionally prompting lawsuits for \"stealing\"
against innocent farmers. All the company profits in the world cannot
justify the risk to our ecosystem.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sara Cucinotta

178 Maple Street

Brooklyn, NY 11225

**James Hoyt**

1111 W. Huron St. , Ann Arbor, MI 48103

March 9, 2007 10:07 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors. In fact, this has been demonstrated with
bentgrass. In tornado-prone Kansas, where winds could easily blow pharma
rice seeds into neighboring fields of corn, soybeans, or wheat, this
risk is very high. Contamination poses potentially serious risks to
human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

James Hoyt

1111 W. Huron St.

Ann Arbor, MI 48103

**Emily Dale**

P.O. Box 501 , Franklin, NC 28744

March 9, 2007 10:07 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Emily Dale

P.O. Box 501

Franklin, NC 28744

**robert weitkamp**

2041 sequoia ave , simi valley, CA 93063

March 9, 2007 9:44 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

robert weitkamp

2041 sequoia ave

simi valley, CA 93063

**Susan Wright**

908 Percy Warner Boulevard , Nashville, TN 37205

March 9, 2007 9:44 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Susan Wright

908 Percy Warner Boulevard

Nashville, TN 37205

**Liza Walsh**

9093 Meadow Dr , Maineville, OH 450399214

March 9, 2007 9:41 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Liza Walsh

9093 Meadow Dr

Maineville, OH 45039-9214

**Charles and Joan Pratt**

66 Rowell Rd. , Brentwood, NH 03833

March 9, 2007 9:41 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

This letter has been prepared by the Union of Concerned Scientists, of
which we are members. But farmers ourselves and also as founding Core
Group members of a local CSA with organic certification, we are entirely
in agreement with it.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

We urge the USDA to deny this and ALL OTHER APPLICATIONS FOR OUTDOOR
PRODUCTION of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Charles and Joan Pratt

66 Rowell Rd.

Brentwood, NH 03833

**António Rebelo**

Qt? Valaverde Edificio Gemeos4 F, Azambuja, 2050 Portugal

March 9, 2007 9:41 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

António Rebelo

Qt? Valaverde

Edificio Gemeos4 F

Azambuja 2050

**Trix Niernberger**

518 Potterhill Rd , Petersburgh, NY 12138

March 9, 2007 9:41 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Trix Niernberger

518 Potterhill Rd

Petersburgh, NY 12138

**Kirk Ramble**

458 Penna.. Ave. , York, PA 17404

March 9, 2007 9:41 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kirk Ramble

458 Penna.. Ave.

York, PA 17404

**Michael Levine**

1805 Fair St. , Ann Arbor, MI 48103

March 9, 2007 9:41 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Michael Levine

1805 Fair St.

Ann Arbor, MI 48103

**Norbert Hoeller**

5234 Cherry Street , Stouffville, ON L4A 7X4 Canada

March 9, 2007 9:41 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Past experience suggests that existing controls are
inadequate.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether until solid research has been done on
the implications.

Sincerely,

Norbert Hoeller

5234 Cherry Street

Stouffville, ON L4A 7X4

**John Miller**

2722 S. Park Dr. , Bellingham, WA 98225

March 9, 2007 9:41 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

John Miller

2722 S. Park Dr.

Bellingham, WA 98225

**Blaise Gauba**

4421 Pacific Coast Hwy. Unit \# E-107, Torrance, CA 905055684

March 9, 2007 9:31 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Please do not be corrupt anymore. Please, for the health of your own
children. Please, it\'s time for those of you in high places (and low
places) to grow up and join the HUMAN race and act like responsible
adults.

I promise that I will gladdly join any large group of citizens in this
country and sue the USDA in a massive class action lawsuit in order to
force compliance of the PEOPLE\'s overwhelming desires, choices and
needs. In order to remain normal healthy non-bioengineered human beings.
There is no real need whatsoever to bioengineer ANYTHING!

Stop messing with God\'s creation. Understand that you may not pay the
long term affects of this USDA decision, but your children and
grandchildren WILL pay for these indiscriminate and dangerous decisions
more over.

God will not save us from ourselves, that is why he gave us free will,
freedom of choice. That\'s why so many human beings think that when they
kill someone, that they truly do not have anyone to answer to. Because
either they do not believe in acting like a decent human being, or they
have lost their sense of what it is to be a member of the human race.

Look at the killing squads in the Central American countries that our
government and our military have been training for decades at the
\"School of the America\'s\" in Georgia. Why has our government been
trying secretly to train these murderous killing squads of Central
American countries\' military personel just to terrorize peasants who
are just trying to make a better life for themselves and their families?

Why are my illegally confiscated dollars being used to train these
murderous hit squads? THis means that I am indirectly involved in the
murder and secret dissapearnces of literally thousands of innocent man,
women and children in Central and South America.

All the past presidents for the last 40 plus years are responsible for
these crimes against a class of people who cannot defend themselves
against an Fascist and Imperialist Agenda set forth by the illuminati
here in the united States and in other countries as well.

We are aware of the Bilderberg Conference and it\'s members. We aren\'t
stupid. We have lists of these elitist families, leaders, CEO\'s, False
Presidents, Dictators and criminal War Lords, Weapons Manufacturers,
Pharmaceutical Manufacturers, Bio-Engineering Firms, Prison Industrial
Complex Controllers and their Owners and Stock Holders, Private
Contractors who Have \"No-Bid\" Contracts with the U.S. and Foreign
Governments and so on.

Please, those of you in the USDA who have ANY power at all, please join
the human race! Please act out of decent human conscience. Do the RIGHT
thing.

Sincerely,

Blaise Gauba

4421 Pacific Coast Hwy.

Unit \# E-107

Torrance, CA 90505-5684

**Lisa Wagner**

1029 Russell\'s Ford Rd. , Chapel Hill, NC 27516

March 9, 2007 9:30 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Lisa Wagner

1029 Russell\'s Ford Rd.

Chapel Hill, NC 27516

**Cristina Caro**

1276 Winesap Dr , Austell, GA 30106

March 9, 2007 9:30 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Cristina Caro

1276 Winesap Dr

Austell, GA 30106

**Shelly Masters**

8905-B Mountain Shadows Cove , Austin, TX 78735

March 9, 2007 9:30 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Shelly Masters

8905-B Mountain Shadows Cove

Austin, TX 78735

**Patti Miller**

1313 Apple Orchard Cr. , Berkeley Springs, WV 25411

March 9, 2007 9:30 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

Please look at this from an overall program point of view\...not just
rice in Kansas. I would expect the USDA to create guidelines for
\"pharma\" - which would preclude their growing anywhere outdoors. I am
a restauranteur in WV. I am scared to death about the food supply. If
the food supply were kept pure and everyone farmed with organic methods,
NO PHARMA of any sort would be needed. I think you guys need to back up
and look at the long term\...ask yourselves what is best for people.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Patti Miller

1313 Apple Orchard Cr.

Berkeley Springs, WV 25411

**Michael Fazio**

3215 41st Street Apt. D3, Astoria, NY 11103

March 9, 2007 9:30 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Michael Fazio

3215 41st Street

Apt. D3

Astoria, NY 11103

**Dannie Walker**

106 1/2 main st , brookville, PA 15825

March 9, 2007 9:30 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Dannie Walker

106 1/2 main st

brookville, PA 15825

**Laurence Kirby**

36 Purdy Hollow Road , Woodstock, NY 12498

March 9, 2007 9:30 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Laurence Kirby

36 Purdy Hollow Road

Woodstock, NY 12498

**Thomas Herdtle**

7710 Banks Court , Inver Grove Heights, MN 550775810

March 9, 2007 9:30 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Thomas Herdtle

7710 Banks Court

Inver Grove Heights, MN 55077-5810

**Alex Balboa**

1996 Waverly Drive , Bel Air, MD 210151100

March 9, 2007 9:30 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Alex Balboa

1996 Waverly Drive

Bel Air, MD 21015-1100

**Dennis Feichtinger**

2711 Riverside apt 4, Trenton, MI 481832830

March 9, 2007 9:30 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Dennis Feichtinger

2711 Riverside

apt 4

Trenton, MI 48183-2830

**liza ezbiansky**

384 Atlantic Ave #4c, brooklyn, NY 11217

March 9, 2007 9:30 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

liza ezbiansky

384 Atlantic Ave

#4c

brooklyn, NY 11217

**marci De Sart**

183 paradise Marsh Circle , Brunswick, GA 31525

March 9, 2007 9:30 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

marci De Sart

183 paradise Marsh Circle

Brunswick, GA 31525

**Bobbie Peter**

2901 Ave H , Bay City, TX 774147265

March 9, 2007 9:30 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Bobbie Peter

2901 Ave H

Bay City, TX 77414-7265

**Tamara Matz**

2317 Richland Ave , Los Angeles, CA 90027

March 9, 2007 9:30 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Tamara Matz

2317 Richland Ave

Los Angeles, CA 90027

**Emily Carr**

9511 Applewood Circle , Crestwood, KY 40014

March 9, 2007 9:30 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Emily Carr

9511 Applewood Circle

Crestwood, KY 40014

**Lauren Samuels**

124 38th Ave N , Nashville, TN 372094928

March 9, 2007 9:30 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Lauren Samuels

124 38th Ave N

Nashville, TN 37209-4928

**Robert Bisson**

735 County Route 25 , Stuyvesant, NY 12173

March 9, 2007 9:30 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice pollen and seeds into neighboring
fields of rice, corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses
potentially serious risks to human health and threatens farmers who may
be held liable for contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA
nor biotechnology companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Robert Bisson

735 County Route 25

Stuyvesant, NY 12173

**Stephanie Fenlon**

18710 168th Ave , Spring Lake, MI 49456

March 9, 2007 9:30 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Stephanie Fenlon

18710 168th Ave

Spring Lake, MI 49456

**debbie robb**

8960 heather st , richmond, BC v6y2r8 Canada

March 9, 2007 9:12 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

debbie robb

8960 heather st

richmond, BC v6y2r8

**Beth Howe**

P.O. Box 512 , Hobart, WA 98025

March 9, 2007 9:12 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

Please take notice of this, since this is not a story that has been
covererd by any of the major news networks.

I think if more people knew about this, they would be writing to you to
ask you not to permit this company to plant these Pharma seeds outdoors.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Thank you, Beth Howe

Sincerely,

Beth Howe

P.O. Box 512

Hobart, WA 98025

**Francheska Brooks**

P.O.Box 65 , Morrisville, VT 05661

March 9, 2007 9:12 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Francheska Brooks

P.O.Box 65

Morrisville, VT 05661

**Ellen Goldstein**

51 Lovett St #2 , Beverly, MA 01915

March 9, 2007 9:12 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Ellen Goldstein

51 Lovett St #2

Beverly, MA 01915

**paula jensen**

42091 co 36 , laporte, MN 56461

March 9, 2007 9:12 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

If it\'s not broke, why fix it????

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

paula jensen

42091 co 36

laporte, MN 56461

**Chantal Buslot**

Meybroekstraat 46 , Hasselt, AE 3510 Belgium

March 9, 2007 9:12 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Chantal Buslot

Meybroekstraat 46

Hasselt, AE 3510

**Jennifer Guilford**

824 Brierwood , Manhattan, KS 66502

March 9, 2007 9:12 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jennifer Guilford

824 Brierwood

Manhattan, KS 66502

**Margaret Miller**

10 Fitzgerald Rd. , Brooklyn, CT 06234

March 9, 2007 9:12 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Margaret Miller

10 Fitzgerald Rd.

Brooklyn, CT 06234

**Virginia Jones**

3629 Gull Rd \# 3 , Kalamazoo, MI 49048

March 9, 2007 9:12 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Virginia Jones

3629 Gull Rd \# 3

Kalamazoo, MI 49048

**Mary Snyder**

2394 Liverpool Rd , Le Roy, WV 252529530

March 9, 2007 9:12 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops WILL ALMOST CERTAINLY contaminate
the food supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas,
where winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields
of corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious
risks to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I ENTREAT the USDA to DENY this and ALL applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a BAN on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Mary Snyder

2394 Liverpool Rd

Le Roy, WV 25252-9530

**Susan Walker-Meere**

11990 Butternut Rd , Newbury, OH 44065

March 9, 2007 9:12 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Susan Walker-Meere

11990 Butternut Rd

Newbury, OH 44065

**carolyn acuff**

10103 woodiron dr. , DULUTH, GA 30097

March 9, 2007 9:03 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

carolyn acuff

10103 woodiron dr.

DULUTH, GA 30097

**Dawn Weisenberger**

922 Easternview Drive , Fredericksburg, VA 22405

March 9, 2007 9:03 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Dawn Weisenberger

922 Easternview Drive

Fredericksburg, VA 22405

**Alissa Zimman**

3582 North Junction Road , Egg Harbor, WI 54209

March 9, 2007 9:03 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Alissa Zimman

3582 North Junction Road

Egg Harbor, WI 54209

**Elizabeth Ungar**

101 West End Avenue 28B, New York, NY 10023

March 9, 2007 9:03 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Elizabeth Ungar

101 West End Avenue

28B

New York, NY 10023

**wendy eames**

2100 meadow brook drive , round rock, TX 78664

March 9, 2007 8:50 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

wendy eames

2100 meadow brook drive

round rock, TX 78664

**al perreault**

po box 5123 , framingham, MA 01701

March 9, 2007 8:50 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

al perreault

po box 5123

framingham, MA 01701

**Donna White**

107 Ounce St. , Dunkir, NY 14048

March 9, 2007 8:50 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Donna White

107 Ounce St.

Dunkir, NY 14048

**Marie Ciaccio**

3918 Fillmore Avenue , Brooklyn, NY 112324

March 9, 2007 8:45 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Marie Ciaccio

3918 Fillmore Avenue

Brooklyn, NY 112324

**Frank Lombardi**

229 Main Street Mail Stop 7798, Keene, NH 03435

March 9, 2007 8:37 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Frank Lombardi

229 Main Street

Mail Stop 7798

Keene, NH 03435

**Caitlin Tillman**

P. O. Box 505 , Hiram, OH 44234

March 9, 2007 8:37 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Caitlin Tillman

P. O. Box 505

Hiram, OH 44234

**lisa reed**

p o box 295 , green valley, AZ 85622

March 9, 2007 8:37 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

lisa reed

p o box 295

green valley, AZ 85622

**Kathleen Rueppel**

407 Hialeah Ave. , San Antonio, TX 78218

March 9, 2007 8:37 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kathleen Rueppel

407 Hialeah Ave.

San Antonio, TX 78218

**Philip Klein**

454 Sierra Trl , Coralville, IA 52241

March 9, 2007 8:30 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Philip Klein

454 Sierra Trl

Coralville, IA 52241

**William Puishys**

23 Devils Elbow Rd , Brookfield, MA 01506

March 9, 2007 8:30 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

William Puishys

23 Devils Elbow Rd

Brookfield, MA 01506

**Raymond Wager**

5236 Dunton Rd. , Middlesex, NY 14507

March 9, 2007 8:30 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether. In this current political climate I
realize that the big moneyed interests have a powerful influence over
what government allows. In addition to the foregoing arguments for
permanently banning these practices there is the concern that these
companies will \"own\" these seeds, therefore anyone else who wishes to
plant such crops will be forced to buy from these corporations , we\'ve
been down this road before.

Sincerely,

Raymond Wager

5236 Dunton Rd.

Middlesex, NY 14507

**Sara Edwards**

920 Martha Avenue , Lancaster, PA 17601

March 9, 2007 8:30 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sara Edwards

920 Martha Avenue

Lancaster, PA 17601

**Elaine Steele**

100 La Salle Street Apt. 6B, New York City, NY 10027

March 9, 2007 8:30 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Elaine Steele

100 La Salle Street

Apt. 6B

New York City, NY 10027

**barry goetz**

86A Muttontown Rd , syosset, NY 11791

March 9, 2007 8:21 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Face it, the upside of this is small, the economic benefit limited in
magnitude and number who will benefit; the risks are huge.

Sincerely,

barry goetz

86A Muttontown Rd

syosset, NY 11791

**Elpida Joyce**

16 Fairfield Avenue Apt C, Danbury, CT 06810

March 9, 2007 8:21 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Elpida Joyce

16 Fairfield Avenue

Apt C

Danbury, CT 06810

**Nancy Everhart**

10107 7 Mile Rd. , Northville, MI 481679116

March 9, 2007 8:21 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Nancy Everhart

10107 7 Mile Rd.

Northville, MI 48167-9116

**Christine Hamm**

631 Pleasant Street , Rochdale, MA 01542

March 9, 2007 8:21 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

I think the world has gone mad.

Please stop to think about what we are doing to ourselves. Aren\'t there
any scientists or biologists to inform you people in making these
decisions? If it sounds too good to be true then it is. Most scientists
just love to experiment. It is irresistable to them. Even at the expense
of humankind. Please listen for that small cry of your conscience.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Christine Hamm

631 Pleasant Street

Rochdale, MA 01542

**Kenneth Green**

27 Moore Street , Waltham, MA 02453

March 9, 2007 8:14 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kenneth Green

27 Moore Street

Waltham, MA 02453

**Bruce Boring**

10830 US Hwy 278 W , Altoona, AL 35952

March 9, 2007 8:14 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Bruce Boring

10830 US Hwy 278 W

Altoona, AL 35952

**Megan Ryan**

321 Tilson Pl. , Hillsboro, IL 62049

March 9, 2007 8:07 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Megan Ryan

321 Tilson Pl.

Hillsboro, IL 62049

**Pam DeLoye**

36025 Dover , Livonia, MI 48150

March 9, 2007 8:07 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Pam DeLoye

36025 Dover

Livonia, MI 48150

**Maria Smith**

1323 W 111 st , Cleve, OH 44102

March 9, 2007 8:07 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Maria Smith

1323 W 111 st

Cleve, OH 44102

**Ben Barnes**

318 Breedlove Rd , Nashville, NC 27856

March 9, 2007 8:07 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Ben Barnes

318 Breedlove Rd

Nashville, NC 27856

**Ester Fuchs**

P O Box 502 , Lapeer, MI 48446

March 9, 2007 8:07 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Ester Fuchs

P O Box 502

Lapeer, MI 48446

**Allison Heyden**

1776 Scarlett Avenue , North Port, FL 34289

March 9, 2007 8:07 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Allison Heyden

1776 Scarlett Avenue

North Port, FL 34289

**Sue Woolf**

10179 Johnnycake Ridge Rd , Concord, OH 44077

March 9, 2007 8:01 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sue Woolf

10179 Johnnycake Ridge Rd

Concord, OH 44077

**Mary Munch**

799 South Pearl St. , Albany, NY 122021027

March 9, 2007 8:01 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Mary Munch

799 South Pearl St.

Albany, NY 12202-1027

**Gabriella Smith**

525 E. Armour Blvd #819 , Kansas City, MO 64109

March 9, 2007 8:01 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

As a lifelong Kansas resident, this issue is particularly near and dear
to my heart. There is a reason Kansas is investing in wind power -
because it\'s so windy! \"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely
to contaminate the food supply if grown outdoors\--especially in
tornado-prone Kansas, where winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds
into neighboring fields of corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses
potentially serious risks to human health and threatens farmers who may
be held liable for contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA
nor biotechnology companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Gabriella Smith

525 E. Armour Blvd #819

Kansas City, MO 64109

**Vanessa Rudin**

642 10th St , Brooklyn, NY 11215-4502

March 9, 2007 8:01 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Vanessa Rudin

642 10th St

Brooklyn, NY 11215-4502

**Louise Lin**

8212 160 Ave , Bristol, WI 53104

March 9, 2007 8:01 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Louise Lin

8212 160 Ave

Bristol, WI 53104

**Walker Larsen**

349 Columbia St , Cambridge, MA 02141

March 9, 2007 7:47 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Walker Larsen

349 Columbia St

Cambridge, MA 02141

**Claudia Forbes**

928 Peacock Station Road , McLean, VA 22102

March 9, 2007 7:33 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

I want and deserve the right to be able to make decisions on what my
family eats. It is already hard enough to know what you\'re actually
getting in preserved or prepared foods, or even what is on or in fresh
fruits, vegetables and animal products. Please don\'t allow another
variation of mutation to natural, healthy food that will further
contaminate our food supply.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Claudia Forbes

928 Peacock Station Road

McLean, VA 22102

**Katherine Fischer**

200 Hop City Rd. , Ballston Spa, NY 12020

March 9, 2007 7:33 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Katherine Fischer

200 Hop City Rd.

Ballston Spa, NY 12020

**Emily Eikner-Austin**

P O Box 192 , Honey Grove, TX 75446

March 9, 2007 7:33 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Emily Eikner-Austin

P O Box 192

Honey Grove, TX 75446

**sandy wikum**

p.o. box 182 , deary, ID 83823

March 9, 2007 7:30 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.Save our Earth

Sincerely,

sandy wikum

p.o. box 182

deary, ID 83823

**jan cunningham**

8 reservoir street , new haven, CT 06511

March 9, 2007 7:30 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

jan cunningham

8 reservoir street

new haven, CT 06511

**Shana Watkins**

609 5th Avenue apt a , GREENSBORO, NC 27405

March 9, 2007 7:19 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Shana Watkins

609 5th Avenue apt a

GREENSBORO, NC 27405

**garry fay**

1158 e 5th st , st paul, MN 55106

March 9, 2007 7:19 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

garry fay

1158 e 5th st

st paul, MN 55106

**Liz Buckalew**

Main St , St. Thomas, VI 00802

March 9, 2007 7:19 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

Have we lost our minds??? Use your talents to support our nation\'s
farmers.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Liz Buckalew

Main St

St. Thomas, VI 00802

**Betty Young**

608 Meadow Top , Converse, TX 78109

March 9, 2007 7:11 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Please Keed Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

I\'ve learned that \"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to
contaminate the food supply if grown outdoors\--especially in
tornado-prone Kansas, where winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds
into neighboring fields of corn, soybeans, or wheat. I find this to be
unacceptable! From what I\'ve learned, the ontamination will expose
potentially serious risks to human health and threatens farmers who may
be held liable for contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA
nor biotechnology companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Betty Young

608 Meadow Top

Converse, TX 78109

**Hannah Phillips**

621 Laymantown Rd , Troutville, VA 24175

March 9, 2007 7:11 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Hannah Phillips

621 Laymantown Rd

Troutville, VA 24175

**Carolyn Hirning**

3134 Reynoldsburg New Albany Rd. , New Albany, OH 43054

March 9, 2007 7:11 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Carolyn Hirning

3134 Reynoldsburg New Albany Rd.

New Albany, OH 43054

**Corey E. Olsen**

W334S724 Cushing Park Rd. , Delafield, WI 530182441

March 9, 2007 7:11 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep drugs out of the food supply

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors, especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Corey E. Olsen

W334S724 Cushing Park Rd.

Delafield, WI 53018-2441

**Joshua DuRussel**

207 n. broadway , lake orion, MI 48362

March 9, 2007 7:02 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Joshua DuRussel

207 n. broadway

lake orion, MI 48362

**Wayne Spickerman**

6 Tornado Drive , Latham, NY 121101958

March 9, 2007 7:02 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Wayne Spickerman

6 Tornado Drive

Latham, NY 12110-1958

**Janice Mackanic**

52 Sheffield St. , Jersey City, NJ 07305

March 9, 2007 7:02 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Janice Mackanic

52 Sheffield St.

Jersey City, NJ 07305

**P D**

3 , Fort Lauderdale, FL 33332

March 9, 2007 6:37 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

P D

3

Fort Lauderdale, FL 33332

**Andrea Pratt**

3160 Escott Ave. , Toledo, OH 43614

March 9, 2007 6:37 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Andrea Pratt

3160 Escott Ave.

Toledo, OH 43614

**D P**

300 , S, KS 65856

March 9, 2007 6:37 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

D P

300

S, KS 65856

**Douglas May**

200 E Geneva St Apt 2 , West Chicago, IL 601852891

March 9, 2007 6:31 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Douglas May

200 E Geneva St Apt 2

West Chicago, IL 60185-2891

**Vicki Cyr**

128 Ash Grove Court , San Jose, CA 95123

March 9, 2007 6:26 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Vicki Cyr

128 Ash Grove Court

San Jose, CA 95123

**Jessica Vadella**

341 Maple St. Rear , Peckville, PA 18452

March 9, 2007 6:26 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jessica Vadella

341 Maple St. Rear

Peckville, PA 18452

**Thomas Fritz**

7407 St. Ives Pl. , West Chester, OH 45069

March 9, 2007 6:21 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Thomas Fritz

7407 St. Ives Pl.

West Chester, OH 45069

**Robert Davis**

4978 35th Street , San Diego, CA 92116

March 9, 2007 6:21 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Robert Davis

4978 35th Street

San Diego, CA 92116

**Cristeta Stewart**

11386 Osoyoos Pl , San Diego, CA 921261444

March 9, 2007 6:21 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Cristeta Stewart

11386 Osoyoos Pl

San Diego, CA 92126-1444

**Frank X. Kleshinski**

209 North Dr , Jeannette, PA 156449629

March 9, 2007 6:07 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Frank X. Kleshinski

209 North Dr

Jeannette, PA 15644-9629

**Karl Hunting**

132 Woodvale Ave. , Staten Island, NY 103093525

March 9, 2007 6:03 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Karl Hunting

132 Woodvale Ave.

Staten Island, NY 10309-3525

512-474-4719

**W. James Hadden**

2400 Westover Road , Austin, TX 78703

March 9, 2007 6:03 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

W. James Hadden

2400 Westover Road

Austin, TX 78703

**Susan Hortenstine**

630 Renaissance Pointe Apt 308, Altamonte Springs, FL 32714

March 9, 2007 5:55 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Susan Hortenstine

630 Renaissance Pointe

Apt 308

Altamonte Springs, FL 32714

**James Silver**

P.O. Box 6263 , Santa Ana, CA 92706

March 9, 2007 5:20 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

James Silver

P.O. Box 6263

Santa Ana, CA 92706

**Victor Stanley**

1214 Agnes Ave , Joliet, IL 60435

March 9, 2007 5:20 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Victor Stanley

1214 Agnes Ave

Joliet, IL 60435

**Donna Travis**

1001 Fairlawn Cove , Round Rock, TX 78664

March 9, 2007 5:20 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Donna Travis

1001 Fairlawn Cove

Round Rock, TX 78664

**Spencer Selander**

P.O. Box 363 341 Pioneer Av, Castle Rock, WA 98611

March 9, 2007 5:06 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Spencer Selander

P.O. Box 363

341 Pioneer Av

Castle Rock, WA 98611

301-725-7849

**William Wermuth**

8858 Lincoln Street , Savage, MD 20763-9690

March 9, 2007 5:06 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

William Wermuth

8858 Lincoln Street

Savage, MD 20763-9690

**Donna Hodsdon-Trips**

P.O.Box 518 , New Plymouth, ID 83655

March 9, 2007 4:53 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Donna Hodsdon-Trips

P.O.Box 518

New Plymouth, ID 83655

**Vikki Mason**

54 Parklands , Wotton-under-Edge, GL12 7NR United Kingdom

March 9, 2007 4:45 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Vikki Mason

54 Parklands

Wotton-under-Edge GL12 7NR

**Jacob Knecht**

947 Koko Head Ave , Honolulu, HI 96816

March 9, 2007 4:41 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jacob Knecht

947 Koko Head Ave

Honolulu, HI 96816

**Denise Lytle**

73 Popalr St. , Fords, NJ 08863

March 9, 2007 4:27 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Denise Lytle

73 Popalr St.

Fords, NJ 08863

**Frances Simpson**

1653 E. Sherman Street , Tacoma, WA 984044732

March 9, 2007 4:15 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Frances Simpson

1653 E. Sherman Street

Tacoma, WA 98404-4732

**TKay Warren**

2600 Preston Rd. #1603, Plano, TX 75093

March 9, 2007 3:51 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

TKay Warren

2600 Preston Rd.

#1603

Plano, TX 75093

**Tracey Ahring**

512 Tracewood Drive , Dennard, AR 72629

March 9, 2007 3:51 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

This is only common sense. Think of the potential far-reaching and
irreversible consequences and make this and all decisions regarding GMOs
based on logic and conscience, not greed.

Sincerely,

Tracey Ahring

512 Tracewood Drive

Dennard, AR 72629

**David Neral**

444 Island View Cir , St. Augustine, FL 32095

March 9, 2007 3:42 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

David Neral

444 Island View Cir

St. Augustine, FL 32095

**priscilla phelps**

19 jpohn q, londonderry, NH 03053

March 9, 2007 3:34 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

priscilla phelps

19 jpohn

q

londonderry, NH 03053

**Kevin Aderer**

23 Nylander Way , Acton, MA 01720

March 9, 2007 3:28 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kevin Aderer

23 Nylander Way

Acton, MA 01720

**Kimberly Worman**

2587 East 175 North , Albion, IN 467019705

March 9, 2007 3:28 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kimberly Worman

2587 East 175 North

Albion, IN 46701-9705

**Terri Thomas**

6 Rains Way , Houston, TX 77007

March 9, 2007 3:23 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

I try very hard to buy organic food in order to avoid genetically
engineered foods. I would not want to eat genetically engineered,
drug-producing rice and worry about the crop exposing other areas not
intended to have the rice.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely, Terri Thomas 6 Rains Way Houston, TX 77007

Sincerely,

Terri Thomas

6 Rains Way

Houston, TX 77007

**Francis Moulton**

P.O. Box 65 , Cheney, WA 99004

March 9, 2007 3:21 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Francis Moulton

P.O. Box 65

Cheney, WA 99004

**Jim Gleckler**

5149 New Sweden Rd , Bainbridge Island, WA 98110

March 9, 2007 3:21 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

I am outraged at the thought of allowing \"Pharma\" and industrial food
crops to contaminate the food supply; if grown outdoors\--especially in
tornado-prone Kansas, winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into
neighboring fields of corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses
potentially serious risks to human health and threatens farmers who may
be held liable for contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA
nor biotechnology companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jim Gleckler

5149 New Sweden Rd

Bainbridge Island, WA 98110

**Maria Miranda**

n/a , Manteca, CA 95337

March 9, 2007 3:21 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Maria Miranda

n/a

Manteca, CA 95337

**Paula Watkins**

482 Smith St , Providence, RI 02908

March 9, 2007 3:13 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Paula Watkins

482 Smith St

Providence, RI 02908

**Dee Randolph**

12059 Andy Mtn. Rd. , Yankee Hill, CA 95965-0500

March 9, 2007 3:13 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Dee Randolph

12059 Andy Mtn. Rd.

Yankee Hill, CA 95965-0500

**Michael Brown**

700 Agnew Rd Apt 452, Santa Clara, CA 95054

March 9, 2007 3:13 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Michael Brown

700 Agnew Rd

Apt 452

Santa Clara, CA 95054

**Thomas Rounds IV**

10948 bloomfield st , N Hollywood, CA 91602

March 9, 2007 2:54 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Thomas Rounds IV

10948 bloomfield st

N Hollywood, CA 91602

**dinda evans**

4322 Miami Ct , San Diego, CA 921173819

March 9, 2007 2:54 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

dinda evans

4322 Miami Ct

San Diego, CA 92117-3819

**Claire Mortimer**

4173 Waipua St , Kilauea, HI 967545334

March 9, 2007 2:54 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Claire Mortimer

4173 Waipua St

Kilauea, HI 96754-5334

**John Abbott**

3852 East Lake Rd. , Geneva, NY 14456

March 9, 2007 2:54 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

John Abbott

3852 East Lake Rd.

Geneva, NY 14456

**Louise Fillinger**

1926 G ST NW , Miami, OK 74354

March 9, 2007 2:54 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Louise Fillinger

1926 G ST NW

Miami, OK 74354

**Autumn Breen**

917 Buccaneer Dr #1 , Schaumburg, IL 60173

March 9, 2007 2:41 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Autumn Breen

917 Buccaneer Dr #1

Schaumburg, IL 60173

**Virginia Hadley**

801 SW 16th st , Renton, WA 98057

March 9, 2007 2:41 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Virginia Hadley

801 SW 16th st

Renton, WA 98057

**Cindy Risvold**

N7807 Lakeshore Drive , Fond du Lac, WI 54937

March 9, 2007 2:41 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Cindy Risvold

N7807 Lakeshore Drive

Fond du Lac, WI 54937

**patricia kelly**

8034 linda vista road #1-L , san diego, CA 92111

March 9, 2007 2:41 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

patricia kelly

8034 linda vista road #1-L

san diego, CA 92111

**Laisz Lam**

P.O. Box 1145 , Santa Clara, CA 95052

March 9, 2007 2:41 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Laisz Lam

P.O. Box 1145

Santa Clara, CA 95052

**Margaret Adam**

972 Acacia , Corona, CA 92879

March 9, 2007 2:41 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Margaret Adam

972 Acacia

Corona, CA 92879

**Sally Marie Gorsline**

1700 York Avenue , NY, NY 10128

March 9, 2007 2:28 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sally Marie Gorsline

1700 York Avenue

NY, NY 10128

**Ingebjorg Aarek**

Kongsgard alle 18 , Kristiansand, 4631 Norway

March 9, 2007 2:28 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Ingebjorg Aarek

Kongsgard alle 18

Kristiansand 4631

**Auberon Harrison**

40374 Waterman Rd. , Homer, AK 99603

March 9, 2007 2:24 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keed Drugs Out of the Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Auberon Harrison

40374 Waterman Rd.

Homer, AK 99603

**Jane Dimitry**

171 Beacin St.#3r , Boston, MA 02116

March 9, 2007 2:24 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jane Dimitry

171 Beacin St.#3r

Boston, MA 02116

**Susan Keith**

509 Westchester Dr , Decatur, GA 30030

March 9, 2007 2:24 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Susan Keith

509 Westchester Dr

Decatur, GA 30030

**Mike Nestor**

112 Foxhill Ln , Perrysburg, OH 435512504

March 9, 2007 2:24 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Mike Nestor

112 Foxhill Ln

Perrysburg, OH 43551-2504

**Dave Keep**

42 Dava Drive , Mornington, 3931 Australia

March 9, 2007 2:24 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are are a seriousn problem, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses very serious risks to
human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Dave Keep

42 Dava Drive

Mornington 3931

**Robert Harrison**

40374 Waterman Rd. , Homer, AK 99603

March 9, 2007 2:24 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I demand that the USDA deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Robert Harrison

40374 Waterman Rd.

Homer, AK 99603

**Macario Hernandez**

po box 1340 , Kihei, HI 96753

March 9, 2007 2:11 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

Please do not alter/disturb/change/excite or upset our natural world,
billions of years of evolution give us this wonderful place to live and
now you are destroying it\... in your power is the future of yourself
and the rest of us, no one will escape\...

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Macario Hernandez

po box 1340

Kihei, HI 96753

**kevin wachowiak**

306 1/2 main st , racine, WI 53403

March 9, 2007 2:11 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

kevin wachowiak

306 1/2 main st

racine, WI 53403

**Sidney Hood**

300 N State St #3024 , Chicago, IL 60610

March 9, 2007 2:11 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sidney Hood

300 N State St #3024

Chicago, IL 60610

**Athanasia Gregoriades**

341 W. 24 St. , NY, NY 10011

March 9, 2007 2:11 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Athanasia Gregoriades

341 W. 24 St.

NY, NY 10011

**Erin Walden**

5081 Tacoma Ave , Fort Lewis, WA 98433

March 9, 2007 2:11 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Erin Walden

5081 Tacoma Ave

Fort Lewis, WA 98433

**Patricia Barkley**

512 W. Maywood , Wichita, KS 67217

March 9, 2007 1:49 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Patricia Barkley

512 W. Maywood

Wichita, KS 67217

**david child**

404 encinitas blvd, apt 443 , encinitas, CA 92024

March 9, 2007 1:49 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

david child

404 encinitas blvd, apt 443

encinitas, CA 92024

**Marylou Noble**

2225 S.W. Vacuna St. , Portland, OR 97219

March 9, 2007 1:49 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Marylou Noble

2225 S.W. Vacuna St.

Portland, OR 97219

**Annette Messina**

331 W. Loy St. , Lombard, IL 60148

March 9, 2007 1:49 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Annette Messina

331 W. Loy St.

Lombard, IL 60148

**Judith Alter**

11260 Overland Ave Apt 22D , Culver City, CA 902305543

March 9, 2007 1:49 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Judith Alter

11260 Overland Ave Apt 22D

Culver City, CA 90230-5543

**Wyndham Boulter**

1517 N. River Rd. , Port Allen, LA 707673305

March 9, 2007 1:49 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Wyndham Boulter

1517 N. River Rd.

Port Allen, LA 70767-3305

**Christian Heinold**

547 24th St #22, Oakland, CA 94612-1742

March 9, 2007 1:49 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Christian Heinold

547 24th St

#22

Oakland, CA 94612-1742

**George Loveday**

18376 Harmony Pl , GRASS VALLEY, CA 95949

March 9, 2007 1:49 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

George Loveday

18376 Harmony Pl

GRASS VALLEY, CA 95949

**penelope johnstone**

PO Box 2882 , Oakhurst, CA 936442882

March 9, 2007 1:49 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

penelope johnstone

PO Box 2882

Oakhurst, CA 93644-2882

**renata dobryn**

6 Spruce Ln. , Montauk, NY 11954

March 9, 2007 1:27 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

renata dobryn

6 Spruce Ln.

Montauk, NY 11954

**Michele Nihipali**

54-074 A Kam Hwy , Hauula, HI 96717

March 9, 2007 1:27 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Michele Nihipali

54-074 A Kam Hwy

Hauula, HI 96717

**Candace Kautzer**

106 Strathmore Gardens , Aberdeen, NJ 07747

March 9, 2007 1:27 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Candace Kautzer

106 Strathmore Gardens

Aberdeen, NJ 07747

**Kinsey Service**

861 Vereda del Ciervo , Goleta, CA 93117

March 9, 2007 1:27 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kinsey Service

861 Vereda del Ciervo

Goleta, CA 93117

**Lee Frank**

14648 Tustin St. , Sherman Oaks, CA 914034103

March 9, 2007 1:27 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Lee Frank

14648 Tustin St.

Sherman Oaks, CA 91403-4103

**Cindy Dufford**

Kuzma Rd , West Sunbury, PA 16061

March 9, 2007 1:27 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Cindy Dufford

Kuzma Rd

West Sunbury, PA 16061

**KAREN RIGGAR**

7338 SALEM TRAIL , RAVENNA, OH 44266-8944

March 9, 2007 1:27 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

KAREN RIGGAR

7338 SALEM TRAIL

RAVENNA, OH 44266-8944

**Monika Nakadate**

2139 Lincoln Way , San Francisco, CA 94122

March 9, 2007 1:27 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Monika Nakadate

2139 Lincoln Way

San Francisco, CA 94122

**Chuck Mitchell**

3820 Colony Oaks Dr , Eugene, OR 97405

March 9, 2007 1:27 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Chuck Mitchell

3820 Colony Oaks Dr

Eugene, OR 97405

**Daniel Noel**

1098 Glen Circle , Costa Mesa, CA 92627

March 9, 2007 1:27 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

Given the far from negligible probability that some tornado sends seeds
from these plants flying away, it is hard to see in this latest USDA
decision another bow to some well-connected corporation.

The USDA\'s failure to work for \"us the people\" may some day come
around and bite it\...

Sincerely,

Daniel Noel

1098 Glen Circle

Costa Mesa, CA 92627

**peter roloff**

po box 634 , lopez, WA 98261

March 9, 2007 1:04 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

peter roloff

po box 634

lopez, WA 98261

**Marjorie Moss**

2736 Caminito San Pablo , Del Mar, CA 920143823

March 9, 2007 1:04 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Marjorie Moss

2736 Caminito San Pablo

Del Mar, CA 92014-3823

**Sharon Nolting**

348 E. 9th St. #13 , New York, NY 100037916

March 9, 2007 1:04 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sharon Nolting

348 E. 9th St. #13

New York, NY 10003-7916

**Fred M. Rhoades**

602 Briar Road , Bellingham, WA 98225

March 9, 2007 1:04 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Fred M. Rhoades

602 Briar Road

Bellingham, WA 98225

**Marthajoy Aft**

51 John St. apt. 104 , Brookline, MA 02446

March 9, 2007 1:04 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

Please do not allow \"Pharma\" and industrial food crops to be grown in
our country. I understand they are likely to contaminate the food supply
if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where winds
could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of corn,
soybeans, or wheat. If this is true, then contamination poses
potentially serious risks to human health and threatens farmers who may
be held liable for contamination. It is difficult to trust the USDA nor
biotechnology companies to prevent contamination.

I strongly request the USDA to deny this and all other applications for
outdoor production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to
institute a ban on this practice altogether. Thank you.

Sincerely,

Marthajoy Aft

51 John St. apt. 104

Brookline, MA 02446

**Mary Pritchard**

2460 Pioneer Pike , Eugene, OR 97401

March 9, 2007 1:04 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Mary Pritchard

2460 Pioneer Pike

Eugene, OR 97401

**Lori Vail**

4607 S. Austin , Seattle, WA 98118

March 9, 2007 1:04 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

Please, for my children\'s sake and for the sake of my family who are
rice farmers in Louisiana, read this email and take it seriously.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Lori Vail

4607 S. Austin

Seattle, WA 98118

**Robert Wilcox**

6915 Amherst Ave , Saint Louis, MO 63130

March 9, 2007 12:49 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Robert Wilcox

6915 Amherst Ave

Saint Louis, MO 63130

**Donald Weller**

14389 S. Coast Hwy , South Beach, OR 97366

March 9, 2007 12:49 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Donald Weller

14389 S. Coast Hwy

South Beach, OR 97366

**Carol Patton**

321 Rugby Ave. , Kensington, CA 94708

March 9, 2007 12:47 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Carol Patton

321 Rugby Ave.

Kensington, CA 94708

**kris unger**

2200 2nd st n, apt 6 , Arlington, VA 22201

March 9, 2007 12:47 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

kris unger

2200 2nd st n, apt 6

Arlington, VA 22201

**Angela Wyble**

1495 Townview Ave , Santa Rosa, CA 95405

March 9, 2007 12:47 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Angela Wyble

1495 Townview Ave

Santa Rosa, CA 95405

**Lee Hutchings**

1803 Gray St. #401, Palacios, TX 774653457

March 9, 2007 12:47 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Lee Hutchings

1803 Gray St.

#401

Palacios, TX 77465-3457

**David Hermanns**

354 Castleton Ave. , Staten Island, NY 10301

March 9, 2007 12:37 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

David Hermanns

354 Castleton Ave.

Staten Island, NY 10301

**B.A. McClintock**

Disabled-email only , Honolulu, HI 96825

March 9, 2007 12:37 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

B.A. McClintock

Disabled-email only

Honolulu, HI 96825

**bj hedahl**

1026 falcon , camano is, WA 98282

March 9, 2007 12:37 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

MORALS or MONEY: what runs this country and YOUR life??

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

bj hedahl

1026 falcon

camano is, WA 98282

**Ann Pinkerton**

5467 Lawton Ave. , Oakland, CA 94618

March 9, 2007 12:37 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Please Keep Drugs Out of the Food Supply

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I STRONGLY urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for
outdoor production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to
institute a ban on this practice altogether.

I do not believe this technology is reasonably safe, and I don\'t trust
the pharmaceutical industry to police itself responsibly.

Sincerely,

Ann Pinkerton

5467 Lawton Ave.

Oakland, CA 94618

**Kathryn Jensen**

28035 Woodstock Avenue , Castaic, CA 91384

March 9, 2007 12:37 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kathryn Jensen

28035 Woodstock Avenue

Castaic, CA 91384

**jamie rosenblood**

12235 gorham ave , los angeles, CA 90049

March 9, 2007 12:37 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

jamie rosenblood

12235 gorham ave

los angeles, CA 90049

616-846-8830

**Kathy Oppenhuizen**

8135 Olive Shore Ave , West Olive, MI 49460

March 9, 2007 12:37 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kathy Oppenhuizen

8135 Olive Shore Ave

West Olive, MI 49460

**Mark Fiore**

45 Villa Terrace , San Francisco, CA 941142141

March 9, 2007 12:37 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Mark Fiore

45 Villa Terrace

San Francisco, CA 94114-2141

**Jenny Pace**

1052 W. 9th St. , Tempe, AZ 85281

March 9, 2007 12:28 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jenny Pace

1052 W. 9th St.

Tempe, AZ 85281

**Anca Vlasopolos**

820 Notre Dame , Grosse Pointe, MI 48230

March 9, 2007 12:28 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Anca Vlasopolos

820 Notre Dame

Grosse Pointe, MI 48230

**T.K. Wang**

1465 Avon Park Ter , Los Angeles, CA 900262007

March 9, 2007 12:28 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors.

Contamination poses potentially serious risks to human health and
threatens farmers who may be held liable for contamination.

Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology companies can
be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

T.K. Wang

1465 Avon Park Ter

Los Angeles, CA 90026-2007

**Martin Spindel**

47 Whirlaway Road , Manalapan, NJ 07726-9566

March 9, 2007 12:28 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Martin Spindel

47 Whirlaway Road

Manalapan, NJ 07726-9566

**Dan Magee**

PO Box 25506 , Atlanta, GA 30322

March 9, 2007 12:28 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Dan Magee

PO Box 25506

Atlanta, GA 30322

**Janet Apuzzo**

843 Plattekill Ardonia Rd. , Clintondale, NY 12515

March 9, 2007 12:28 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Janet Apuzzo

843 Plattekill Ardonia Rd.

Clintondale, NY 12515

**Donald Yeager**

7412 East Cozy Camp Drive , Prescott Valley, AZ 86314

March 9, 2007 12:28 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Donald Yeager

7412 East Cozy Camp Drive

Prescott Valley, AZ 86314

**T Lee**

529 Dellbrook Ave , San Francisco, CA 94131

March 9, 2007 12:28 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

T Lee

529 Dellbrook Ave

San Francisco, CA 94131

**Alisa Battaglia**

3711 Van Buren St, #3 , Hollywood, FL 33021

March 9, 2007 12:28 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Alisa Battaglia

3711 Van Buren St, #3

Hollywood, FL 33021

**Marguerite Winkel**

2012 W 3rd , Spokane, WA 99201

March 9, 2007 12:28 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Marguerite Winkel

2012 W 3rd

Spokane, WA 99201

**Don Landies**

633 E. 4th Ave. , Salt Lake City, UT 84103

March 9, 2007 12:14 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Don Landies

633 E. 4th Ave.

Salt Lake City, UT 84103

**David Zirkelbach**

1242 1/2 N. Kenmore Ave , Los Angeles, CA 90029

March 9, 2007 12:14 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

David Zirkelbach

1242 1/2 N. Kenmore Ave

Los Angeles, CA 90029

**Timothy Grady**

713 Pro Rodeo Drive , Spearfish, SD 57783

March 9, 2007 12:14 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Timothy Grady

713 Pro Rodeo Drive

Spearfish, SD 57783

**Diana Ristenpart**

9919 Osuna Rd. NE , Albuquerque, NM 87111

March 9, 2007 12:14 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Diana Ristenpart

9919 Osuna Rd. NE

Albuquerque, NM 87111

**James Pitts**

3241 W.Green Oaks Dr. , Visalia, CA 93277

March 9, 2007 12:14 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

James Pitts

3241 W.Green Oaks Dr.

Visalia, CA 93277

**R Anderson**

337 Oxford Street , Winnipeg, MB R3M 3H9 Canada

March 9, 2007 12:14 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

R Anderson

337 Oxford Street

Winnipeg, MB R3M 3H9

**Gail Forrest**

578 Washington Blvd #930 , Marina del Rey, CA 90292

March 9, 2007 12:14 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Gail Forrest

578 Washington Blvd #930

Marina del Rey, CA 90292

**Judith Henningsen**

9 Lakeview Village , Montgomery, TX 77356

March 9, 2007 12:14 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Judith Henningsen

9 Lakeview Village

Montgomery, TX 77356

**Hugh Sanborn**

6006 Southridge Greens Blvd. , Fort Collins, CO 80525

March 9, 2007 12:14 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Hugh Sanborn

6006 Southridge Greens Blvd.

Fort Collins, CO 80525

**Traci Peyghambarian**

9620 World Cup Drive , Las Vegas, NV 89117

March 9, 2007 12:14 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Traci Peyghambarian

9620 World Cup Drive

Las Vegas, NV 89117

**Jason Lynch**

14847 Endicott Way #107 , Apple Valley, MN 55124

March 9, 2007 12:14 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jason Lynch

14847 Endicott Way #107

Apple Valley, MN 55124

**Caitlyn Wallace**

3545 Gypsum Rd Apt E, Reno, NV 89503

March 9, 2007 12:14 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Caitlyn Wallace

3545 Gypsum Rd

Apt E

Reno, NV 89503

**Marsha Alexander**

428 Leafy Branch Trail , Carmel, IN 46032 740

March 9, 2007 12:14 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Marsha Alexander

428 Leafy Branch Trail

Carmel, IN 46032- 740

**Josephine Riordan**

2855 The Villages Parkwy , San Jose, CA 95135

March 9, 2007 12:14 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Josephine Riordan

2855 The Villages Parkwy

San Jose, CA 95135

**Jesse Law**

PO Box 2277 , Mill Valley, CA 949422277

March 9, 2007 12:14 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jesse Law

PO Box 2277

Mill Valley, CA 94942-2277

**Laurence Garces**

36 Bayview Ave , Larkspur, CA 94939

March 9, 2007 12:14 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Laurence Garces

36 Bayview Ave

Larkspur, CA 94939

**John Farney**

P. O. Box 40644 , Tucson, AZ 857170644

March 9, 2007 12:14 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

John Farney

P. O. Box 40644

Tucson, AZ 85717-0644

**Manoj Paul**

9101 South 84th Avenue , Hickory Hills, IL 604571801

March 9, 2007 12:14 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Manoj Paul

9101 South 84th Avenue

Hickory Hills, IL 60457-1801

**Natalie Hanson**

1815 Briarwood Dr. , Lansing, MI 48917-1773

March 9, 2007 12:14 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Natalie Hanson

1815 Briarwood Dr.

Lansing, MI 48917-1773

**Vinu Arumugham**

1860 Bexley Landing , San Jose, CA 95132

March 9, 2007 12:14 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Vinu Arumugham

1860 Bexley Landing

San Jose, CA 95132

**Robt Temple**

738 Monroe Dr., NE #7 , Atlanta, GA 30308

March 9, 2007 12:14 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Robt Temple

738 Monroe Dr., NE #7

Atlanta, GA 30308

**Crystal Durham**

3875 NC 65 , Reidsville, NC 27320

March 9, 2007 12:14 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Crystal Durham

3875 NC 65

Reidsville, NC 27320

**Anne Askren**

156 Wakefield Drive , Athens, GA 30605-4382

March 9, 2007 12:14 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination.

Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology companies can
be trusted to prevent contamination. This has serious implications for
the health of our citizens and the livelihood of our farmers.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Anne Askren

156 Wakefield Drive

Athens, GA 30605-4382

**Jonathan Weinstock**

1846B Page St , San Francisco, CA 94117

March 9, 2007 12:14 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jonathan Weinstock

1846B Page St

San Francisco, CA 94117

**Joseph Neiman**

32-20 89 St. , Jackson Hts., NY 11369

March 8, 2007 11:43 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

Any crops grown outdoors will produce seeds in the open air. Its pollen
will inevitably blow for many miles and contaminate real food crops.

This is especially true in tornado-prone Kansas, where winds could
easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of corn, soybeans,
or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks to human health
and threatens farmers who may be held liable for contamination.
Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology companies can
be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Joseph Neiman

32-20 89 St.

Jackson Hts., NY 11369

**megan roemer**

1515 11th St. , boulder, CO 80302

March 8, 2007 11:43 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

megan roemer

1515 11th St.

boulder, CO 80302

**Edna Ramos**

1016 Camino La Costa Apt. 2508 , austin, TX 78752

March 8, 2007 11:43 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Edna Ramos

1016 Camino La Costa Apt. 2508

austin, TX 78752

**George Thomas**

506 San Juan Ave, , Venice, CA 90291

March 8, 2007 11:43 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

All those who participate in such experimentation and profiteering, with
zero regard for humanity, need to stop pretending they \'love\' their
children. Better tell them they are not important compared to present
day profits and the fun of doing research. When kissing their offsprind
goodnight he children will NOT understand that there is a high
likelyhood of their parents actually causing bio havoc and misery to
future humans or even the child\'s own generation.

This greedy meddling in genetics is risking the gradual deterioration of
life itself in few years, since normal abnormalities which cause havoc
have thousands of years to rebalance. The denial of risk is nothing less
than criminal in the view of many geneticists who care about the
preciousness of life as their first priority. The risks are numerous due
to cross fertilization, remote pollination and many other hazards the
executives prefer to be in denial about. This unnecessary tampering is a
plain disregard for all people, species and a disgusting abuse of
industry.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

George Thomas

506 San Juan Ave,

Venice, CA 90291

**Ron Berti**

155 SW 88th Ave , Portland, OR 97225

March 8, 2007 11:43 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Ron Berti

155 SW 88th Ave

Portland, OR 97225

**Carolyn Bigger**

848 Hacienda Dr. , El Cajon, CA 92020

March 8, 2007 11:37 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Carolyn Bigger

848 Hacienda Dr.

El Cajon, CA 92020

**Stacey Peterson**

28102 236th Avenue SE , Maple Valley, WA 98038

March 8, 2007 11:37 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Stacey Peterson

28102 236th Avenue SE

Maple Valley, WA 98038

**Danielle Paciera**

1722 N Gayoso St , New Orleans, LA 70119

March 8, 2007 11:37 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Danielle Paciera

1722 N Gayoso St

New Orleans, LA 70119

**steve walworth**

2948 hawkridge , la crescenta, CA 91214

March 8, 2007 11:37 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

steve walworth

2948 hawkridge

la crescenta, CA 91214

**Anita Knight**

2565 1/2 40th Avenue North , St. Petersburg, FL 33714

March 8, 2007 11:37 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

As so often happens when nature is interfered with, \"Unanticipated
Consequences\" occur, and then it is too late.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Anita Knight

2565 1/2 40th Avenue North

St. Petersburg, FL 33714

**Andrea Beeman**

300 West 23Rd Street , New York, NY 10011

March 8, 2007 11:37 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas (where I
grew up). The strong winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into
neighboring fields of corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses
potentially SERIOUS risks to human health and threatens farmers who may
be held liable for contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA
nor biotechnology companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Andrea Beeman

300 West 23Rd Street

New York, NY 10011

**lisa marz-reed**

1724 Sycamore St , Harrisburg, PA 17104

March 8, 2007 11:37 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

lisa marz-reed

1724 Sycamore St

Harrisburg, PA 17104

**Julie Smith**

1048 Bay Oaks Drive , Los Osos, CA 93402

March 8, 2007 11:37 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Julie Smith

1048 Bay Oaks Drive

Los Osos, CA 93402

**Anne Griffin-Lewin**

1900 Central Avenue NE #414, Minneapolis, MN 55418

March 8, 2007 11:37 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Anne Griffin-Lewin

1900 Central Avenue NE

#414

Minneapolis, MN 55418

**Shanta Manohar**

39, 1st Cross C.S.I. Compound Mission Road, Bangalore, 560027 India

March 8, 2007 11:37 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Shanta Manohar

39, 1st Cross C.S.I. Compound

Mission Road

Bangalore 560027

**Art Hanson**

1815 Briarwood Dr. , Lansing, MI 48917-1773

March 8, 2007 11:37 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Art Hanson

1815 Briarwood Dr.

Lansing, MI 48917-1773

**Isabelle D\'Arcy**

5823 Berkeley Rd. , Goleta, CA 93117

March 8, 2007 11:37 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Isabelle D\'Arcy

5823 Berkeley Rd.

Goleta, CA 93117

**Karen May**

PO Box 1391 , Tacoma, WA 98401

March 8, 2007 11:37 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Karen May

PO Box 1391

Tacoma, WA 98401

**Brice Grunert**

908 Virginia Ave 113B Responsibility Hall, Columbia, MO 65201

March 8, 2007 11:37 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Brice Grunert

908 Virginia Ave

113B Responsibility Hall

Columbia, MO 65201

**MARK SALAMON**

18 SHORE DRIVE , HARWICH, MA 02645

March 8, 2007 11:37 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

MARK SALAMON

18 SHORE DRIVE

HARWICH, MA 02645

**Leslie Tyler**

1844 SE 12th Ave , Portland, OR 97214

March 8, 2007 11:37 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Leslie Tyler

1844 SE 12th Ave

Portland, OR 97214

**Virginia Risden**

P.O. Box 662 , Benicia, CA 94510

March 8, 2007 11:37 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Virginia Risden

P.O. Box 662

Benicia, CA 94510

**Lewis Kuhlman**

3530 18th Ave S #4 , Minneapolis, MN 55407

March 8, 2007 11:37 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Lewis Kuhlman

3530 18th Ave S #4

Minneapolis, MN 55407

**Julie Barone**

56 W Pierpont St , Kingston, NY 12401

March 8, 2007 11:37 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Julie Barone

56 W Pierpont St

Kingston, NY 12401

**Roland Press**

1290 7th St. , Hermosa Beach, CA 902544946

March 8, 2007 11:37 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Roland Press

1290 7th St.

Hermosa Beach, CA 90254-4946

**Lisa Boynton**

2700 16th St NW , St. Paul, MN 55112

March 8, 2007 11:37 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Lisa Boynton

2700 16th St NW

St. Paul, MN 55112

**Karen Larson**

6348 Eisenhower Ct , Chino, CA 917103706

March 8, 2007 11:37 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Karen Larson

6348 Eisenhower Ct

Chino, CA 91710-3706

**Steven Brown**

14466 E Loyola St , Moorpark, CA 93021

March 8, 2007 11:37 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Steven Brown

14466 E Loyola St

Moorpark, CA 93021

**Jon Hager**

11760 So. 1300 W. , Riverton, UT 84065

March 8, 2007 11:37 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jon Hager

11760 So. 1300 W.

Riverton, UT 84065

**Michael Filipiak**

1843 W. Edgerton Ave. , Milwaukee, WI 53221-3519

March 8, 2007 11:37 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Michael Filipiak

1843 W. Edgerton Ave.

Milwaukee, WI 53221-3519

**David Saperia**

901 10th Street #207 , Santa Monica, CA 90403

March 8, 2007 11:37 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

David Saperia

901 10th Street #207

Santa Monica, CA 90403

**Danny Wouters**

PO Box 28 , Hay Springs, NE 69347

March 8, 2007 11:37 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: No Drugs in Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Danny Wouters

PO Box 28

Hay Springs, NE 69347

**Marilyn Cox**

2665 Van Pelt Blvd. #102 , Roseburg, OR 97470

March 8, 2007 11:37 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Marilyn Cox

2665 Van Pelt Blvd. #102

Roseburg, OR 97470

**Dave Waugh**

915 Lazy Lane , San Marcos, TX 786669462

March 8, 2007 11:37 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Dave Waugh

915 Lazy Lane

San Marcos, TX 78666-9462

**David Eash**

2350 Sugar Bottom Road , Solon, IA 52333

March 8, 2007 11:37 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

David Eash

2350 Sugar Bottom Road

Solon, IA 52333

**Randy Tashjian**

1031 Trafalger Drive , Glendale, CA 91207

March 8, 2007 11:37 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Randy Tashjian

1031 Trafalger Drive

Glendale, CA 91207

**ronald green**

3424 marina dr. , santa barbara, CA 93110

March 8, 2007 11:37 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

ronald green

3424 marina dr.

santa barbara, CA 93110

**PETER SIGMANN**

3732 ROCKY SHORE DR , STURGEON BAY, WI 54235

March 8, 2007 11:37 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

PETER SIGMANN

3732 ROCKY SHORE DR

STURGEON BAY, WI 54235

**Marilyn Brunger**

588 W. 8th St. , Claremont, CA 91711

March 8, 2007 11:37 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Marilyn Brunger

588 W. 8th St.

Claremont, CA 91711

**Rosemarie Sawdon**

1201 Harvest Ridge Lane , Blacksburg, VA 24060

March 8, 2007 11:01 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Rosemarie Sawdon

1201 Harvest Ridge Lane

Blacksburg, VA 24060

**Samantha P.Sherline**

1232 N. Thunder Ridge Dr. , Tucson, AZ 85745

March 8, 2007 11:01 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Samantha P.Sherline

1232 N. Thunder Ridge Dr.

Tucson, AZ 85745

**catherine couturier**

463 s macdonald , Mesa, AZ 85210

March 8, 2007 11:01 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

catherine couturier

463 s macdonald

Mesa, AZ 85210

**Mary Dea Johnston**

812 Scott Ave. , Glenshaw, PA 15116

March 8, 2007 11:01 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Mary Dea Johnston

812 Scott Ave.

Glenshaw, PA 15116

**Jennifer Clark**

8219 Minors Lane Lot 32, Louisville, KY 40219

March 8, 2007 11:01 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jennifer Clark

8219 Minors Lane

Lot 32

Louisville, KY 40219

**Daniel Gonzales**

53980 Avenida Vallejo , La Quinta, CA 92253

March 8, 2007 11:01 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Daniel Gonzales

53980 Avenida Vallejo

La Quinta, CA 92253

**Lindsey Shere**

7500 Eastside Rd , Healdsburg, CA 954489304

March 8, 2007 11:01 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Lindsey Shere

7500 Eastside Rd

Healdsburg, CA 95448-9304

**Ryan Nestler**

742 John Street , Pecatonica, IL 61063

March 8, 2007 11:01 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Ryan Nestler

742 John Street

Pecatonica, IL 61063

**Nancy Maryott**

P. O. Box 31117 , Tucson, AZ 85751

March 8, 2007 11:01 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Nancy Maryott

P. O. Box 31117

Tucson, AZ 85751

**Jessica Moran**

14 E. North Ave. , Lake Bluff, IL 60044

March 8, 2007 11:01 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jessica Moran

14 E. North Ave.

Lake Bluff, IL 60044

**Margaret Hilder**

Tableland Road , Wentworth Falls, 2782 Australia

March 8, 2007 11:01 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Margaret Hilder

Tableland Road

Wentworth Falls 2782

**Rosalie Popick**

14 Wintergreen Circle , Harwinton, CT 06791

March 8, 2007 11:01 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Rosalie Popick

14 Wintergreen Circle

Harwinton, CT 06791

**Rich & Maya Caudill**

839 Loyalton Drive , Campbell, CA 95008

March 8, 2007 11:01 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Rich %pa_first_name% Maya Caudill

839 Loyalton Drive

Campbell, CA 95008

**Kate Levine**

67 Smith Street , Greenlawn, NY 11740

March 8, 2007 11:01 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kate Levine

67 Smith Street

Greenlawn, NY 11740

**Diane Varney**

511 E. San Ysidro Blvd. J-604, San Ysidro, CA 92173

March 8, 2007 11:01 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Diane Varney

511 E. San Ysidro Blvd.

J-604

San Ysidro, CA 92173

**Tonya Abbott**

107 Locust Lane , Yorktown, VA 23693

March 8, 2007 11:01 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Tonya Abbott

107 Locust Lane

Yorktown, VA 23693

**Francis Collins**

7642 Athenia Drive , Cincinnati, OH 45244

March 8, 2007 11:01 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Francis Collins

7642 Athenia Drive

Cincinnati, OH 45244

**Lois McClelland**

5159 Edgewater Drive , Sheffield Lake, OH 44054

March 8, 2007 11:01 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Lois McClelland

5159 Edgewater Drive

Sheffield Lake, OH 44054

**jill lambel**

3075 shattuck arms , saginaw, MI 48603

March 8, 2007 11:01 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

jill lambel

3075 shattuck arms

saginaw, MI 48603

**David Buck**

56A Pond Way , Staten Island, NY 103031648

March 8, 2007 11:01 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

David Buck

56A Pond Way

Staten Island, NY 10303-1648

**Susan Quickel**

Mohr Ave , Pleasanton, CA 945664671

March 8, 2007 11:01 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Susan Quickel

Mohr Ave

Pleasanton, CA 94566-4671

**Peter Paton**

P.O. Box 404 , Unity, ME 04988

March 8, 2007 11:01 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Peter Paton

P.O. Box 404

Unity, ME 04988

**peter flaherty**

2728 E ST. , lincoln, NE 68510

March 8, 2007 11:01 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

peter flaherty

2728 E ST.

lincoln, NE 68510

**Deanne Thompson**

7777 Bodega Avenue #M8 , Sebastopol, CA 95472

March 8, 2007 11:01 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

It is time to act against harm before the harm occurs.

Sincerely,

Deanne Thompson

7777 Bodega Avenue #M8

Sebastopol, CA 95472

**Joyce Stowe-Longchamp**

70 Woodhaven Dr , Avon, CT 06001

March 8, 2007 11:01 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Joyce Stowe-Longchamp

70 Woodhaven Dr

Avon, CT 06001

707-473-9646

**Don Marshall**

221 Chiquita Rd. , Healdsburg, CA 95448-9055

March 8, 2007 11:01 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination. I BELIEVE THERE IS
ALREADY A CASE ON RECORD OF CROP CONTAMINATION FROM A GENETICALLY
ENGINEERED FIELD OVER 15 MILES AWAY FROM THE IDENTIFIED CONTAMINATED
CROP.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Don Marshall

221 Chiquita Rd.

Healdsburg, CA 95448-9055

**Rev. Larry Bernard, O.F.M.**

St. Joseph Church PO Box 1000, Laguna, NM 87026

March 8, 2007 11:01 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Restrict genetically modified crops from outside growth

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

It is important to consider the overall health of our planetary home. It
requires humility to accept that we don\'t know the long-term
consequences of creating genetically modified crops. It is wise, it is
respectful, it is fitting and proper that such crop experiments be
allowed only inside greenhouses. When planted outside they can
contaminate other crops and cause unknown consequences which may not be
beneficial.

In Kansas winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring
fields of corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially
serious risks to human health and threatens farmers who may be held
liable for contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and other genetically modified food crops
and to institute a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Rev. Larry Bernard, O.F.M.

St. Joseph Church

PO Box 1000

Laguna, NM 87026

**Rebecca Hilder**

Tableland Road , Wentworth Falls, 2782 Australia

March 8, 2007 11:01 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Rebecca Hilder

Tableland Road

Wentworth Falls 2782

**Ann Aurelio**

73 Washington Ave. , West Sayville, NY 11796

March 8, 2007 11:01 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Don\'t take Chances With our Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

This has the making of a potentially dangerous situation.

Thank you for your time and consideration to this matter.

Sincerely,

Ann Aurelio

73 Washington Ave.

West Sayville, NY 11796

**K. Marshall**

23600 Scheer , Frankfort, IL 60423

March 8, 2007 11:01 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

K. Marshall

23600 Scheer

Frankfort, IL 60423

**Linda Gazzola**

500 High Cliffe Lane , Tarrytown, NY 10591

March 8, 2007 11:01 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Linda Gazzola

500 High Cliffe Lane

Tarrytown, NY 10591

**Rose Wessels**

204 N. Main St. , O\'Fallon, MO 63366=2299

March 8, 2007 11:01 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Rose Wessels

204 N. Main St.

O\'Fallon, MO 63366=2299

**silvia wend**

31 ross ave , chestnut ridge, NY 10977

March 8, 2007 11:01 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

silvia wend

31 ross ave

chestnut ridge, NY 10977

**Jan Kirch**

30908 N. Pinehurst Ct , Libertyville, IL 60048

March 8, 2007 11:01 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jan Kirch

30908 N. Pinehurst Ct

Libertyville, IL 60048

**Marita Strong**

143 Pauloa Place , Kihei, HI 96753

March 8, 2007 11:01 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Marita Strong

143 Pauloa Place

Kihei, HI 96753

**Todd Lee**

23 Gentle Breeze Lane , Asheville, NC 28805

March 8, 2007 11:01 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Todd Lee

23 Gentle Breeze Lane

Asheville, NC 28805

**Rob Gonzalez**

8840 Lake Park Circle N. , Davie, FL 33328

March 8, 2007 11:01 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Rob Gonzalez

8840 Lake Park Circle N.

Davie, FL 33328

**Diane Williams**

3880 Stikes Drive, S.E. , Lacey, WA 98503

March 8, 2007 11:01 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

Certainly, if \"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are grown
outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where winds could easily
blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of corn, soybeans, or
wheat this is a serious problem. Contamination poses potentially serious
risks to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

We strongly urge the USDA to take steps NOW to deny this and all other
applications for outdoor production of pharmaceutical and industrial
food crops and to institute a ban on this practice altogether.

This makes no sense. Contamination must not occur, and it is your
responsibility to take the steps to see that it does not occur. Thanks.

Sincerely,

Diane Williams

3880 Stikes Drive, S.E.

Lacey, WA 98503

**Patrick Bosold**

202 N. 5th St. , Fairfield, IA 52556

March 8, 2007 11:01 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Genetically modified crops in open fields

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

I spent two years working for a lab that detects the presence of genetic
modification at every level of the human food chain. Please believe
this: there is NO WAY that you can stop the flow of genetically modified
material to other plants and the biosphere once that material has been
released. The ONLY way that such plants should be grown is in sealed,
tightly controlled greenhouse environments with every precaution taken
to prevent the release of pollen or other material from these plants
into the open air.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Patrick Bosold

202 N. 5th St.

Fairfield, IA 52556

**Greg DiFiore**

119 Pawnee Avenue , Manitou Springs, CO 80829

March 8, 2007 11:01 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Greg DiFiore

119 Pawnee Avenue

Manitou Springs, CO 80829

701-777-2468

**Curtis Stofferahn**

5053 W Elm Court , Grand Forks, ND 58203

March 8, 2007 11:01 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Curtis Stofferahn

5053 W Elm Court

Grand Forks, ND 58203

**Jeffrey Zabik**

21 Bridge St. , Topsham, ME 04086

March 8, 2007 11:01 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jeffrey Zabik

21 Bridge St.

Topsham, ME 04086

**Geoffrey Doman**

13900 Cohasset St , Van Nuys, CA 91405-2501

March 8, 2007 11:01 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep drugs out of our food supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors, especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

Please deny the application (and all others of the sort) for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and institute a
ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Geoffrey Doman

13900 Cohasset St

Van Nuys, CA 91405-2501

**Seana Blake**

114 W. 10th Ave. , Ellensburg, WA 989262914

March 8, 2007 11:01 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Seana Blake

114 W. 10th Ave.

Ellensburg, WA 98926-2914

**Karina Black**

31885 9th Ave. , Laguna Beach,, CA 92651

March 8, 2007 11:01 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Karina Black

31885 9th Ave.

Laguna Beach,, CA 92651

**Mike Skidmore**

6101 N. Sheridan 1B , Chicago, IL 60660

March 8, 2007 11:01 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Mike Skidmore

6101 N. Sheridan 1B

Chicago, IL 60660

**Tristin Mock**

431 NE Sumner St , Portland, OR 97211

March 8, 2007 11:01 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Tristin Mock

431 NE Sumner St

Portland, OR 97211

**Marie Gutkowski**

6068 69th Ave , Ridgewood, NY 113855154

March 8, 2007 11:01 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Marie Gutkowski

6068 69th Ave

Ridgewood, NY 11385-5154

**David Turnoy**

811 Wendy Court , West Linn, OR 97068

March 8, 2007 11:01 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

David Turnoy

811 Wendy Court

West Linn, OR 97068

**Kris Muller**

2230 Stuart Street , Berkeley, CA 94705

March 8, 2007 11:01 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and other genetically modified industrial food crops have
already been proven impossible to contain; their pollen has contaminated
the food supply when grown outdoors. I am appalled that you would
consider approving an application for such a crop\--especially in
tornado-prone Kansas, where winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds
into neighboring fields of corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses
potentially serious risks to human health and threatens farmers who may
be held liable for contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA
nor biotechnology companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kris Muller

2230 Stuart Street

Berkeley, CA 94705

**robert rosenfield**

26mckeon ave , valley stream, NY 11580

March 8, 2007 10:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

robert rosenfield

26mckeon ave

valley stream, NY 11580

**william sherman**

106 flintridge drive , mountain home, AR 726536352

March 8, 2007 10:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

william sherman

106 flintridge drive

mountain home, AR 72653-6352

**sheila Smith**

1354 Graffenburg Road , New Hartford, NY 13413

March 8, 2007 10:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

sheila Smith

1354 Graffenburg Road

New Hartford, NY 13413

**rachel hanna**

6103 kenilworth dr. , arlington, TX 76001

March 8, 2007 10:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

rachel hanna

6103 kenilworth dr.

arlington, TX 76001

**Raj Dave**

2330 Stone Bridge Dr. , Arlington, TX 76006

March 8, 2007 10:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Raj Dave

2330 Stone Bridge Dr.

Arlington, TX 76006

**Deja James**

831 Inwood Dr , McKinney, TX 75069

March 8, 2007 10:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Deja James

831 Inwood Dr

McKinney, TX 75069

**Loretta Thompson**

1782 Nisson Road #74 , Tustin, CA 92780

March 8, 2007 10:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Remember the accidental release of the hybrid Bee created from the
European Honey Bee and the African Bee? This one incident is still
causing devastation throught South and North America. You cannot
guarantee that this is safe for the people or the other spieces around
the area where this is to be tested. Why do Humans think that they can
improve Nature when in fact we cannot!!!!! If you don\'t believe me,
then why do we have Killer Bees everywhere and our native Bees are dying
off and disappearing. We need people with common sense when it comes to
making laws and making decisions that affect us all in the U.S. and also
for the rest of the world!

Sincerely,

Loretta Thompson

1782 Nisson Road #74

Tustin, CA 92780

**Susan Yarnell**

5722 Hideaway Dr , Chapel Hill, NC 27516

March 8, 2007 10:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Susan Yarnell

5722 Hideaway Dr

Chapel Hill, NC 27516

**Gay Goden**

18951 Abby Ave , Euclid, OH 44119

March 8, 2007 10:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Gay Goden

18951 Abby Ave

Euclid, OH 44119

**T. S. PLETENIK, JR**

7850 sunset blvd , los angeles, CA 90046

March 8, 2007 10:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

T. S. PLETENIK, JR

7850 sunset blvd

los angeles, CA 90046

**Stuart Ross**

19 Park Avenue , Brockport, NY 14420

March 8, 2007 10:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Stuart Ross

19 Park Avenue

Brockport, NY 14420

**Jason Darling**

11710A Kings View Ct , Austin, TX 78750

March 8, 2007 10:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jason Darling

11710A Kings View Ct

Austin, TX 78750

**Philip Torres**

533 Poppy Circle , Benicia, CA 94510

March 8, 2007 10:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Philip Torres

533 Poppy Circle

Benicia, CA 94510

**September Jazzborne**

Box 996 , Melbourne, FL 32902

March 8, 2007 10:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

September Jazzborne

Box 996

Melbourne, FL 32902

**Maricela de Rivera**

337 Redondo Ave., #303 , Long Beach, CA 908147096

March 8, 2007 10:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Maricela de Rivera

337 Redondo Ave., #303

Long Beach, CA 90814-7096

618-256-1230

**William Henggeler**

1125 Elisabeth Dr , O\'Fallon, IL 622693534

March 8, 2007 10:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

William Henggeler

1125 Elisabeth Dr

O\'Fallon, IL 62269-3534

**Bonnie Summers**

4608 Main Street , Downers Grove, IL 60515

March 8, 2007 10:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

Furthermore, I don\'t want genetically engineered food of any kind, nor
do many of us.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Bonnie Summers

4608 Main Street

Downers Grove, IL 60515

**Ellen Levine**

221 Mt. Auburn St. , Cambridge, MA 02138

March 8, 2007 10:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Ellen Levine

221 Mt. Auburn St.

Cambridge, MA 02138

**Jerry Jian**

4 Harrison Ave , Haledon, NJ 07508

March 8, 2007 10:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether. I pray you will respond in good
conscience.

Sincerely,

Jerry Jian

4 Harrison Ave

Haledon, NJ 07508

**Lori Albee**

9470 Pollock Lane , Salinas, CA 93907

March 8, 2007 10:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Lori Albee

9470 Pollock Lane

Salinas, CA 93907

**Laurel Campbell**

POBox 868 , Harwich, MA 02645

March 8, 2007 10:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Laurel Campbell

POBox 868

Harwich, MA 02645

**sylvia houghton**

85 Grove St , Wellesley, MA 02482

March 8, 2007 10:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

sylvia houghton

85 Grove St

Wellesley, MA 02482

**Richard Berghofer**

1308A-E. Randolph Ct. , Milwaukee, WI 532121845

March 8, 2007 10:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Richard Berghofer

1308A-E. Randolph Ct.

Milwaukee, WI 53212-1845

**darwin aronoff**

2954 E. Del Mar Blvd #108. , Pasadena, CA 91107-4335

March 8, 2007 10:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

darwin aronoff

2954 E. Del Mar Blvd #108.

Pasadena, CA 91107-4335

**Andrew St Laurent**

31231 Via San Vicente , San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675

March 8, 2007 10:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Andrew St Laurent

31231 Via San Vicente

San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675

**Carol Ashley**

21134 Finch Dr , Park Rapids, MN 564703257

March 8, 2007 10:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Carol Ashley

21134 Finch Dr

Park Rapids, MN 56470-3257

**Tom Cassidy**

142 Chesterfield Dr. , Oswego, IL 60543

March 8, 2007 10:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Tom Cassidy

142 Chesterfield Dr.

Oswego, IL 60543

**naomi zurcher**

161 columbia hts , brooklyn, NY 11201-2154

March 8, 2007 10:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

naomi zurcher

161 columbia hts

brooklyn, NY 11201-2154

**Meredith Needham**

815 Burg Street , Granville, OH 430231079

March 8, 2007 10:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Meredith Needham

815 Burg Street

Granville, OH 43023-1079

**Frances Scafidi**

823 Laguna St. , Santa Barbara, CA 93101

March 8, 2007 10:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Frances Scafidi

823 Laguna St.

Santa Barbara, CA 93101

**don langlinais**

2955 moorhead ave , boulder, CO 803053342

March 8, 2007 10:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

don langlinais

2955 moorhead ave

boulder, CO 80305-3342

**Brian Moscatello**

808-B Hand Avenue , Cape May Court House, NJ 08210

March 8, 2007 10:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Brian Moscatello

808-B Hand Avenue

Cape May Court House, NJ 08210

**Carolyn Friedman**

68 Jefferson Street , Nyack, NY 10960

March 8, 2007 10:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Carolyn Friedman

68 Jefferson Street

Nyack, NY 10960

**Donna Benjamin**

4110 SE Hawthorne Blvd #173, Portland, OR 97214

March 8, 2007 9:54 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Donna Benjamin

4110 SE Hawthorne Blvd

#173

Portland, OR 97214

**Jebarri Dean**

40374 Waterman Rd. , Homer, AK 99603

March 8, 2007 9:54 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jebarri Dean

40374 Waterman Rd.

Homer, AK 99603

**Annette Swafford**

PO Box 1868 , Eatonville, WA 98328

March 8, 2007 9:54 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Annette Swafford

PO Box 1868

Eatonville, WA 98328

**Andrea Grainger**

1008 N Wheeler Street , Plant City, FL 33563

March 8, 2007 9:54 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Andrea Grainger

1008 N Wheeler Street

Plant City, FL 33563

**Jessica Potter**

102 Hayes Cove Rd. , Leicester, NC 28748

March 8, 2007 9:47 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jessica Potter

102 Hayes Cove Rd.

Leicester, NC 28748

**Thomas Winstead**

7905 Tulip Circle , Raleigh, NC 27606

March 8, 2007 9:47 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Thomas Winstead

7905 Tulip Circle

Raleigh, NC 27606

**Petr Brussmann**

2410 36th Ave , San Francisco, CA 94116

March 8, 2007 9:47 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Petr Brussmann

2410 36th Ave

San Francisco, CA 94116

**Eric Van Bean**

38 Eliot Ave , Newton, MA 02465

March 8, 2007 9:47 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Eric Van Bean

38 Eliot Ave

Newton, MA 02465

**Cathe Giffuni**

240 East 27 Street , New York, NY 10016=9258

March 8, 2007 9:43 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Cathe Giffuni

240 East 27 Street

New York, NY 10016=9258

**Glenn Whiteside**

16338 Windy Creek Drive , Monument, CO 80132

March 8, 2007 9:43 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Glenn Whiteside

16338 Windy Creek Drive

Monument, CO 80132

**Donna Ward**

4082 Farmer Way , North Highlands, CA 95660

March 8, 2007 9:43 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Donna Ward

4082 Farmer Way

North Highlands, CA 95660

**J.D. Howell**

1251 W. 11th Alley , Eugene, OR 97402

March 8, 2007 9:43 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

J.D. Howell

1251 W. 11th Alley

Eugene, OR 97402

**John Gomolka**

3714 Mayflower Oval , Brunswick Hills, OH 442124143

March 8, 2007 9:43 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

John Gomolka

3714 Mayflower Oval

Brunswick Hills, OH 44212-4143

**Mark Fiorini**

958 Routre 143 , Lenhartsville, PA 19534

March 8, 2007 9:43 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Mark Fiorini

958 Routre 143

Lenhartsville, PA 19534

**sunni wigand**

brinker dr , new britain, PA 18901

March 8, 2007 9:43 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

sunni wigand

brinker dr

new britain, PA 18901

**Amy Menzel**

408 12th St , Hammonton, NJ 08037

March 8, 2007 9:43 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Amy Menzel

408 12th St

Hammonton, NJ 08037

**SM Prazenka**

81 Baldwin Lane , Mahopac, NY 10541

March 8, 2007 9:43 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to DENY this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

SM Prazenka

81 Baldwin Lane

Mahopac, NY 10541

**Carol Perry**

1710 Woodtrail Drive , Sparks, NV 89434

March 8, 2007 9:43 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Carol Perry

1710 Woodtrail Drive

Sparks, NV 89434

**Allen Larson**

3408 Beauty Lake Rd , Pillager, MN 56473

March 8, 2007 9:43 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Allen Larson

3408 Beauty Lake Rd

Pillager, MN 56473

**Kathy Ross**

215 williams lane , Bigfork, MT 59911

March 8, 2007 9:43 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kathy Ross

215 williams lane

Bigfork, MT 59911

**Joyce Raby**

5624 Murdock Ave. , Sarasota, FL 34231

March 8, 2007 9:43 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Joyce Raby

5624 Murdock Ave.

Sarasota, FL 34231

**dannah chaifetz**

130 west 30th street , New York, NY 10001

March 8, 2007 9:43 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

dannah chaifetz

130 west 30th street

New York, NY 10001

**Jean Maier**

138 Espana Way , Windsor, CA 95492

March 8, 2007 9:43 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jean Maier

138 Espana Way

Windsor, CA 95492

**Monica Nordstrom**

1 cornell Dr. , Lincolnshire, IL 600693222

March 8, 2007 9:43 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Monica Nordstrom

1 cornell Dr.

Lincolnshire, IL 60069-3222

**Anne Burnham**

4505 Duval St. #226 , Austin, TX 78751

March 8, 2007 9:43 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Anne Burnham

4505 Duval St. #226

Austin, TX 78751

**Julie Remsen**

2451 Romney Road , San Diego, CA 92109

March 8, 2007 9:43 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Julie Remsen

2451 Romney Road

San Diego, CA 92109

**Linda Williams**

64320 Lake Superior Rd , Amite, LA 70422

March 8, 2007 9:43 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Linda Williams

64320 Lake Superior Rd

Amite, LA 70422

**Melissa Shearer**

1260 Birch Hill Dr. , Kernersville, NC 27284

March 8, 2007 9:43 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Melissa Shearer

1260 Birch Hill Dr.

Kernersville, NC 27284

**Susan L D Shamblin**

1230 Kinglet Drive , Morganton, NC 286556739

March 8, 2007 9:29 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Please! Keed Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

Please do not allow this! We know enough now to know this is very
dangerous!

Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Susan L D Shamblin

1230 Kinglet Drive

Morganton, NC 28655-6739

**Richard Gonzalez**

5303 Via Capote , Newbury Park, CA 913206881

March 8, 2007 9:29 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Richard Gonzalez

5303 Via Capote

Newbury Park, CA 91320-6881

**steve baker**

202 vista del monte , los gatos, CA 95030

March 8, 2007 9:29 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

steve baker

202 vista del monte

los gatos, CA 95030

**Karen Battaglia**

214 Prospect Street , Pittsburgh, PA 15211

March 8, 2007 9:29 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Karen Battaglia

214 Prospect Street

Pittsburgh, PA 15211

**bill garey**

3675 hopewell indian road , glenford, OH 43739

March 8, 2007 9:29 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

bill garey

3675 hopewell indian road

glenford, OH 43739

**NICHOLAS Lawrus**

1972 LUCILLE LN , Pleasant Hill, CA 94523

March 8, 2007 9:24 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

NICHOLAS Lawrus

1972 LUCILLE LN

Pleasant Hill, CA 94523

**Julianne Ramaker**

1375 NE Elk Court , Bend, OR 97701

March 8, 2007 9:24 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: NO Genetically Engineered Crops Grown in the Open Air!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

Allowing genetically engineered crops and the so-called \"Pharma Food\"
to be grown in the outdoors will contaminate neighboring fields and
additional crops grown near and far. It will contaminate the food we
eat! It is simply irresponsible to allow agriculture companies who want
to conduct this kind of experiment to contaminate our food supply. Add
to that the fact that Ventria is talking about growing this in Kansas,
where winds are strong and tornados are not an uncommon occurance and
you are, in essence, contaminating the other crops on purpose. Is that
what the plan is? Because the outcome is inevitable.

I buy organic because I do not want to eat or serve genetically
engineered food, I don\'t want bovine growth hormones in my dairy
products. And, I certainly don\'t want the government of the United
States to take that choice away from me by making irresponsible choices
such as this.

Contamination such as this poses potentially serious risks to human
health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for contamination.
Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology companies can
be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Julianne Ramaker

1375 NE Elk Court

Bend, OR 97701

**Mike Overholt**

W7803 Country Avenue , Holmen, WI 54636

March 8, 2007 9:24 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Mike Overholt

W7803 Country Avenue

Holmen, WI 54636

**John Cox**

3026 SE 39th Ave. , PORTLAND, OR 972021615

March 8, 2007 9:22 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

John Cox

3026 SE 39th Ave.

PORTLAND, OR 97202-1615

**Jean Shepherd**

15379 Howard Rd. , Hanover, MI 49241

March 8, 2007 9:22 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jean Shepherd

15379 Howard Rd.

Hanover, MI 49241

**Mark Kircher**

PO Box 13 , Tahoma, CA 961420013

March 8, 2007 9:22 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Mark Kircher

PO Box 13

Tahoma, CA 96142-0013

**Joel Scharf**

684 Chimney Rock Rd , Martinsville, NJ 088362236

March 8, 2007 9:22 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Joel Scharf

684 Chimney Rock Rd

Martinsville, NJ 08836-2236

**julie gengo**

po box 217 , cardiff, CA 92007

March 8, 2007 9:22 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

julie gengo

po box 217

cardiff, CA 92007

**Paula Cox**

2227 Turf Club Drive , Arlington, TX 76017

March 8, 2007 9:17 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Paula Cox

2227 Turf Club Drive

Arlington, TX 76017

**Logan Porter**

96 Cargill St Victoria Park , Perth, WA 6100 Australia

March 8, 2007 9:17 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Logan Porter

96 Cargill St Victoria Park

Perth, WA 6100

**James Yonan**

7420 Carlyle Ave. , MIAMI BEACH, FL 33141

March 8, 2007 9:17 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

James Yonan

7420 Carlyle Ave.

MIAMI BEACH, FL 33141

**Gaye Hamilton**

3075 Bonita Woods Dr. , Bonita, CA 91902

March 8, 2007 9:17 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Gaye Hamilton

3075 Bonita Woods Dr.

Bonita, CA 91902

**Luiz Perez**

35 Oyster Shores Rd. , East Hampton, NY 11937

March 8, 2007 9:17 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Luiz Perez

35 Oyster Shores Rd.

East Hampton, NY 11937

**Richard Kanak**

114 S. Lawrence St. , Cherry Valley, IL 610169654

March 8, 2007 9:17 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Richard Kanak

114 S. Lawrence St.

Cherry Valley, IL 61016-9654

**Myra MacDonald**

3242 Phillips Ave. , Berkley, MI 48072-1110

March 8, 2007 9:17 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Myra MacDonald

3242 Phillips Ave.

Berkley, MI 48072-1110

**Francine Wendorff**

5215 Blackstone , Chicago, IL 60615

March 8, 2007 9:17 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Francine Wendorff

5215 Blackstone

Chicago, IL 60615

**Robert Gendron**

1252 Andrew Avenue , Winchester, VA 22603

March 8, 2007 9:17 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Robert Gendron

1252 Andrew Avenue

Winchester, VA 22603

**joyce schrieber**

PO Box 2926 , Prescott, AZ 863022926

March 8, 2007 9:17 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

joyce schrieber

PO Box 2926

Prescott, AZ 86302-2926

**Nadine Martins**

6008 Jacaranda Way Apt. A , Carpinteria, CA 93013

March 8, 2007 9:17 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Nadine Martins

6008 Jacaranda Way Apt. A

Carpinteria, CA 93013

**ryan chalmers**

2129 walton ave , pittsburgh, PA 15210

March 8, 2007 9:17 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

ryan chalmers

2129 walton ave

pittsburgh, PA 15210

**D Ellenburg**

167 East Chestnut Street , Asheville, NC 28801

March 8, 2007 9:17 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

D Ellenburg

167 East Chestnut Street

Asheville, NC 28801

**David Dietz**

141 Strickler\'s Lane , York, PA 174068103

March 8, 2007 9:17 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

David Dietz

141 Strickler\'s Lane

York, PA 17406-8103

**Chuck Ricevuto**

Box 615 Oroville, Oroville, WA 98844

March 8, 2007 9:17 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Chuck Ricevuto

Box 615

Oroville

Oroville, WA 98844

**William Gibbs**

57 Hitching Post Dr , Southington, CT 06489

March 8, 2007 9:17 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

William Gibbs

57 Hitching Post Dr

Southington, CT 06489

**Kani Nicolls**

PO Box 113 , Black Mountain, NC 28711

March 8, 2007 9:17 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kani Nicolls

PO Box 113

Black Mountain, NC 28711

**Vince Mendieta**

6005 Cherry Creek Dr. , Austin, TX 78745-3421

March 8, 2007 9:04 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Vince Mendieta

6005 Cherry Creek Dr.

Austin, TX 78745-3421

**scott page**

35 Chase Ln , sayville, NY 11782

March 8, 2007 9:04 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

scott page

35 Chase Ln

sayville, NY 11782

**JOHN PAPANDREA**

110W90 , New York, NY 100241207

March 8, 2007 9:04 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

JOHN PAPANDREA

110W90

New York, NY 10024-1207

**George Shaeffer**

15602 1st Street East , Redington Beach, FL 33708

March 8, 2007 9:04 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

George Shaeffer

15602 1st Street East

Redington Beach, FL 33708

**Garry Minor**

211 Weid ct. , Columbus, IN 47201

March 8, 2007 9:04 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Garry Minor

211 Weid ct.

Columbus, IN 47201

**Teresa Ralabate**

25 Arrowwood Place , Stratford, CT 06614

March 8, 2007 9:04 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Teresa Ralabate

25 Arrowwood Place

Stratford, CT 06614

**Robert Hatton**

1633 SE 44th Ave , Portland, OR 97215

March 8, 2007 9:04 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Robert Hatton

1633 SE 44th Ave

Portland, OR 97215

**Kevin Rolfes**

14006 N Green Hills Loop , Austin, TX 787378618

March 8, 2007 9:04 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kevin Rolfes

14006 N Green Hills Loop

Austin, TX 78737-8618

**Jeremiah Kidd**

1517 Camino Sierra Vista , Santa Fe, NM 87505

March 8, 2007 9:04 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jeremiah Kidd

1517 Camino Sierra Vista

Santa Fe, NM 87505

**cheryl vosburg**

6018 bonneau rd , richmond, VA 232272009

March 8, 2007 9:04 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

cheryl vosburg

6018 bonneau rd

richmond, VA 23227-2009

**Regina Bloor**

237 W. 14th St.#D1 , New York, NY 10011

March 8, 2007 9:04 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Regina Bloor

237 W. 14th St.#D1

New York, NY 10011

**courtney laves-mearini**

901 E. 16th St , ashtabula, OH 44004

March 8, 2007 9:04 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

courtney laves-mearini

901 E. 16th St

ashtabula, OH 44004

**Charlotte Wales**

222 E Trotter Ave , Monticello, AR 716554449

March 8, 2007 9:04 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Charlotte Wales

222 E Trotter Ave

Monticello, AR 71655-4449

**Linda Scarritt**

824 S. Orleans Ave. , Tampa, FL 33606

March 8, 2007 9:04 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Linda Scarritt

824 S. Orleans Ave.

Tampa, FL 33606

**Barbara Viken**

1750 Washington St. #4 , San Francisco, CA 94109

March 8, 2007 9:04 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Barbara Viken

1750 Washington St. #4

San Francisco, CA 94109

**Mikki Chalker**

119 prospect St , Binghamton, NY 13905

March 8, 2007 9:04 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Mikki Chalker

119 prospect St

Binghamton, NY 13905

**Nolan Farkas**

9843 Forbes Ave , Northridge, CA 913431700

March 8, 2007 8:49 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Nolan Farkas

9843 Forbes Ave

Northridge, CA 91343-1700

**Janet Ault**

4185 Gran Haven Dr. , Bloomington, IN 47401

March 8, 2007 8:49 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Janet Ault

4185 Gran Haven Dr.

Bloomington, IN 47401

**charles fina**

295 greenwich st , new york, NY 10007

March 8, 2007 8:49 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

charles fina

295 greenwich st

new york, NY 10007

**William Kastern**

7062 Lawrence Farm Lane , Randleman, NC 27317

March 8, 2007 8:49 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

William Kastern

7062 Lawrence Farm Lane

Randleman, NC 27317

**Virginia Johnson**

10804 Flaxton St. , Culver City, CA 90230

March 8, 2007 8:49 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Virginia Johnson

10804 Flaxton St.

Culver City, CA 90230

**katherine anderson**

125 Ocean Parkway #5J , brooklyn, NY 11218

March 8, 2007 8:49 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether. God\'s work does not need to be
engineered.

Sincerely,

katherine anderson

125 Ocean Parkway #5J

brooklyn, NY 11218

**Vicki Kirschenbaum**

644 S. Sparks Street , Burbank, CA 91506

March 8, 2007 8:49 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Vicki Kirschenbaum

644 S. Sparks Street

Burbank, CA 91506

**Jennifer Rutledge**

10948 Weybridge dr , Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730

March 8, 2007 8:49 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jennifer Rutledge

10948 Weybridge dr

Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730

**Mary Derstine**

14 Birch Road , Kinnelon, NJ 07405

March 8, 2007 8:49 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Always keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

My family and I do not want \"Pharma\" and industrial food crops. We are
very concerned about contamination to our food supply. Contamination
poses potentially serious risks to human health and threatens farmers
who may be held liable for contamination. Experience shows that neither
the USDA nor biotechnology companies can be trusted to prevent
contamination. We must leave our food supply in its natural and healthy
state - no engineered and manipulated food for us.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Mary Derstine

14 Birch Road

Kinnelon, NJ 07405

**Alethea Kehas**

6 Wende Dr. , Hudson, NH 03051

March 8, 2007 8:49 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Alethea Kehas

6 Wende Dr.

Hudson, NH 03051

**Bob Haugen**

5813 36th Ave. N. , Crystal, MN 55422

March 8, 2007 8:49 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Bob Haugen

5813 36th Ave. N.

Crystal, MN 55422

**Linda Ellis**

2631 Stabel GateDr , Blairsville, GA 30512

March 8, 2007 8:49 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Linda Ellis

2631 Stabel GateDr

Blairsville, GA 30512

**Steven Stiller**

37 Brick Rd , Madison, ME 04950

March 8, 2007 8:49 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Steven Stiller

37 Brick Rd

Madison, ME 04950

**Doug Echols**

WPKN/WPKM Radio 244 University Ave, Bridgeport, CT 06604-5700

March 8, 2007 8:49 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Doug Echols

WPKN/WPKM Radio

244 University Ave

Bridgeport, CT 06604-5700

**Brett Crocitto**

1360 81st Street , Brooklyn, NY 11228

March 8, 2007 8:49 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Brett Crocitto

1360 81st Street

Brooklyn, NY 11228

**Jeffery Helmers**

5911 Cedonia Ave. , Baltimore, MD 21206

March 8, 2007 8:39 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jeffery Helmers

5911 Cedonia Ave.

Baltimore, MD 21206

**Charles Connors**

75-212 Aloha Kona Drive , Kaulia Kona, HI 96740

March 8, 2007 8:39 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Charles Connors

75-212 Aloha Kona Drive

Kaulia Kona, HI 96740

**Felicity Figueroa**

5 Cornsilk , Irvine, CA 92614

March 8, 2007 8:39 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Felicity Figueroa

5 Cornsilk

Irvine, CA 92614

**Pat Rose**

563 Gershwin Dr , Largo, FL 337711508

March 8, 2007 8:39 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Pat Rose

563 Gershwin Dr

Largo, FL 33771-1508

**Joan Bush**

351 Chestnut Hill Ct. #22 , Thousand Oaks, CA 91360-3827

March 8, 2007 8:39 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Joan Bush

351 Chestnut Hill Ct. #22

Thousand Oaks, CA 91360-3827

**Angela Mallard**

P.O. Box 2772 , Telluride, CO 81435

March 8, 2007 8:39 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Angela Mallard

P.O. Box 2772

Telluride, CO 81435

**Margery Barlow**

PO Box 146 , Packwood, WA 983610146

March 8, 2007 8:39 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Please. Too much can too easily go wrong.

Sincerely,

Margery Barlow

PO Box 146

Packwood, WA 98361-0146

**Angele Smith**

116 Poole Street , Lafayette, LA 70503

March 8, 2007 8:39 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Angele Smith

116 Poole Street

Lafayette, LA 70503

**R. Ralston**

PO Box 6762 , Concord, CA 94524

March 8, 2007 8:39 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

R. Ralston

PO Box 6762

Concord, CA 94524

**Aaron Brown**

3510 SE Grant Street , Portland, OR 97214

March 8, 2007 8:39 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Aaron Brown

3510 SE Grant Street

Portland, OR 97214

**Kevin Hopper**

1151 saratoga Ave. , Lincoln, NE 68502

March 8, 2007 8:39 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kevin Hopper

1151 saratoga Ave.

Lincoln, NE 68502

**Joanne La Barre**

P. O. Box 104 , Norfolk, NY 13667

March 8, 2007 8:39 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

Obviously no one thought this through as this is not the path to follow.
We can and should do better.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Joanne La Barre

P. O. Box 104

Norfolk, NY 13667

**Bonny Upton**

348 Waverley St. , Menlo Park, CA 94025

March 8, 2007 8:39 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Bonny Upton

348 Waverley St.

Menlo Park, CA 94025

**Cathleen Lindsay**

2025 NE 100th St , Seattle, WA 98125

March 8, 2007 8:39 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Cathleen Lindsay

2025 NE 100th St

Seattle, WA 98125

**Joan Butcher**

5791 Waterman Blvd. , St. Louis, MO 63112

March 8, 2007 8:39 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Joan Butcher

5791 Waterman Blvd.

St. Louis, MO 63112

**David Ehrensperger**

727 College Ave. , Lancaster, PA 17603

March 8, 2007 8:39 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

David Ehrensperger

727 College Ave.

Lancaster, PA 17603

**Olga Sena**

PO Box 6104 , Boulder, CO 80306

March 8, 2007 8:39 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Olga Sena

PO Box 6104

Boulder, CO 80306

**Andrea Bonnett**

1350 Country Hill Rd , Santa Maria, CA 93455

March 8, 2007 8:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Andrea Bonnett

1350 Country Hill Rd

Santa Maria, CA 93455

**Sandrine Journet**

2216 East 8th St. , Davis, CA 95616

March 8, 2007 8:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sandrine Journet

2216 East 8th St.

Davis, CA 95616

**Katherine Gleason**

199 East 7th Street 2D , New York, NY 10009

March 8, 2007 8:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Katherine Gleason

199 East 7th Street 2D

New York, NY 10009

**Heidemarie Roberts**

14 Putnam St. , Beverly, MA 01915

March 8, 2007 8:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Heidemarie Roberts

14 Putnam St.

Beverly, MA 01915

**Albert Berry**

1949 Ambassador St. APT. B., Philadelphia, PA 19115

March 8, 2007 8:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Albert Berry

1949 Ambassador St.

APT. B.

Philadelphia, PA 19115

**Christine Gyovai**

1122 Broad Axe Rd , Charlottesville, VA 22903

March 8, 2007 8:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Christine Gyovai

1122 Broad Axe Rd

Charlottesville, VA 22903

**William Sternman**

6553 Kindred Street , Philadelphia, PA 191492813

March 8, 2007 8:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

William Sternman

6553 Kindred Street

Philadelphia, PA 19149-2813

**Christopher Stepler**

115 Latimer Point Road , Stonington, CT 06378

March 8, 2007 8:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Christopher Stepler

115 Latimer Point Road

Stonington, CT 06378

**Roslyn Broch**

137 Colonial Village , Amherst, MA 01002

March 8, 2007 8:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Roslyn Broch

137 Colonial Village

Amherst, MA 01002

**Jeremy Cowie**

115 S. Drew Street , Appleton, WI 54911

March 8, 2007 8:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jeremy Cowie

115 S. Drew Street

Appleton, WI 54911

**Sandra Carrillo**

36886 National Trails Hwy Unit #3, Daggett, CA 923270000

March 8, 2007 8:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sandra Carrillo

36886 National Trails Hwy

Unit #3

Daggett, CA 92327-0000

**Jon Swailes**

3366 E 1st Street , Long Beach, CA 90803

March 8, 2007 8:16 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jon Swailes

3366 E 1st Street

Long Beach, CA 90803

**Susan Hathaway**

5107 Passons Boulevard #313 , Pico Rivera, CA 90660

March 8, 2007 8:16 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Susan Hathaway

5107 Passons Boulevard #313

Pico Rivera, CA 90660

**Neil Michael Cloyd**

612 Acoma St , Belen, NM 87002

March 8, 2007 8:16 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Neil Michael Cloyd

612 Acoma St

Belen, NM 87002

**Elizabeth Golove**

6610 Hill Street , El Cerrito, CA 94530

March 8, 2007 8:16 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Elizabeth Golove

6610 Hill Street

El Cerrito, CA 94530

**Nick Pilch**

634 San Carlos Ave. , Albany, CA 94706

March 8, 2007 8:16 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Nick Pilch

634 San Carlos Ave.

Albany, CA 94706

**Lindsay Simpson**

4-258 St Arnaud St , Amherstburg, ON N9V 2P3 Canada

March 8, 2007 8:16 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Lindsay Simpson

4-258 St Arnaud St

Amherstburg, ON N9V 2P3

**Esther Wolf**

4009 30 Ave. w. , Seattle, WA 98199

March 8, 2007 8:16 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Esther Wolf

4009 30 Ave. w.

Seattle, WA 98199

**Willard Sunstein**

860 Cupola Road , Honey Brook, PA 19344

March 8, 2007 8:16 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring or distant
fields of corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially
serious risks to human health and threatens farmers who may be held
liable for contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor
biotechnology companies can be trusted to prevent contamination. The
USDA did not prevent the widespread contamination of our rice supply
with genetically modified rice that was not approved for human
consumption. The later approval of that rice after the contamination is
a terrible thing. What will you do if drug producing rice contaminates
our food supply - approve it for consumptions? Stop peddling to
one-sided corporate vice and live up to your mandate. Our rice farmers
have suffered enough economically by contamination and the health of our
whole food supply is endangered by drug producing food crops.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Willard Sunstein

860 Cupola Road

Honey Brook, PA 19344

**Jamie Shultz**

26 Paul Wilson Lane , Morgantown, WV 26508

March 8, 2007 8:16 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jamie Shultz

26 Paul Wilson Lane

Morgantown, WV 26508

**Patricia Browne**

221 E. Cullerton #605, Chicago, IL 60616

March 8, 2007 8:16 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Patricia Browne

221 E. Cullerton

#605

Chicago, IL 60616

**Helen Thomas**

224 Hoylake Rd W. Qualicum Beach, Qualicum Beach, BC V9K1K5 Canada

March 8, 2007 8:16 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Helen Thomas

224 Hoylake Rd W.

Qualicum Beach

Qualicum Beach, BC V9K1K5

**Oakey Pruett**

508 Sehorn Hollow , Lexington, VA 24450

March 8, 2007 8:16 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Oakey Pruett

508 Sehorn Hollow

Lexington, VA 24450

**Zoe Lambert**

4637 Arran Rd. , Courtenay, BC V9N 9S6 Canada

March 8, 2007 8:16 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

These crops have the potential to contaminate crops throughout North
America and beyond. I urge you to be responsible in making decisions
which affect the health of US citizens and your environment, as well as
world citizens and the global environment. I urge you to be a
responsible world leader and ban genetically engineered rice crops and
GE crops generally.

Sincerely,

Zoe Lambert

4637 Arran Rd.

Courtenay, BC V9N 9S6

**Carl Sterner**

3405 Clifton Ave. , Cincinnati, OH 45220

March 8, 2007 8:16 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Carl Sterner

3405 Clifton Ave.

Cincinnati, OH 45220

**Stephen Carll**

4028 B Keanu St. , Honolulu, HI 96816

March 8, 2007 8:16 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Stephen Carll

4028 B Keanu St.

Honolulu, HI 96816

**Kristine Moore**

4015 Soundview Dr. W. , University Place, WA 98466

March 8, 2007 8:16 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kristine Moore

4015 Soundview Dr. W.

University Place, WA 98466

**Jennifer Mayor**

952 Hartwell Pond Road , Barton, VT 05822

March 8, 2007 8:16 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jennifer Mayor

952 Hartwell Pond Road

Barton, VT 05822

**Sue Randall**

PO Box 250017 , Little Rock, AR 72225

March 8, 2007 8:16 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sue Randall

PO Box 250017

Little Rock, AR 72225

**Edwin Ichiriu**

P.O. Box 880213 , Pukalani, HI 96788

March 8, 2007 8:16 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Edwin Ichiriu

P.O. Box 880213

Pukalani, HI 96788

**Mary Baechle**

60 Timber Terrace xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Cary, IL 600131555

March 8, 2007 8:16 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether. WE NEED TO INSURE A NON-CONTAMINATED
FOOD SUPPLY. Thank you.

Sincerely,

Mary Baechle

60 Timber Terrace

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Cary, IL 60013-1555

**Robert Renner**

1317 CR 1858 , Yantis, TX 75497

March 8, 2007 8:16 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Robert Renner

1317 CR 1858

Yantis, TX 75497

**KATHRYN SANTANA**

1975 Kerns av , SAN MARINO, CA 91108

March 8, 2007 8:03 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

KATHRYN SANTANA

1975 Kerns av

SAN MARINO, CA 91108

**Yvette Sabin**

P.O. Box 2375 , Port Angeles, WA 98362

March 8, 2007 8:03 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

I am deeply concerned that our health and well-being is being
sacrificed, due soley to a lack of intelligence and integrity on the
part of certain powerful industries and their minions. Please take your
best opportunity, which is now, to firmly direct the USDA toward it\'s
only reason for being, that of overseeing the content and quality of
food marketed in the USA, and making that information easily available
to everyone.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Please do the right thing - you will be remembered for it in either
case.

Sincerely,

Yvette Sabin

P.O. Box 2375

Port Angeles, WA 98362

**John Combs**

7 , Carmichael, CA 95608

March 8, 2007 8:01 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

John Combs

7

Carmichael, CA 95608

**nancy mellen**

182 north street , hingham, MA 020431872

March 8, 2007 8:01 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

nancy mellen

182 north street

hingham, MA 02043-1872

**julie takatsch**

67 schoolhouse rd , port jervis, NY 12771

March 8, 2007 8:01 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

julie takatsch

67 schoolhouse rd

port jervis, NY 12771

**Gary Black**

5111 Forest Road , Mentor, OH 44060

March 8, 2007 8:01 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Gary Black

5111 Forest Road

Mentor, OH 44060

**Frank Leeds**

46 Marion Lane , Eugene, OR 97404

March 8, 2007 8:01 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Please,Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Frank Leeds

46 Marion Lane

Eugene, OR 97404

**Jen DiFeo**

744 Betty Lane , Incline Village, NV 89451

March 8, 2007 8:01 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jen DiFeo

744 Betty Lane

Incline Village, NV 89451

**stephanie selznick**

53 Lind St. , Quincy, MA 02169

March 8, 2007 8:01 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

stephanie selznick

53 Lind St.

Quincy, MA 02169

**L. W.**

8273 Pollup St. , somewhere in, KS 67212

March 8, 2007 8:01 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

L. W.

8273 Pollup St.

somewhere in, KS 67212

**Brittany Hillier**

7316 Palomino Place , Sarasota, FL 34241

March 8, 2007 8:01 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Brittany Hillier

7316 Palomino Place

Sarasota, FL 34241

**S Bracken**

1430 Bald Eagle Rd. , Wildwood, MO 63038

March 8, 2007 8:01 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

S Bracken

1430 Bald Eagle Rd.

Wildwood, MO 63038

**Nicole Nathanson**

15239 Magnolia Blvd. Unit G , Sherman Oaks, CA 91403

March 8, 2007 8:01 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Nicole Nathanson

15239 Magnolia Blvd. Unit G

Sherman Oaks, CA 91403

**Kerry Danielsen**

228 Bordentown Rd , Chesterfield, NJ 08515

March 8, 2007 8:01 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kerry Danielsen

228 Bordentown Rd

Chesterfield, NJ 08515

**Richard Cooper**

5631 Castle Drive , Oakland, CA 946112727

March 8, 2007 8:01 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Richard Cooper

5631 Castle Drive

Oakland, CA 94611-2727

**Jarrett Morgan**

24103 Seven Winds , San Antonio, TX 78258

March 8, 2007 8:01 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jarrett Morgan

24103 Seven Winds

San Antonio, TX 78258

**Robert Douglas**

15135 Poplar , Southgate, MI 48195

March 8, 2007 8:01 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Robert Douglas

15135 Poplar

Southgate, MI 48195

**Malcolm Simpson**

1924 Franklin Avenue , Las Vegas, NV 89104

March 8, 2007 8:01 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Malcolm Simpson

1924 Franklin Avenue

Las Vegas, NV 89104

**John Knowles**

2629CR3204 , DeKalb, TX 75559 3908

March 8, 2007 8:01 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

John Knowles

2629CR3204

DeKalb, TX 75559 3908

**Yaacov Kravitz**

108 Towanda Ave , Melrose Park, PA 19027

March 8, 2007 8:01 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Yaacov Kravitz

108 Towanda Ave

Melrose Park, PA 19027

**bruce cohen**

7 ware st. , worcester, MA 016022823

March 8, 2007 8:01 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

bruce cohen

7 ware st.

worcester, MA 01602-2823

**Wolfgang Benz**

63 Cummings Circle , West Orange, NJ 07052

March 8, 2007 8:01 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

Pharmaceutical and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the
food supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas,
where winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields
of corn, soybeans, or wheat. Such unexpected transfers of genetically
modified plant material has happened in the past. Contamination poses
potentially serious risks to human health and threatens farmers who may
be held liable for contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA
nor biotechnology companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Wolfgang Benz

63 Cummings Circle

West Orange, NJ 07052

**Maria Wetzel**

327 N. Harrison St , Fort Bragg, CA 95437

March 8, 2007 8:01 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Maria Wetzel

327 N. Harrison St

Fort Bragg, CA 95437

**Hilda Spagna**

262 South Paseo Quinta Apt B, Green Valley, AZ 856147159

March 8, 2007 8:01 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

Please deny this and all other applications for outdoor production of
pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute a ban on this
practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Hilda Spagna

262 South Paseo Quinta

Apt B

Green Valley, AZ 85614-7159

**John Wilson**

996 Aullwood Rd. , Dayton, OH 45414

March 8, 2007 8:01 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

John Wilson

996 Aullwood Rd.

Dayton, OH 45414

**Kristofer rutman**

30 North Street , great barrington, MA 01230

March 8, 2007 8:01 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kristofer rutman

30 North Street

great barrington, MA 01230

**Phyllis Hicks**

100 Markham Drive , Chapel Hill, NC 275142114

March 8, 2007 8:01 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Phyllis Hicks

100 Markham Drive

Chapel Hill, NC 27514-2114

**Kenyon Karl**

17 Ephraim Page Rd , Wentworth, NH 032823224

March 8, 2007 8:01 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kenyon Karl

17 Ephraim Page Rd

Wentworth, NH 03282-3224

**Meg Simonds**

PO Box 249 , Bolinas, CA 94924

March 8, 2007 7:47 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Meg Simonds

PO Box 249

Bolinas, CA 94924

**Christopher Boyd**

5111 Route 82 , Salt Point, NY 12578

March 8, 2007 7:47 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Christopher Boyd

5111 Route 82

Salt Point, NY 12578

**Mary Perry**

12632 Tustin St. , Poway, CA 92064

March 8, 2007 7:47 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Mary Perry

12632 Tustin St.

Poway, CA 92064

**ANNE LEWIS**

674 SHERIDAN DR , LEXINGTON, KY 40503

March 8, 2007 7:47 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

ANNE LEWIS

674 SHERIDAN DR

LEXINGTON, KY 40503

**Emily Brown**

6 Herrada Way , Santa Fe, NM 87508

March 8, 2007 7:47 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Emily Brown

6 Herrada Way

Santa Fe, NM 87508

**Bruce Liddil**

708 West 10th Street , Tempe, AZ 85281

March 8, 2007 7:46 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Bruce Liddil

708 West 10th Street

Tempe, AZ 85281

**David Patenaude Patenaude**

Jl. Muung Matani 1, Tomohon, 56701 Indonesia

March 8, 2007 7:46 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

David Patenaude Patenaude

Jl. Muung

Matani 1

Tomohon 56701

**Josh Brandon**

Greenpeace 1726 Commercial Dr, Vancouver, BC V5N 4A3 Canada

March 8, 2007 7:46 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Josh Brandon

Greenpeace

1726 Commercial Dr

Vancouver, BC V5N 4A3

**Elizabeth Enright**

6222 E. Avalon Dr , Scottsdale,, AZ 85251

March 8, 2007 7:46 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Elizabeth Enright

6222 E. Avalon Dr

Scottsdale,, AZ 85251

**Paul Antico**

PO Box 251497 PO Box 251497, Los Angeles, CA 90025

March 8, 2007 7:46 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Paul Antico

PO Box 251497

PO Box 251497

Los Angeles, CA 90025

**Janet Grogan**

38a Tyler Street , Joondanna, Australia

March 8, 2007 7:46 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Janet Grogan

38a Tyler Street

Joondanna

**Charles Wieland**

206A Compton Circle , San Ramon, CA 94583

March 8, 2007 7:46 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Charles Wieland

206A Compton Circle

San Ramon, CA 94583

**Ruth Bescript**

8882 E. Maxwell Dr , Tucson, AZ 85747

March 8, 2007 7:46 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Ruth Bescript

8882 E. Maxwell Dr

Tucson, AZ 85747

**Stephen and Robin Newberg**

146 Granville Rd , North Granby, CT 060601301

March 8, 2007 7:46 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Stephen and Robin Newberg

146 Granville Rd

North Granby, CT 06060-1301

**Carol Cox**

8 Bel Plains Drive , Fredericksburg, VA 22405-3414

March 8, 2007 7:46 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Carol Cox

8 Bel Plains Drive

Fredericksburg, VA 22405-3414

**Jen Stankiewicz**

16660 Cypress Way , Los Gatos, CA 95030

March 8, 2007 7:46 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jen Stankiewicz

16660 Cypress Way

Los Gatos, CA 95030

**Tawna Skinner**

5 Dutton Lane , Salmon, ID 83467

March 8, 2007 7:36 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Tawna Skinner

5 Dutton Lane

Salmon, ID 83467

**Emmy & Clark Josephs**

99 Dogwood Road , Hopewell Junction, NY 125338312

March 8, 2007 7:36 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Emmy %pa_first_name% Clark Josephs

99 Dogwood Road

Hopewell Junction, NY 12533-8312

**Mamie Bondy**

4300 Painted Pony Cove , Austin, TX 78735

March 8, 2007 7:36 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Mamie Bondy

4300 Painted Pony Cove

Austin, TX 78735

**Katherine Connor-McKee**

1103 Fallston Road , Shelby, NC 28150-3513

March 8, 2007 7:36 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Katherine Connor-McKee

1103 Fallston Road

Shelby, NC 28150-3513

**B Thomas**

Qualicum Beach , Qualicum Beach, BC V9K 1K5 Canada

March 8, 2007 7:36 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

I was shocked that the USDA with their expertise would even consider
allowing seeds modified with human genes to be planted outside. I
consider this a very high risk proposal. \"Pharma\" and industrial food
crops are likely to contaminate the food supply if grown
outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where winds could easily
blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of corn, soybeans, or
wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks to human health and
threatens farmers who may be held liable for contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

B Thomas

Qualicum Beach

Qualicum Beach, BC V9K 1K5

**Rachel Jordan**

285 E 36th Ave , Eugene, OR 974054747

March 8, 2007 7:36 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Rachel Jordan

285 E 36th Ave

Eugene, OR 97405-4747

**Richard Spotts**

1125 W. Emerald Drive , St. George, UT 84770

March 8, 2007 7:36 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Please Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Richard Spotts

1125 W. Emerald Drive

St. George, UT 84770

**Judith Smith**

2712 Grande Vista Ave , Oakland, CA 946011320

March 8, 2007 7:36 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Judith Smith

2712 Grande Vista Ave

Oakland, CA 94601-1320

**Pamala Thomas**

2622 Montana Avenue , Santa Monica, CA 90403

March 8, 2007 7:28 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Pamala Thomas

2622 Montana Avenue

Santa Monica, CA 90403

**Daphne T Stevens**

15 Arnold Rd. , Fiskdale, MA 015181145

March 8, 2007 7:28 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Protect our food supply

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

Because our planet is in very serious trouble and because we are all
part of an interconnected web of life, I plead with you not to alter our
food supply. \"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to
contaminate the food supply if grown outdoors\--especially in
tornado-prone Kansas, where winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds
into neighboring fields of corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses
potentially serious risks to human health and threatens farmers who may
be held liable for contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA
nor biotechnology companies can be trusted to prevent contamination. YOU
HAVE THE POWER TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Daphne T Stevens

15 Arnold Rd.

Fiskdale, MA 01518-1145

**Timothy Taylor**

3021 S. Jay St. , Denver, CO 80227

March 8, 2007 7:28 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Timothy Taylor

3021 S. Jay St.

Denver, CO 80227

**JOHN DIERIG**

610 Carrington Pl #207, LOVELAND, OH 451408668

March 8, 2007 7:28 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

JOHN DIERIG

610 Carrington Pl

#207

LOVELAND, OH 45140-8668

**Nicole Avedon**

20 Merle Pl. Apt 3M , Staten Island, NY 10305

March 8, 2007 7:28 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Nicole Avedon

20 Merle Pl. Apt 3M

Staten Island, NY 10305

**Jessica Rocheleau**

9470 Ranchview Lane , Maple Grove, MN 55369

March 8, 2007 7:28 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jessica Rocheleau

9470 Ranchview Lane

Maple Grove, MN 55369

**Sheila Roddy**

1010 Foster , Evanston, IL 60201

March 8, 2007 7:28 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Protect our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

It is extremely dangerous to \"grow\" drugs in food crops. We could
dangerously harm our food supply.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sheila Roddy

1010 Foster

Evanston, IL 60201

**Brian k. Camp, R.N.**

65707 E Barlow trail Rd , Rhododendron, OR 97049

March 8, 2007 7:23 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Brian k. Camp, R.N.

65707 E Barlow trail Rd

Rhododendron, OR 97049

**D. Lee**

6718 Millrock Pass , San Antonio, TX 78233

March 8, 2007 7:23 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

D. Lee

6718 Millrock Pass

San Antonio, TX 78233

**Tina Fiedler**

13 Forfar Street Seventeen Mile Rocks, Brisbane, 4073 Australia

March 8, 2007 7:23 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Your decision affects the whole world.

Act Responsibly

Sincerely,

Tina Fiedler

13 Forfar Street

Seventeen Mile Rocks

Brisbane 4073

**Jody Ramsay**

PO Box 76 , Monticello, ME 04760

March 8, 2007 7:23 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Please consider the generations to come. These are my children, not lab
mice.

Sincerely,

Jody Ramsay

PO Box 76

Monticello, ME 04760

**D J Spence-Gilbert**

3356 N 92nd Street , Milwaukee, WI 532223507

March 8, 2007 7:23 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

D J Spence-Gilbert

3356 N 92nd Street

Milwaukee, WI 53222-3507

**Amy Craig**

2002 W 1525 N , SAINT GEORGE, UT 84770

March 8, 2007 7:23 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Amy Craig

2002 W 1525 N

SAINT GEORGE, UT 84770

**Pat Wilkens**

W2343 Spirit Wood , Ogema, WI 54459

March 8, 2007 7:23 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Pat Wilkens

W2343 Spirit Wood

Ogema, WI 54459

**Basey Klopp**

411 Longfellow Ave. , Hermosa Beach, CA 90254

March 8, 2007 7:23 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Basey Klopp

411 Longfellow Ave.

Hermosa Beach, CA 90254

**Rebecca Venezia**

1220 E. Hawthorne Blvd. , Wheaton, IL 60187

March 8, 2007 7:23 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Rebecca Venezia

1220 E. Hawthorne Blvd.

Wheaton, IL 60187

**Helen Greer**

1170 W. Wabash St. Lot #32 , Tucson, AZ 85705

March 8, 2007 7:23 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Helen Greer

1170 W. Wabash St. Lot #32

Tucson, AZ 85705

**Gregory David**

1242 Folkstone Ct , Wheaton, IL 60187

March 8, 2007 7:23 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are more than likely to contaminate
the food supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas,
where winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields
of corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious
risks to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

It is outragous that the USDA, a body that is supposed to be resposible
for our protection can even entertain the idea of ever planting fertile
plants genteically alterered in such a manner.

Sincerely,

Gregory David

1242 Folkstone Ct

Wheaton, IL 60187

**Nancy Cichowicz**

1276 N. Wayne St., #421 , Arlington, VA 22201

March 8, 2007 7:23 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Nancy Cichowicz

1276 N. Wayne St., #421

Arlington, VA 22201

**Asahi Okada**

22751 El Prado APT 1207 , Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 94704

March 8, 2007 7:23 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Asahi Okada

22751 El Prado APT 1207

Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 94704

**Emmy Atwood**

1022 Ingleside Ave. , Jacksonville, FL 32205

March 8, 2007 7:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Emmy Atwood

1022 Ingleside Ave.

Jacksonville, FL 32205

**Larry Lambeth**

2635 W. Alta , Springfield, MO 65810

March 8, 2007 7:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: No Genetically Engineered Rice In Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Larry Lambeth

2635 W. Alta

Springfield, MO 65810

**Beth Martinez**

2410 S Holman Cir , Lakewood, CO 80228

March 8, 2007 7:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

I urge, beg, and hope that you deeply consider the consequencies of
genetically engineered food or drug products. I truly believe that
demons we are fighting now are the secrets that have escaped from
laboratories around the world (bird flu, AIDS, flesh eating bacteria,
etc.)

I understand the world is growing & business need to produce more food
for everyone; however, this isn\'t the answer.

More organic farms in the USA! More organic everything! Back to basics.
The USA doesn\'t produce anything but poison - DDT shipped to other
countries; our crops sent to Europe, etc.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Beth Martinez

2410 S Holman Cir

Lakewood, CO 80228

**g beetham**

149 rosemont ringoes rd. , stockton, NJ 08559

March 8, 2007 7:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

g beetham

149 rosemont ringoes rd.

stockton, NJ 08559

**Robin Appel**

34 Highland Down , Shoreham, NY 11786

March 8, 2007 7:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Robin Appel

34 Highland Down

Shoreham, NY 11786

**Andria Painter**

1197 Cedar Shoals Drive Apt. 301, Athens, GA 30605

March 8, 2007 7:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Andria Painter

1197 Cedar Shoals Drive

Apt. 301

Athens, GA 30605

**Inge Wiesen**

15 Beach Road 1e , Great Neck, NY 11023

March 8, 2007 7:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Inge Wiesen

15 Beach Road 1e

Great Neck, NY 11023

**Erin Cook**

4726 11th Ave. NE Apt. 403, Seattle, WA 98105

March 8, 2007 7:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Erin Cook

4726 11th Ave. NE

Apt. 403

Seattle, WA 98105

**Lorenzo Diaz**

2186 W 60th St 20105, Hialeah, FL 33016

March 8, 2007 7:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Lorenzo Diaz

2186 W 60th St

20105

Hialeah, FL 33016

**Matthew Quellas**

4143 Perlita Ave Apt A , Los Angeles, CA 900391334

March 8, 2007 7:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Matthew Quellas

4143 Perlita Ave Apt A

Los Angeles, CA 90039-1334

**Jim and Virginia Wagner**

4897 E Walnut St , Westerville, OH 43081

March 8, 2007 7:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jim and Virginia Wagner

4897 E Walnut St

Westerville, OH 43081

**Gale Haltom**

1925 46th Ave Apt 99 , Capitola, CA 95010

March 8, 2007 7:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

I AM APPALLED! Emphatically deny the application by Ventria Bioscience
to grow genetically engineered druged rice in Kansas. NO, NO, NO.

I demand and declare no genetically engineered drug producing rice in
Kansas or anywhere.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Gale Haltom

1925 46th Ave Apt 99

Capitola, CA 95010

**Natalie Cohen**

1725 Homet Rd. , Pasadena, CA 91106

March 8, 2007 7:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

This seems like a case of \"letting the genie out of the bottle\", and
I\'m certain that we won\'t be able to control that genie. \"Pharma\"
and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food supply if
grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where winds could
easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of corn, soybeans,
or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks to human health
and threatens farmers who may be held liable for contamination.
Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology companies can
be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Natalie Cohen

1725 Homet Rd.

Pasadena, CA 91106

**Karen Mocek-Jones**

6505 Springwater Ct 7203 , Frederick, MD 21701

March 8, 2007 7:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Karen Mocek-Jones

6505 Springwater Ct 7203

Frederick, MD 21701

**Janice Dlugosz**

409 Compass Ave , Beachwood, NJ 08722

March 8, 2007 7:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Janice Dlugosz

409 Compass Ave

Beachwood, NJ 08722

**Scott Myers**

5605 Harbormist Dr , Powder Springs, GA 301276964

March 8, 2007 7:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Scott Myers

5605 Harbormist Dr

Powder Springs, GA 30127-6964

**Teresa Trebotic**

960 n. alfred st. #207 , Los Angeles, CA 90069

March 8, 2007 7:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Teresa Trebotic

960 n. alfred st. #207

Los Angeles, CA 90069

**Casey O\'Rourke**

9922 Fire Tower Rd. , Ijamsville, MD 21754

March 8, 2007 7:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Casey O\'Rourke

9922 Fire Tower Rd.

Ijamsville, MD 21754

**Anita Fung**

Brisebois Drive , Calgary, AB T2L 2G3 Canada

March 8, 2007 7:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Anita Fung

Brisebois Drive

Calgary, AB T2L 2G3

**Star Rashall**

PO Box 282 , Whitethorn, CA 95589

March 8, 2007 7:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

It is imperative that we safeguard the genetic structure of our precious
food supply. There is much well documented evidence that \"Pharma\" and
other Genetically Engineered food crops have already contaminated our
food supply, especially when grown outdoors. The proposed plan to grow
GE rice, containing human genes, in tornado-prone Kansas, where winds
could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of corn,
soybeans, or wheat, is quite simple, recklace. Contamination poses
potentially serious risks to human health and experience shows that it
may be impossible to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether. There is too much at stake.

Sincerely,

Star Rashall

PO Box 282

Whitethorn, CA 95589

**Alison Safford**

65-3 Brookside Avenue , Jamaica Plain, MA 02130

March 8, 2007 7:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Alison Safford

65-3 Brookside Avenue

Jamaica Plain, MA 02130

**Vicki Johnson**

10735 Spruce Ave. , Kansas City,, MO 64137

March 8, 2007 7:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Vicki Johnson

10735 Spruce Ave.

Kansas City,, MO 64137

**Karen Carbonneau**

4500 Palatine Ave. North, #101 , Seattle, WA 98103

March 8, 2007 7:02 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Karen Carbonneau

4500 Palatine Ave. North, #101

Seattle, WA 98103

**Christina Brewer**

359 Majesty Glen , Glen Burnie, MD 21061

March 8, 2007 7:02 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Christina Brewer

359 Majesty Glen

Glen Burnie, MD 21061

**Michael Mitsuda**

33210 LAKE ONEIDA ST , Fremont, CA 94555

March 8, 2007 7:02 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Michael Mitsuda

33210 LAKE ONEIDA ST

Fremont, CA 94555

831-476-2905

**Barbara Vogl**

5300 Glen Haven Road , Soquel, CA 95073

March 8, 2007 7:02 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Barbara Vogl

5300 Glen Haven Road

Soquel, CA 95073

**Constance Porter**

2090 Ashmere Dr , Charlottesville, VA 22902

March 8, 2007 7:02 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I am especially concerned because, unlike citizens of other nations,
Americans do not seem to have the right to know that the ingredients in
the food they eat have come from genetically modified food sources.

I simply do not want to put genetically modified food in my body.
However, since I do not have the basic right to know if the food I buy
has been genetically modified, I must urge the USDA to deny this and all
other applications for outdoor production of pharmaceutical and
industrial food crops and to institute a ban on this practice
altogether.

Sincerely,

Constance Porter

2090 Ashmere Dr

Charlottesville, VA 22902

**Cindy Warner**

43 J Street , Turners Falls, MA 01376

March 8, 2007 7:02 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Cindy Warner

43 J Street

Turners Falls, MA 01376

**Michael Maslanek**

214 South Grant Avenue , Congers, NY 10920

March 8, 2007 7:02 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Michael Maslanek

214 South Grant Avenue

Congers, NY 10920

**Jean Wright**

527 High St. , Coshocton, OH 43812

March 8, 2007 7:02 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of the Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

There is no way to keep pollen from flying, despite promised safeguards,
bugs will be bugs, and the wind has been known to blow in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jean Wright

527 High St.

Coshocton, OH 43812

**jerry cibilic**

1101 s geneveieve ln , san jose, CA 95128

March 8, 2007 7:02 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

jerry cibilic

1101 s geneveieve ln

san jose, CA 95128

**Mary Finley**

3080 Arbodar Road , San Diego, CA 921544260

March 8, 2007 6:57 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Mary Finley

3080 Arbodar Road

San Diego, CA 92154-4260

**richard jones**

1512 Elm St , Fort collins, CO 80521

March 8, 2007 6:57 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

richard jones

1512 Elm St

Fort collins, CO 80521

**George Davis**

3700 Stewart Ave. #179 , Las Vegas, NV 891103118

March 8, 2007 6:57 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

George Davis

3700 Stewart Ave. #179

Las Vegas, NV 89110-3118

**Jennifer Apkarian**

120 Roble Rd. #301 , Walnut Creek, CA 94597

March 8, 2007 6:57 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jennifer Apkarian

120 Roble Rd. #301

Walnut Creek, CA 94597

**Lydia Garvey**

429 S 24th st , Clinton, OK 73601

March 8, 2007 6:57 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Lydia Garvey

429 S 24th st

Clinton, OK 73601

**Francina Grillo Vicioso**

San Judas Tadeo #12, Las Palmas, Herrera , Santo Domingo, 809 Dominican
Republic

March 8, 2007 6:57 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Francina Grillo Vicioso

San Judas Tadeo #12, Las Palmas, Herrera

Santo Domingo 809

**Kani Chen**

1487 Kelly Ave , San Leandro, CA 94577

March 8, 2007 6:57 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kani Chen

1487 Kelly Ave

San Leandro, CA 94577

**Michelle Lukasiewicz**

2450 W Pecos Road #1142 , Chandler, AZ 85224

March 8, 2007 6:57 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Human Genes

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

I am appalled that we are even considering this. \"Pharma\" and
industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food supply if grown
outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where winds could easily
blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of corn, soybeans, or
wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks to human health and
threatens farmers who may be held liable for contamination. Experience
shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology companies can be trusted
to prevent contamination.

Please do not allow this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Thank you for your attention to this important issue.

Sincerely,

Michelle Lukasiewicz

2450 W Pecos Road #1142

Chandler, AZ 85224

**Barry Spotts**

1152 Rose Ave E , Saint Paul, MN 55106

March 8, 2007 6:57 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Barry Spotts

1152 Rose Ave E

Saint Paul, MN 55106

**Chotard Doll**

621 Whitman Street , Walla Walla, WA 99362

March 8, 2007 6:57 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Chotard Doll

621 Whitman Street

Walla Walla, WA 99362

**Julia Burwell**

31 Crescent Key , Bellevue, WA 98006

March 8, 2007 6:57 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Julia Burwell

31 Crescent Key

Bellevue, WA 98006

**Stephanie Simon**

83 Spruce Street , Warwick, RI 02886

March 8, 2007 6:57 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

Please do not risk our children\'s future for this economic gain today.
This is completely unethical. \"Pharma\" and industrial food crops will
contaminate the food supply if grown outdoors, winds will blow pharma
rice seeds into neighboring fields of corn, soybeans, or wheat.

Contamination poses potentially serious risks to human health and
threatens farmers who will be held liable for contamination.

Experience with Monsanto engineered grains in Canada has shown that
neither the USDA nor biotechnology companies can or will prevent
contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely, Stephanie Simon 83 Spruce Street Warwick, RI 02886

Sincerely,

Stephanie Simon

83 Spruce Street

Warwick, RI 02886

**Lynn Shaw**

4 Goodsell Point Road , Branford, CT 06405

March 8, 2007 6:57 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Lynn Shaw

4 Goodsell Point Road

Branford, CT 06405

**robert simmons Simmons**

1780 N US Rte 42 , Lebanon, OH 45036-4986

March 8, 2007 6:57 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

robert simmons Simmons

1780 N US Rte 42

Lebanon, OH 45036-4986

**Art Hanson**

1815 Briarwood Dr. , Lansing, MI 48917-1773

March 8, 2007 6:57 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Art Hanson

1815 Briarwood Dr.

Lansing, MI 48917-1773

**Scott Zorc**

1515 Cypress Drive , Buford, GA 30518

March 8, 2007 6:57 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Scott Zorc

1515 Cypress Drive

Buford, GA 30518

**Mary Neumann**

PO Box 465 , Altmont, NY 12009

March 8, 2007 6:57 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Mary Neumann

PO Box 465

Altmont, NY 12009

**John Wadsworth**

9271 SW 3rd Ave , Portland, OR 97219

March 8, 2007 6:49 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

John Wadsworth

9271 SW 3rd Ave

Portland, OR 97219

**Mary Strang**

46 Smith St , Rockville Centre, NY 11570

March 8, 2007 6:49 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Mary Strang

46 Smith St

Rockville Centre, NY 11570

**Richard Lasker**

9895 Greenhouse Rd. , Bent Mountain, VA 24059

March 8, 2007 6:49 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor
biotechnology companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

This is an issue of having the intelligence to understand that there are
risks here that can affect the human population as a whole, you and your
familes included. Take a moment and react with your brain, not your
greed.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Richard Lasker

9895 Greenhouse Rd.

Bent Mountain, VA 24059

**Crystal Nicklay**

2609 Brookdale Rd. #6 , Moorhead, MN 56560

March 8, 2007 6:49 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Crystal Nicklay

2609 Brookdale Rd. #6

Moorhead, MN 56560

**Deborah Bradford**

2358 So. High st. , Denver, CO 80210

March 8, 2007 6:49 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Deborah Bradford

2358 So. High st.

Denver, CO 80210

**Jason Montgomery**

3979 Martina Dr. , Santa Rosa, CA 95407

March 8, 2007 6:49 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jason Montgomery

3979 Martina Dr.

Santa Rosa, CA 95407

**Sonja Glavina**

24204 East Groveland Road , Beachwood, OH 44122

March 8, 2007 6:49 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sonja Glavina

24204 East Groveland Road

Beachwood, OH 44122

**Vesna Glavina**

24204 East Groveland Road , Beachwood, OH 44122

March 8, 2007 6:49 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Vesna Glavina

24204 East Groveland Road

Beachwood, OH 44122

**Kevin Brown**

R.F.D. Box 7057 , Mundelein, IL 600604218

March 8, 2007 6:49 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kevin Brown

R.F.D. Box 7057

Mundelein, IL 60060-4218

**phyllis hugins**

pobx1210 711 Belford St, frisco, CO 80443

March 8, 2007 6:49 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

phyllis hugins

pobx1210

711 Belford St

frisco, CO 80443

**Gerald Comisar**

20350 Stevens Creek Blvd. Apt. 109, Cupertino, CA 95014

March 8, 2007 6:49 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Gerald Comisar

20350 Stevens Creek Blvd.

Apt. 109

Cupertino, CA 95014

**Ann Rak**

2036 Windsor Court Unit 4, Schererville, IN 46375

March 8, 2007 6:49 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Ann Rak

2036 Windsor Court

Unit 4

Schererville, IN 46375

**Paula Summers**

5132 Rabeneck Way , Fair Oaks, CA 95628

March 8, 2007 6:49 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Paula Summers

5132 Rabeneck Way

Fair Oaks, CA 95628

**Claudia Forshee**

519 Monterey Dr. , Aptos, CA 95003

March 8, 2007 6:49 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Claudia Forshee

519 Monterey Dr.

Aptos, CA 95003

**Zoe Whitefeather**

2400 Alpine Blvd #101 , Alpine, CA 91901

March 8, 2007 6:49 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Zoe Whitefeather

2400 Alpine Blvd #101

Alpine, CA 91901

**Matthew Doppke**

1068 Woodward Ave , South Bend, IN 46616-1426

March 8, 2007 6:49 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

The potential health and environmental effects aside - none of which the
USDA seems fully capable of considering - the insertion of yet more
drugs into our food supply will likely have adverse trade effects. Why
give the rest of the world yet another reason to close their doors to
American farm products?

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Matthew Doppke

1068 Woodward Ave

South Bend, IN 46616-1426

**Jasmine Bostick**

8405 Charlecote Ridge , Jamaica Estates, NY 11432

March 8, 2007 6:49 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jasmine Bostick

8405 Charlecote Ridge

Jamaica Estates, NY 11432

**Ralee Bankston**

198 Elizabeth St. #6 , New York, NY 10012

March 8, 2007 6:49 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Ralee Bankston

198 Elizabeth St. #6

New York, NY 10012

**Betty Eisenman**

418 Rehoboth Ave, , Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971

March 8, 2007 6:49 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Betty Eisenman

418 Rehoboth Ave,

Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971

**LOUISE/EDWARD GILMAN/ANDERSON**

12615 SW 60TH COURT , PORTLAND, OR 97219

March 8, 2007 6:49 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

LOUISE/EDWARD GILMAN/ANDERSON

12615 SW 60TH COURT

PORTLAND, OR 97219

**Ruth Miller**

1819 Billabong Lane , Chapel Hill, NC 27516

March 8, 2007 6:49 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Ruth Miller

1819 Billabong Lane

Chapel Hill, NC 27516

**Daniel Puetz**

990 N. Cove Drive , Palatine, IL 600671900

March 8, 2007 6:49 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Daniel Puetz

990 N. Cove Drive

Palatine, IL 60067-1900

**Dominique Cataldi**

137 Birch Drive , Levittown, PA 19054

March 8, 2007 6:33 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Dominique Cataldi

137 Birch Drive

Levittown, PA 19054

**Cheryl Fernandez**

225 Broadway apt 5, South Portland, ME 04106

March 8, 2007 6:33 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Cheryl Fernandez

225 Broadway

apt 5

South Portland, ME 04106

**Richard Larouche**

1535 Place de la Girardière , Trois-Rivières, QC G8Y 2C4 Canada

March 8, 2007 6:33 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Richard Larouche

1535 Place de la Girardière

Trois-Rivières, QC G8Y 2C4

**Kenneth Heikkila**

1 , goldendale, WA 98620

March 8, 2007 6:33 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kenneth Heikkila

1

goldendale, WA 98620

**Suzanne Donofrio**

27414 W. Oviatt Rd. , Bay Village, OH 44140

March 8, 2007 6:33 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Suzanne Donofrio

27414 W. Oviatt Rd.

Bay Village, OH 44140

**JOSEPH LITE**

223 NORTHWOOD DRIVE , YELLOW SPRINGS, OH 45387-1926

March 8, 2007 6:33 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

JOSEPH LITE

223 NORTHWOOD DRIVE

YELLOW SPRINGS, OH 45387-1926

**Carter Smith**

27 Clunie Avenue , Hastings-on-Hudson, NY 10706

March 8, 2007 6:33 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Carter Smith

27 Clunie Avenue

Hastings-on-Hudson, NY 10706

**Mark Creighton**

434 Palmer Rd , East Greenbush, NY 12061

March 8, 2007 6:33 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Mark Creighton

434 Palmer Rd

East Greenbush, NY 12061

**Jean mcmahon**

23181 Idlewild Lane , Fort Gibson, OK 74434

March 8, 2007 6:33 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether. It is shocking that you would even
consider this!!Do not be led astray by people who have as their job the
BOTTOM lin(\$\$\$\$).Jean

Sincerely,

Jean mcmahon

23181 Idlewild Lane

Fort Gibson, OK 74434

**Patricia Green**

PO Box 5887 , Santa fe, NM 87502

March 8, 2007 6:33 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Patricia Green

PO Box 5887

Santa fe, NM 87502

**Alycia Metz**

393 Tower Hill Road , North Kingstown, RI 02852

March 8, 2007 6:33 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Alycia Metz

393 Tower Hill Road

North Kingstown, RI 02852

**Debra Anderson**

106 Darling Street , Bennington, VT 05201

March 8, 2007 6:33 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: It is Extremely Important to Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

It is completely unwise to allow outdoor growth of any genetically
engineered, let alone drug producing plants. It is not at all hard to
imagine the wind blowing your seeds into fields growing food. What is
the plan for mass contamination if there is a tornado? Don\'t tell me
nothing bad will happen because I will not beleive you. I eat from my
organic garden as much as possible but when I do eat mass produced food
I want it to be what you say it is\.... safe.

I am a beekeeper. I am desperately concerned about the most recent
health threat to bees called Hive Collapse Disorder. The cause is
UNKOWN. Doesn\'t that lead you to beleive that we should be very
conservative at this time. Take fewer risks with our biological food
supply. We can\'t unbreak this.

Please don\'t be as incompetent as the FDA. They are often under fire
lately because they have allowed unsafe drugs into our lives. The reason
they did this is because they took large risks and they were not willing
to wait for the science to be done. My word - they were incompetent.

You are carrying out important public business. I expect you to protect
my food supply. I would really like to see the USDA working to prevent
this kind of thing rather than enable it. The smart future is for
smaller more organic farms with biodiverse approaches. It is going to be
hard enough to get through any coming climate change without adding
horrors like those possible if this is allowed.

I also can not beleive that the USDA would allow this to happen to
normal farmers who may be held liable for any contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether. Really take some serious thought
here. Do Not Allow This.

Sincerely,

Debra Anderson

106 Darling Street

Bennington, VT 05201

**Starr Sheppard-Decker**

7801 SE Crystal Springs Blvd , Portland, OR 97206

March 8, 2007 6:33 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Starr Sheppard-Decker

7801 SE Crystal Springs Blvd

Portland, OR 97206

**James Hirt**

6030 big rock , grand blanc, MI 48439

March 8, 2007 6:33 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Dont put drugs in our food!!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

Dont let industrial food companies put antibiotics in our food. It is
not worth the risk to people or the environment!!

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

James Hirt

6030 big rock

grand blanc, MI 48439

**Nancy Sander**

1801 Olde Depot , Edmond, OK 73034

March 8, 2007 6:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Nancy Sander

1801 Olde Depot

Edmond, OK 73034

**Susan Grimm**

141 Prospect ave. , Saranac Lake, NY 12983

March 8, 2007 6:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Susan Grimm

141 Prospect ave.

Saranac Lake, NY 12983

**Michelle Perfetta**

244 Perrysville Rd. , Saltsburg, PA 15681

March 8, 2007 6:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Michelle Perfetta

244 Perrysville Rd.

Saltsburg, PA 15681

**Mitchell Friedman**

1461 Creekside Drive Apt. 3003, Walnut Creek, CA 945965609

March 8, 2007 6:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Mitchell Friedman

1461 Creekside Drive

Apt. 3003

Walnut Creek, CA 94596-5609

**Ann Vegors**

59 Drake Ave. , IPocatello, ID 83201

March 8, 2007 6:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Ann Vegors

59 Drake Ave.

IPocatello, ID 83201

**craig Mitchell**

5200 23rd Ave SW , seattle, WA 981061368

March 8, 2007 6:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

craig Mitchell

5200 23rd Ave SW

seattle, WA 98106-1368

**Arran Thomson**

4613 NE 19th Ave , Portland, OR 97211-5807

March 8, 2007 6:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Arran Thomson

4613 NE 19th Ave

Portland, OR 97211-5807

**Jean Mont-Eton**

4333 Ulloa St. , San Francisco, CA 941162068

March 8, 2007 6:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jean Mont-Eton

4333 Ulloa St.

San Francisco, CA 94116-2068

**Christopher Fry**

2579 Folsom St , San Francisco, CA 94110

March 8, 2007 6:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Christopher Fry

2579 Folsom St

San Francisco, CA 94110

**Michele Brown-Ramirez**

929 West 19th St , Tempe, AZ 85281

March 8, 2007 6:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Michele Brown-Ramirez

929 West 19th St

Tempe, AZ 85281

**Karen Steward**

44 A South Silver Lane , Sunderland, MA 01375

March 8, 2007 6:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Karen Steward

44 A South Silver Lane

Sunderland, MA 01375

**Jennifer Lance**

P.O. Box 139 , Hyampom, CA 96046

March 8, 2007 6:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jennifer Lance

P.O. Box 139

Hyampom, CA 96046

**Rose Kosta**

501 California Ave , Aldan, PA 19018

March 8, 2007 6:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Rose Kosta

501 California Ave

Aldan, PA 19018

**Yolanda Hutton**

8834 Amber Stone Court , Zionsville, IN 46077

March 8, 2007 6:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Yolanda Hutton

8834 Amber Stone Court

Zionsville, IN 46077

**Howard Hoover**

PO 187 , Middletown, VA 22645

March 8, 2007 6:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Howard Hoover

PO 187

Middletown, VA 22645

**Shirley Chen**

126 Ord St , San Francisco, CA 94114

March 8, 2007 6:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Shirley Chen

126 Ord St

San Francisco, CA 94114

**Cynthia Hardin**

27 North Bedford Street , Arlington, VA 22201

March 8, 2007 6:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Cynthia Hardin

27 North Bedford Street

Arlington, VA 22201

**Evan Holloway**

3211 SW 10th Ave Apt 206, Portland, OR 97239

March 8, 2007 6:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. With crops already threatened by global warming, it
doesn\'t make sense to add one more potential disaster to the list of
things that can harm our food supply. Food is taken for granted in this
country, but it is a basic need that can become scarce very quickly if
any one of a thousand problems takes hold. Please don\'t allow an
unproven and uncertain technology to become the latest in a long list of
preventable problems we\'ve let develop because of pressure by industry.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Evan Holloway

3211 SW 10th Ave

Apt 206

Portland, OR 97239

**Kay Collins**

218 Hampshire Court , PISCATAWAY, NJ 08854

March 8, 2007 6:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kay Collins

218 Hampshire Court

PISCATAWAY, NJ 08854

**R John Gibson**

3038 E. Fall Creek Parkway, N. , Indianapolis, IN 46205/4661

March 8, 2007 6:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

R John Gibson

3038 E. Fall Creek Parkway, N.

Indianapolis, IN 46205/4661

**Terrie Westfall**

35 S. Groesbeck Hwy. Apt. 147 , Mount Clemens, MI 48043

March 8, 2007 6:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Terrie Westfall

35 S. Groesbeck Hwy. Apt. 147

Mount Clemens, MI 48043

**Richard Wagner**

P O Box 1084 33722 Lake Front Dr., Warrenton, OR 97146

March 8, 2007 6:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Richard Wagner

P O Box 1084

33722 Lake Front Dr.

Warrenton, OR 97146

**Edward Garwin**

718 El Granada Blvd. , Half Moon Bay, CA 94019

March 8, 2007 6:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Edward Garwin

718 El Granada Blvd.

Half Moon Bay, CA 94019

**Liz Kinney**

PO Box 6817 , Albany, NY 12206

March 8, 2007 6:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in the tornado-prone midwest,
where winds will easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields
of corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious
risks to human health and threatens low-income farmers who may be held
liable for contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor
biotechnology companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether until the threat of spreading is more
well- understood, and containment becomes a practical possibility.

Sincerely,

Liz Kinney

PO Box 6817

Albany, NY 12206

**Nancy Reynolds**

410 CPW , New York, NY 10025

March 8, 2007 6:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Nancy Reynolds

410 CPW

New York, NY 10025

**Sandra Tjessem**

301 E. Clay St. , Oneill, NE 687631545

March 8, 2007 6:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sandra Tjessem

301 E. Clay St.

Oneill, NE 68763-1545

**Rob Weinberg**

721 Juniper Lane , Lake In The Hills, IL 60156

March 8, 2007 6:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Rob Weinberg

721 Juniper Lane

Lake In The Hills, IL 60156

**Laina Shockley**

2517 E Washington St , Orlando, FL 32803

March 8, 2007 6:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Laina Shockley

2517 E Washington St

Orlando, FL 32803

**RONALD LYNCH**

46 Kingswood Rd , North Kingstown, RI 028521430

March 8, 2007 6:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

RONALD LYNCH

46 Kingswood Rd

North Kingstown, RI 02852-1430

**Luanna Pereira**

54 Melrose ave. , Waterbury, CT 06705

March 8, 2007 6:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Why change rice? It does what it\'s supposed to already. If foods begin
to be genetically changed, we will eventually need a new food pyramid.

Sincerely,

Luanna Pereira

54 Melrose ave.

Waterbury, CT 06705

**bud mcallister**

155 blood st , lyme, CT 06371

March 8, 2007 6:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

bud mcallister

155 blood st

lyme, CT 06371

**Dolores Adams**

14602 E. 13th Circle , Aurora, CO 80011

March 8, 2007 6:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Dolores Adams

14602 E. 13th Circle

Aurora, CO 80011

**Carol Curtis**

1001 E. 3745 S. #5 , Salt Lake City, UT 84106

March 8, 2007 6:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Carol Curtis

1001 E. 3745 S. #5

Salt Lake City, UT 84106

**Vince Donofrio**

\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* Rd. , Bay Village, OH 44140

March 8, 2007 6:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Vince Donofrio

\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* Rd.

Bay Village, OH 44140

**Judith Lienhard**

4455 SW 94th Ave , Portland, OR 97225

March 8, 2007 6:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Judith Lienhard

4455 SW 94th Ave

Portland, OR 97225

**Bonnie Faith-Smith**

290A Washington Street , Cambridge, MA 02139

March 8, 2007 6:13 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Bonnie Faith-Smith

290A Washington Street

Cambridge, MA 02139

**deirdre holzweiler**

2731 Michigan , Bellingham, WA 98226

March 8, 2007 6:13 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

deirdre holzweiler

2731 Michigan

Bellingham, WA 98226

**Lisa Bruno**

4900 Overland Ave #154, Culver Ctiy, CA 90230

March 8, 2007 6:13 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Lisa Bruno

4900 Overland Ave

#154

Culver Ctiy, CA 90230

**R I Grove**

101 N Riverside Dr , New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168

March 8, 2007 6:13 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

R I Grove

101 N Riverside Dr

New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168

**Josh Riney**

PO Box 1924 , Boulder, CO 80306

March 8, 2007 6:13 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Josh Riney

PO Box 1924

Boulder, CO 80306

**Chuck Linscott**

25355 176th Ave. S.E. , Covington, WA 980425247

March 8, 2007 6:13 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Chuck Linscott

25355 176th Ave. S.E.

Covington, WA 98042-5247

**James H. Fitch**

PO Box 15006 , Pittsburgh, PA 152370006

March 8, 2007 6:13 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

James H. Fitch

PO Box 15006

Pittsburgh, PA 15237-0006

**Collette Snoonian**

8008 Fairchild Ave , Winnetka, CA 91306

March 8, 2007 6:13 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Collette Snoonian

8008 Fairchild Ave

Winnetka, CA 91306

**Edwin J. Martz**

216-B E. Earle St. , Greenville, SC 29609

March 8, 2007 6:13 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Edwin J. Martz

216-B E. Earle St.

Greenville, SC 29609

**Lea Dutton**

13 Summerhill Way , San Rafael, CA 94903

March 8, 2007 6:13 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Please protect our food supply

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

If these \"pharma\" crops are going to be grown at all, they need to be
grown indoors in a building that can withstand local weather conditions.

It would be next to impossible to stop the spread of \"pharma\" crops
once they were released into the environment.

Please put people and the environment (our life support system) before
profit!

Sincerely,

Lea Dutton

13 Summerhill Way

San Rafael, CA 94903

**Michele Danels**

70 Wyckoff ave , Brooklyn, NY 11237

March 8, 2007 6:13 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Michele Danels

70 Wyckoff ave

Brooklyn, NY 11237

**John Mickelson**

PO Box 185 , Palisades, NY 10964

March 8, 2007 6:13 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

John Mickelson

PO Box 185

Palisades, NY 10964

**Jeffrey Riney**

9 Enchanted Lane , Fletcher, NC 28732

March 8, 2007 6:13 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jeffrey Riney

9 Enchanted Lane

Fletcher, NC 28732

**Kandis Gilmore**

11747 Lois Court , Granada Hills, CA 91344

March 8, 2007 6:13 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Please, Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kandis Gilmore

11747 Lois Court

Granada Hills, CA 91344

**Lauren Rogers**

464 E. 51st , Long Beach, CA 90805

March 8, 2007 6:13 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Lauren Rogers

464 E. 51st

Long Beach, CA 90805

**Jesse Walker**

76 USU Trailer Ct , Logan, UT 84341

March 8, 2007 6:13 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jesse Walker

76 USU Trailer Ct

Logan, UT 84341

**Lisa Lewis**

2004 West 11th Place , Stillwater, OK 74074

March 8, 2007 6:05 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Lisa Lewis

2004 West 11th Place

Stillwater, OK 74074

**Kent Vollmar**

5304 South Ridge Way , Middleton, WI 53562

March 8, 2007 6:05 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kent Vollmar

5304 South Ridge Way

Middleton, WI 53562

**Sandra Holt**

1132 Castlewood Terrace. 114 , Casselberry, FL 32707

March 8, 2007 6:05 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sandra Holt

1132 Castlewood Terrace. 114

Casselberry, FL 32707

**roberta bunsick**

131 east 29th st #2 , new york, NY 100168101

March 8, 2007 6:05 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

roberta bunsick

131 east 29th st #2

new york, NY 10016-8101

**Sandra Porter**

4800 3rd Ave No. , Saint Petersburg, FL 33713

March 8, 2007 6:05 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sandra Porter

4800 3rd Ave No.

Saint Petersburg, FL 33713

**Louisse Bennett**

71 Winding Way , So Portland, ME 04106

March 8, 2007 6:05 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Louisse Bennett

71 Winding Way

So Portland, ME 04106

**Rael Nidess, M.D.**

100 StoneCreek Drive Apt. 239, Marshall, TX 75672

March 8, 2007 6:05 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

The unrealistic belief that a genetically altered crop can be grown
outdoors without contaminating other areas and crops has been
demonstrated, scientifically, to be false. To consider allowing it is
beyond belief.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Rael Nidess, M.D.

100 StoneCreek Drive

Apt. 239

Marshall, TX 75672

**Karisha Kirk**

3231 Bradshire Court , Bloomington, IN 47401

March 8, 2007 6:05 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Please Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Karisha Kirk

3231 Bradshire Court

Bloomington, IN 47401

**Carlos Rymer**

3604 New York Avenue Apt. C3, Union City, NJ 07087

March 8, 2007 6:05 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Carlos Rymer

3604 New York Avenue

Apt. C3

Union City, NJ 07087

**michael o\'brien**

1883 vinsetta , royal oak, MI 48073

March 8, 2007 6:05 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

michael o\'brien

1883 vinsetta

royal oak, MI 48073

**Erin Nelson**

114 Newport Street , Arlington, MA 02476

March 8, 2007 6:05 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Erin Nelson

114 Newport Street

Arlington, MA 02476

**Kyla Grasso**

286 Fairbanks Road Apartment \# 7, Farmington, ME 04938

March 8, 2007 6:05 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny production of genetically engineered food crops
meant for EITHER human or animal consumption as well as all other
applications for outdoor production of pharmaceutical and industrial
food crops and to institute a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kyla Grasso

286 Fairbanks Road

Apartment \# 7

Farmington, ME 04938

**Amanda Coplan**

443 Richmond Park W #412D , Richmond Heights, OH 44143

March 8, 2007 6:05 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Amanda Coplan

443 Richmond Park W #412D

Richmond Heights, OH 44143

**Chris Pacifico**

1491 Washington Lane , West Chester, PA 19382

March 8, 2007 6:05 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Chris Pacifico

1491 Washington Lane

West Chester, PA 19382

**john public**

266 washington ave. c-18 , Brooklyn, N.Y.City, NY 11205

March 8, 2007 6:05 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

john public

266 washington ave. c-18

Brooklyn, N.Y.City, NY 11205

**Jason Ames**

210 Loma Vista a, el segundo, CA 90245

March 8, 2007 6:05 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jason Ames

210 Loma Vista

a

el segundo, CA 90245

**Jane Stowe**

819 Peacock Rd. , Richmond, IN 47374

March 8, 2007 6:05 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jane Stowe

819 Peacock Rd.

Richmond, IN 47374

**wj philips**

1625 treehouse circle tr112 , sarasota, FL 34231

March 8, 2007 6:05 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

wj philips

1625 treehouse circle tr112

sarasota, FL 34231

**Karen Stacey**

4537 North Paulina Street, #1A apt. 1A, Chicago, IL 606405325

March 8, 2007 6:05 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Karen Stacey

4537 North Paulina Street, #1A

apt. 1A

Chicago, IL 60640-5325

**Ed Leary**

401 DeGrasse Place #A19 , Sun City Center, FL 33573

March 8, 2007 6:05 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Ed Leary

401 DeGrasse Place #A19

Sun City Center, FL 33573

**ALICE BARTHOLOMEW**

415 WALL ST , ELMIRA, NY 14905

March 8, 2007 6:05 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

ALICE BARTHOLOMEW

415 WALL ST

ELMIRA, NY 14905

**Linda Schermer**

500 Mtn Lilac Dr , Sedona, AZ 86336

March 8, 2007 6:05 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

As a registered nurse and retired registered dietitian, I urge the USDA
to deny this and all other applications for outdoor production of
pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute a ban on this
practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Linda Schermer

500 Mtn Lilac Dr

Sedona, AZ 86336

**Mike and Cyndy Cotter,RNs**

5 Post Island Road , QUINCY, MA 02169

March 8, 2007 6:05 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Mike and Cyndy Cotter,RNs

5 Post Island Road

QUINCY, MA 02169

**Carolyn Choiniere**

4881 Hadley Rd. , Goodrich, MI 48438

March 8, 2007 6:05 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Carolyn Choiniere

4881 Hadley Rd.

Goodrich, MI 48438

**Shea Craver**

1280 Fulbar Ct , San Jose, CA 95132

March 8, 2007 6:05 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Shea Craver

1280 Fulbar Ct

San Jose, CA 95132

**Jessica Krow**

3118 W Penn St , Philadelphia, PA 19129

March 8, 2007 6:05 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jessica Krow

3118 W Penn St

Philadelphia, PA 19129

**Lynn Proenza**

11511 N Ravine Road , Tampa, FL 336125673

March 8, 2007 6:05 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Lynn Proenza

11511 N Ravine Road

Tampa, FL 33612-5673

**david jones**

4007 densmore ave n , seattle, WA 98103

March 8, 2007 5:48 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

david jones

4007 densmore ave n

seattle, WA 98103

**Lynn Walker**

15901 Corsica Ave , Cleveland, OH 44110

March 8, 2007 5:48 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Lynn Walker

15901 Corsica Ave

Cleveland, OH 44110

**rachelle ward**

9630 south big thunder , vail, AZ 85641

March 8, 2007 5:48 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

rachelle ward

9630 south big thunder

vail, AZ 85641

**Bruce Blacknight**

1160 High Rock Mtn. Rd. , Marshall, NC 28753

March 8, 2007 5:48 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Bruce Blacknight

1160 High Rock Mtn. Rd.

Marshall, NC 28753

**Dave Decot**

1693 Los Padres Blvd. , Santa Clara, CA 95050

March 8, 2007 5:48 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

Contamination poses potentially serious risks to human health and
threatens farmers who may be held liable for contamination. Experience
shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology companies can be trusted
to prevent contamination. Pharmaculture and industrial food crops are
likely to contaminate the food supply if grown outdoors\--especially in
tornado-prone Kansas, where winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds
into neighboring fields of corn, soybeans, or wheat.

The USDA should deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Dave Decot

1693 Los Padres Blvd.

Santa Clara, CA 95050

**Noreen Reist**

1817 Serramonte Dr Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO 80524

March 8, 2007 5:48 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Noreen Reist

1817 Serramonte Dr

Colorado State Univ.

Fort Collins, CO 80524

**Alixine Sasonoff**

3701 SW 3 Tree Point Lane , Burien, WA 98166

March 8, 2007 5:48 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Alixine Sasonoff

3701 SW 3 Tree Point Lane

Burien, WA 98166

**Mike Guzzetta**

1430 Humboldt ST. #408 , Denver, CO 80218

March 8, 2007 5:48 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Mike Guzzetta

1430 Humboldt ST. #408

Denver, CO 80218

**Patrick Liner**

2286 Jackson Street Apt 6, San Francisco, CA 94115

March 8, 2007 5:48 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Patrick Liner

2286 Jackson Street

Apt 6

San Francisco, CA 94115

**Eileen Landies**

61 McAfee Farm Rd , Bedford, NH 03110

March 8, 2007 5:48 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Eileen Landies

61 McAfee Farm Rd

Bedford, NH 03110

**David Seaborg**

1888 Pomar Way , w, CA 945981424

March 8, 2007 5:48 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

David Seaborg

1888 Pomar Way

w, CA 94598-1424

**Nelson Hellmuth**

1205 Orange Circle North , Orange Park, FL 32073

March 8, 2007 5:48 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Nelson Hellmuth

1205 Orange Circle North

Orange Park, FL 32073

**Pat Grady**

1020 SW I St. , Grants Pass, OR 97526

March 8, 2007 5:48 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Pat Grady

1020 SW I St.

Grants Pass, OR 97526

**Kirk Rhoads**

301 Cooper St , Mountain Home, AR 72653

March 8, 2007 5:48 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kirk Rhoads

301 Cooper St

Mountain Home, AR 72653

**Jim Bell**

4862 Voltaire St. , San Diego, CA 921072108

March 8, 2007 5:48 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jim Bell

4862 Voltaire St.

San Diego, CA 92107-2108

**Anne Orlando**

68 Koenig Lane , Freehold, NJ 07728

March 8, 2007 5:48 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Anne Orlando

68 Koenig Lane

Freehold, NJ 07728

**Dominique Mazeaud**

10AB Soleado Lane , Santa Fe, NM 875089472

March 8, 2007 5:48 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Dominique Mazeaud

10AB Soleado Lane

Santa Fe, NM 87508-9472

**Wesley Hutchins**

808 Scott Drive , Arlington, TX 760124723

March 8, 2007 5:48 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Wesley Hutchins

808 Scott Drive

Arlington, TX 76012-4723

**Karen McAnnally**

433 Cambridge Way , Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304

March 8, 2007 5:48 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Protect Our Food Supply! NO DRUGS

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma crops have already contaminted our food supply..Pharma\" and
industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food supply if grown
outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where winds could easily
blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of corn, soybeans, or
wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks to human health and
threatens farmers who may be held liable for contamination. Experience
shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology companies can be trusted
to prevent contamination.

Please deny this and all other applications for outdoor production of
pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute a ban on this
practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Karen McAnnally

433 Cambridge Way

Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304

**Lauren Franklin**

PO Box 353 , Albion, CA 95410-0353

March 8, 2007 5:48 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Lauren Franklin

PO Box 353

Albion, CA 95410-0353

**Stephanie Parke**

1101 N New St , West Chester, PA 193803870

March 8, 2007 5:48 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

This is such a no-brainer, I can\'t believe anyone would even consider
growing such crops out of doors.

Sincerely,

Stephanie Parke

1101 N New St

West Chester, PA 19380-3870

**Janet Sears**

1632 Powder Ridge Drive , Palm Harbor, FL 34683

March 8, 2007 5:48 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Janet Sears

1632 Powder Ridge Drive

Palm Harbor, FL 34683

**Kayla Thomason**

1866 Yeager DR. , Longmont, CO 80501

March 8, 2007 5:48 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kayla Thomason

1866 Yeager DR.

Longmont, CO 80501

**Marshall Stackman**

75 West End Ave Apt C14B , New York, NY 10023

March 8, 2007 5:35 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Marshall Stackman

75 West End Ave Apt C14B

New York, NY 10023

**Jose Galvez**

8115 Vanscoy , North Hollywood, CA 916051228

March 8, 2007 5:35 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jose Galvez

8115 Vanscoy

North Hollywood, CA 91605-1228

**Beth Cady**

5300 Holmes Run Parkway #710, Alexandria, VA 22304

March 8, 2007 5:35 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Beth Cady

5300 Holmes Run Parkway

#710

Alexandria, VA 22304

**Raymond Belding**

1229 Winsted Rd. #30 #30, Torrington, CT 06790

March 8, 2007 5:35 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Raymond Belding

1229 Winsted Rd. #30

#30

Torrington, CT 06790

**John Holtzclaw**

1508 Taylor , San Francisco, CA 94133

March 8, 2007 5:35 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

John Holtzclaw

1508 Taylor

San Francisco, CA 94133

**Laura Carpenter**

8609 beeswood dr. , Charlotte, NC 28277

March 8, 2007 5:35 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Laura Carpenter

8609 beeswood dr.

Charlotte, NC 28277

**Jane Blewett**

15726 Ashland Dr. , Laurel, MD 20707-5402

March 8, 2007 5:35 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I feel very vulnerable\...as if some kind of \"food monsters\" are
inserting evil components into the basic grains of life that we all
depend upon and I can do nothing about it. But you can, Secretary
Johanns.

I urge you to take action and deny this and all other applications for
outdoor production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to
institute a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jane Blewett

15726 Ashland Dr.

Laurel, MD 20707-5402

**Paul Yoder**

P O Box 1616 , Cuba, NM 870131616

March 8, 2007 5:35 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Paul Yoder

P O Box 1616

Cuba, NM 87013-1616

**Daryl Wolken**

42387 Sand Valley Rd , Callaway, NE 68825

March 8, 2007 5:35 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Daryl Wolken

42387 Sand Valley Rd

Callaway, NE 68825

**Margaret Godman**

104 Golden Bear dr , Austin, TX 78738

March 8, 2007 5:35 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Margaret Godman

104 Golden Bear dr

Austin, TX 78738

**Kelly Etheridge**

19158 Partridge Wood Drive , Germantown, MD 20874

March 8, 2007 5:35 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kelly Etheridge

19158 Partridge Wood Drive

Germantown, MD 20874

**Diane Heath**

60932 Crested Butte Lane , Bend, OR 97702

March 8, 2007 5:35 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

Drug-producing food crops grown outdoors pose risks to public health and
the economic well-being of farmers because they are likely to
contaminate the food supply. Significant increases in drug-producing
crop acres amplify the risks.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Diane Heath

60932 Crested Butte Lane

Bend, OR 97702

**Edwin Seiberlich**

2759 St Anthony Way , Gilbertsville, PA 19525

March 8, 2007 5:35 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Edwin Seiberlich

2759 St Anthony Way

Gilbertsville, PA 19525

**Mitchell Struble**

2006 Naudain St. , Philadelphia, PA 19146

March 8, 2007 5:35 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Mitchell Struble

2006 Naudain St.

Philadelphia, PA 19146

**Allissa Corrow**

900 Liberty St. , Bellingham, WA 98225

March 8, 2007 5:35 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Allissa Corrow

900 Liberty St.

Bellingham, WA 98225

**Rosemary Cardello-Letch**

21 Cushing Ave , Newburyport, MA 01950

March 8, 2007 5:35 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Rosemary Cardello-Letch

21 Cushing Ave

Newburyport, MA 01950

**Yoni Silberman**

P.O. Box 880010 , Pukalani, HI 96788

March 8, 2007 5:35 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Yoni Silberman

P.O. Box 880010

Pukalani, HI 96788

**Marcella Hammond**

4181 Utah St. , San Diego, CA 92104

March 8, 2007 5:35 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Marcella Hammond

4181 Utah St.

San Diego, CA 92104

**George Profous**

3 Ann Street , New Paltz, NY 12561

March 8, 2007 5:22 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

Genetically engineered crops have already contaminated food crops if
grown outdoors. where winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into
neighboring fields of corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses
potentially serious risks to human health and threatens farmers who may
be held liable for contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA
nor biotechnology companies can be trusted to prevent contamination. The
United States may oine day be held liable on the world stage for
contaminatiung world food supplies.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether. Tightly controlled indoor production
can be accomplished with existing technology.

Sincerely,

George Profous

3 Ann Street

New Paltz, NY 12561

**Tim Collyer**

PO Box 1063 , Port Townsend, WA 98368

March 8, 2007 5:22 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Tim Collyer

PO Box 1063

Port Townsend, WA 98368

**Kate Hall**

18 Hawes Court , Sunderland, SR6 8NU United Kingdom

March 8, 2007 5:22 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kate Hall

18 Hawes Court

Sunderland SR6 8NU

**Jennifer Farley**

PO Box 211 , Troy, ID 83871

March 8, 2007 5:22 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jennifer Farley

PO Box 211

Troy, ID 83871

**Jennifer Nye**

47 Firehouse Rd Apt 5B , Clifton Park, NY 12065

March 8, 2007 5:22 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jennifer Nye

47 Firehouse Rd Apt 5B

Clifton Park, NY 12065

**Eleanor MacLellan**

104 Cushing St. , Cambridge, MA 02138

March 8, 2007 5:22 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Eleanor MacLellan

104 Cushing St.

Cambridge, MA 02138

**Ian Raymond**

616 Main St , Laconia, NH 032463448

March 8, 2007 5:20 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Ian Raymond

616 Main St

Laconia, NH 03246-3448

**Tressie Hanson**

26563 W. Sherbundy Dr. , Casa Grande, AZ 85222

March 8, 2007 5:20 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

I am concerned about the pollution of America\'s food supply. We are not
ready, nor do we desire, faked, contrived foods added into more of the
food supply. As a citizen, I want more concerned, informed and
pro-consumer people making better decisions about these issues. Are you
people taking kickbacks in Washington, or what? What are you thinking?

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

And, we\'ll be watchdogging this issue. Do the right thing.

Sincerely,

Tressie Hanson

26563 W. Sherbundy Dr.

Casa Grande, AZ 85222

**Julie Kies**

450 S Dover Ave , Lafayette, CO 80026

March 8, 2007 5:20 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Julie Kies

450 S Dover Ave

Lafayette, CO 80026

**Lawrence Cassada Jr**

4029 Haden Martin Rd , Palmyra, VA 22963 Andorra

March 8, 2007 5:20 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

It\'s already been shown that genetically engineered crops\' genes
spread into surrounding plants. What will it take before this practice
is banned? Someone getting poisoned by a drug that has leached into
their groundwater or some such \"accident\"?

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Lawrence Cassada Jr

4029 Haden Martin Rd

Palmyra, VA 22963

**Julia Speer**

1378 Jefferson Ave , East Point, GA 30344

March 8, 2007 5:20 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Julia Speer

1378 Jefferson Ave

East Point, GA 30344

**Gloria Lieberstein**

463 Oregon St. , Paramus, NJ 07652

March 8, 2007 5:20 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Gloria Lieberstein

463 Oregon St.

Paramus, NJ 07652

**Mike Cox**

1908 Ridgewood Dr. , Eureka, CA 95503

March 8, 2007 5:20 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Mike Cox

1908 Ridgewood Dr.

Eureka, CA 95503

**Jill Robinson**

Po Box 643 , Walpole, NH 03608

March 8, 2007 5:16 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jill Robinson

Po Box 643

Walpole, NH 03608

**Theresa Shepherd**

7341 Kirkville Road , East Syracuse, NY 13057

March 8, 2007 5:16 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Theresa Shepherd

7341 Kirkville Road

East Syracuse, NY 13057

**Diane Benya**

3491 Cascade Terrace , West Linn, OR 97068

March 8, 2007 5:16 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Diane Benya

3491 Cascade Terrace

West Linn, OR 97068

**Andrew Jones**

2026 Woolsey St Apt C, Berkeley, CA 94703

March 8, 2007 5:16 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Andrew Jones

2026 Woolsey St

Apt C

Berkeley, CA 94703

**Sophia Bicoy**

3142 Bear Springs Dr. , San Antonio, TX 78245

March 8, 2007 5:16 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sophia Bicoy

3142 Bear Springs Dr.

San Antonio, TX 78245

**Charles Waugh**

109 Catclaw Cove , San Marcos, TX 78666

March 8, 2007 5:16 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Charles Waugh

109 Catclaw Cove

San Marcos, TX 78666

**sally Gil**

281 6th Ave. , Brooklyn, NY 11215

March 8, 2007 5:16 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

sally Gil

281 6th Ave.

Brooklyn, NY 11215

**Anne Goodrich**

6230 Bandera Ave B, Dallas, TX 75225

March 8, 2007 5:13 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Anne Goodrich

6230 Bandera Ave

B

Dallas, TX 75225

**Mary Rushing**

2511 Spring Harbor Circle Apt. 3 , Mount Dora, FL 32757

March 8, 2007 5:13 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Mary Rushing

2511 Spring Harbor Circle Apt. 3

Mount Dora, FL 32757

**MR.&MRS. BRUCE REVESZ**

103 THE FAIRWAY , CEDAR GROVE, NJ 0709

March 8, 2007 5:13 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

MR.%pa_first_name%MRS. BRUCE REVESZ

103 THE FAIRWAY

CEDAR GROVE, NJ 0709

**Stephanie Rosado**

4505 Cottage Place, Apt.A13 , Union City, NJ 07087

March 8, 2007 5:13 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Stephanie Rosado

4505 Cottage Place, Apt.A13

Union City, NJ 07087

**Barbara Campbell**

207 Bluebonnet St. , Livingston, TX 773517840

March 8, 2007 5:13 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Barbara Campbell

207 Bluebonnet St.

Livingston, TX 77351-7840

**Victoria Hall**

254 Meetinghouse Rd. , Gilmanton, NH 03237

March 8, 2007 5:13 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Victoria Hall

254 Meetinghouse Rd.

Gilmanton, NH 03237

**Charlotte Eyre**

113 Circle Drive , Thief River Falls, MN 56701

March 8, 2007 5:13 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Charlotte Eyre

113 Circle Drive

Thief River Falls, MN 56701

**Frederick Forschler**

9675 Iris Meadow Way , Elk Grove, CA 957573227

March 8, 2007 5:13 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Frederick Forschler

9675 Iris Meadow Way

Elk Grove, CA 95757-3227

**Calvin and Sally Jongsma**

119 Fourth Ave NE , Sioux Center, IA 51250

March 8, 2007 5:13 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Calvin and Sally Jongsma

119 Fourth Ave NE

Sioux Center, IA 51250

**paige dunlap**

2515 willow st. , austin, TX 78702

March 8, 2007 5:13 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

paige dunlap

2515 willow st.

austin, TX 78702

**Rosalie Hewitt**

13 Brown St Apt 12 A, Norwich, NY 13815

March 8, 2007 5:13 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Rosalie Hewitt

13 Brown St

Apt 12 A

Norwich, NY 13815

**Charlene Cerridwen**

104 E 4th Street , Brooklyn, NY 11218

March 8, 2007 5:13 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Charlene Cerridwen

104 E 4th Street

Brooklyn, NY 11218

**David Hoffman**

2790 Madison St. , Eugene, OR 97405

March 8, 2007 5:13 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

This is truly FRANKENFOOD.

Dispensing drugs w/o a prescription is illegal.

I ORDER the USDA to deny all applications for outdoor production of
pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to ban this practice
altogether.

Sincerely,

David Hoffman

2790 Madison St.

Eugene, OR 97405

**Quinn Montana**

POB 934 , Huntsville, AR 72740

March 8, 2007 5:13 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops will undeniably contaminate the
food supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas,
where winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields
of corn, soybeans, or wheat.

Contamination poses serious risks to human health and threatens farmers.

Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology companies can
be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for any
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Quinn Montana

POB 934

Huntsville, AR 72740

**Michael David**

4745 Dahlia Ave , St. Louis, MO 63116

March 8, 2007 5:13 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Michael David

4745 Dahlia Ave

St. Louis, MO 63116

**Gerald Chambers**

5406 Gunbarrel Circle , Longmont, CO 80503

March 8, 2007 5:13 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Gerald Chambers

5406 Gunbarrel Circle

Longmont, CO 80503

**Dave Stall**

615 Skyview Pl. \# 2 , Madison, WI 51713

March 8, 2007 5:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Dave Stall

615 Skyview Pl. \# 2

Madison, WI 51713

**Michael Hewitt**

1583 S. Moorland Rd. #104 , New Berlin, WI 53151

March 8, 2007 5:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Michael Hewitt

1583 S. Moorland Rd. #104

New Berlin, WI 53151

**Lois Granskog**

Øystein Møylas vei 45 , Trondheim, N-7037 Norway

March 8, 2007 5:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am an American living abroad and I am concerned about the effects of
contamination from genetically modified crops. I am writing to urge the
USDA to deny the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200
acres of of genetically engineered drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if they are grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas,
where winds could easily carry seeds far from the field they were
planted in. Animals can also be vectors for spreading seeds around. Once
released into the environment, this genetic material is very difficult
to control. This is clear from the recent Clearfield CL131
contamination. Contamination from pharma crops may pose potentially
serious risks to human health, threaten farmers who may be held liable
for contamination, and cause some of our conventional crops to be
difficult to market abroad due to the risk of contamination. Experience
shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology companies can be trusted
to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Lois Marie Granskog

Trondheim, Norway

Sincerely,

Lois Granskog

Øystein Møylas vei 45

Trondheim N-7037

**Mary Babst**

16305 Muirfield Drive , Odessa, FL 33556

March 8, 2007 5:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Mary Babst

16305 Muirfield Drive

Odessa, FL 33556

**h Shukla**

51 valley stream , malvern, PA 19355

March 8, 2007 5:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

h Shukla

51 valley stream

malvern, PA 19355

**Dori Grasso**

12207 Happy Hollow Road , Cockeysville, MD 21030

March 8, 2007 5:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Dori Grasso

12207 Happy Hollow Road

Cockeysville, MD 21030

**Albert Hartley**

3124 Homewood Pkwy , Kensington, MD 20895

March 8, 2007 5:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Albert Hartley

3124 Homewood Pkwy

Kensington, MD 20895

**Maria Hance**

1714 Willow Drive , Pevely, MO 63070

March 8, 2007 5:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Once set adrift there is no way to contain it.
Contamination poses potentially serious risks to human health and
threatens farmers who may be held liable for contamination. Experience
shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology companies can be trusted
to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of genetically modified, pharmaceutical and industrial food
crops and to institute a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Maria Hance

1714 Willow Drive

Pevely, MO 63070

**Garrett Dodds**

3619 E. Granada Rd. , Phoenix, AZ 850083923

March 8, 2007 5:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Garrett Dodds

3619 E. Granada Rd.

Phoenix, AZ 85008-3923

**Adrienne Muncy**

932 Spaight St., apt.#3 , Madison, WI 53703

March 8, 2007 5:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Adrienne Muncy

932 Spaight St., apt.#3

Madison, WI 53703

**Louise Bowles**

824 Ash Loop , Espanola, NM 87532

March 8, 2007 5:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Louise Bowles

824 Ash Loop

Espanola, NM 87532

**Dina Rodriguez**

1185 Glen Ave , Berkeley, CA 94708

March 8, 2007 5:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Dina Rodriguez

1185 Glen Ave

Berkeley, CA 94708

**Charles Kovac**

7370 Silver Ponds Hts , Colorado Springs, CO 80908

March 8, 2007 5:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Charles Kovac

7370 Silver Ponds Hts

Colorado Springs, CO 80908

**September Steinolfson**

6711 Canterbury Lane , Eden Prairie, MN 55346

March 8, 2007 5:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

September Steinolfson

6711 Canterbury Lane

Eden Prairie, MN 55346

**Jesse Wilson**

818 Cowper 3, Palo Alto, CA 94301

March 8, 2007 5:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

Since you\'ve been captured by the industry you regulate, I don\'t
expect any action - but the responsible thing to do is ban this
technology until the spread of inserted genes can be controlled.

We don\'t need human genes passed from plant to plant, ending up in our
food supply. The FDA requires a prescription to obtain pharmaceutical
products. This technology will make pharmaceuticals nearly unavoidable.
I don\'t want hormones in my Wheaties.

Sincerely,

Jesse Wilson

818 Cowper

3

Palo Alto, CA 94301

**Augustin Parker**

36 Arthur Avenue , Marblehead, MA 01945

March 8, 2007 5:02 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination. Furthermore,
prevention of contamination may not be possible.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether. No genetically engineered crops
should be permitted outdoos; the risk of contamination and creation of
new invasive species is too great.

Sincerely,

Augustin Parker

36 Arthur Avenue

Marblehead, MA 01945

**Joan Hasselbach**

1321 SW 23rd Ave , Fort Lauderdale, FL 333124060

March 8, 2007 5:02 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Joan Hasselbach

1321 SW 23rd Ave

Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312-4060

**david moate**

2480 tanoble , altadena, CA 91001

March 8, 2007 5:02 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

david moate

2480 tanoble

altadena, CA 91001

**Connie Crusha**

1077 Vista Madera Lane , El Cajon, CA 92019

March 8, 2007 5:02 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Connie Crusha

1077 Vista Madera Lane

El Cajon, CA 92019

**Elke Hoppenbrouwers**

152 Allison Way , East Haven, CT 065126006

March 8, 2007 5:02 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

Growing \'Pharma\' and industrial food crops outdoors invariable will
contaminate crops meant for human consumption and, therefore, pose a
risk to people. Kansas is a state where many tornados happen. Even with
normal windforces, the seeds of those plants that are meant to produce
pharmaceuticals will be dispersed and pose a risk. Unfortunately it will
be the farmer and not the USDA or the biotechnology company that planted
the genetically engineered plants who will be held responsible for any
damage to other crops or to humans.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Elke Hoppenbrouwers

152 Allison Way

East Haven, CT 06512-6006

**s, meridian**

1970 , oakland, CA 94612

March 8, 2007 5:02 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

s, meridian

1970

oakland, CA 94612

**Jeffrey Abramson**

10 Bishops Lane , Short Hills, NJ 07078

March 8, 2007 5:02 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jeffrey Abramson

10 Bishops Lane

Short Hills, NJ 07078

**Alan J Nishman**

23 O\'Neil Rd. , Haydenville, MA 01039

March 8, 2007 5:02 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Alan J Nishman

23 O\'Neil Rd.

Haydenville, MA 01039

**Janet Connor**

370 S. Mountain Rd. , New City, NY 10956

March 8, 2007 5:02 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Janet Connor

370 S. Mountain Rd.

New City, NY 10956

**Pelle Lowe**

955 Massachusetts Av#183 , Cambridge, MA 02139

March 8, 2007 5:02 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Pelle Lowe

955 Massachusetts Av#183

Cambridge, MA 02139

**Lorne Beatty**

573 N. Maxfield Road , Brighton, MI 48114

March 8, 2007 5:02 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Lorne Beatty

573 N. Maxfield Road

Brighton, MI 48114

**Ernest Karhu**

2438 E 3rd St , Prescott, MI 48756

March 8, 2007 5:02 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Ernest Karhu

2438 E 3rd St

Prescott, MI 48756

**Allan Glick**

17180 Pacato Court , San Diego, CA 92128

March 8, 2007 5:02 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Allan Glick

17180 Pacato Court

San Diego, CA 92128

**Mark Kenzer**

POB 175 , Forest Grove, OR 97116

March 8, 2007 4:56 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Mark Kenzer

POB 175

Forest Grove, OR 97116

**Brenda Bural**

2207 Lincoln Ave. , Fort Worth, TX 76164

March 8, 2007 4:56 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Brenda Bural

2207 Lincoln Ave.

Fort Worth, TX 76164

**Dominic Montes**

3263 Neptune Drive , Riverside, CA 92503

March 8, 2007 4:56 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Dominic Montes

3263 Neptune Drive

Riverside, CA 92503

**Sandra Hutchison**

1260 west Heckle Blvd , Rock Hill, SC 29732

March 8, 2007 4:56 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sandra Hutchison

1260 west Heckle Blvd

Rock Hill, SC 29732

**Barbara Hulbert-Lowe**

155 Chestua Road , Madisonville, TN 37354

March 8, 2007 4:56 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Barbara Hulbert-Lowe

155 Chestua Road

Madisonville, TN 37354

**Dawnna McDougall**

3040 Johnson Avenue , San Luis Obispo, CA 93401

March 8, 2007 4:56 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Dawnna McDougall

3040 Johnson Avenue

San Luis Obispo, CA 93401

**Lonnie Weinheimer**

1304 Cresthaven Dr. , Silver Spring, MD 20903

March 8, 2007 4:56 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Lonnie Weinheimer

1304 Cresthaven Dr.

Silver Spring, MD 20903

**Lori Schary**

P.O. Box 1283 , Valley Center, CA 92082-1283

March 8, 2007 4:56 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Lori Schary

P.O. Box 1283

Valley Center, CA 92082-1283

**Brad Martin**

P.O.Box 12225 , Fresno, CA 937032624

March 8, 2007 4:56 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Brad Martin

P.O.Box 12225

Fresno, CA 93703-2624

**rebecca denning**

11920 Shara Lane , Kaufman, TX 75142

March 8, 2007 4:56 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

rebecca denning

11920 Shara Lane

Kaufman, TX 75142

**L Jones**

560 Park St NW #605 , Navarre, OH 44662

March 8, 2007 4:56 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

L Jones

560 Park St NW #605

Navarre, OH 44662

**Joy Torrenga**

1604 Ann Street , East Lansing, MI 48823

March 8, 2007 4:56 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Joy Torrenga

1604 Ann Street

East Lansing, MI 48823

**Kimberly Walter**

10905 Ohio Ave #117, Los Angeles, CA 90024

March 8, 2007 4:56 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kimberly Walter

10905 Ohio Ave

#117

Los Angeles, CA 90024

**Lori March**

P. O. Box 874 , Sterling, IL 61081

March 8, 2007 4:56 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Lori March

P. O. Box 874

Sterling, IL 61081

**Kristen Rounds**

115 Daniels Rd. , Rowley, MA 01969

March 8, 2007 4:56 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kristen Rounds

115 Daniels Rd.

Rowley, MA 01969

**Walter Graue**

205 Mosley Drive , Lynn Haven, FL 324445603

March 8, 2007 4:56 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Walter Graue

205 Mosley Drive

Lynn Haven, FL 32444-5603

**Julie Elliott**

RR 2, Box 246 , Lovelady, TX 75851

March 8, 2007 4:56 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Julie Elliott

RR 2, Box 246

Lovelady, TX 75851

**Joann Marsh**

1872 rhode island ave. , Mc Lean, VA 22101

March 8, 2007 4:56 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

How much better to prevent problems than to try to solve them
afterward\--when, in all probability, the damage cannot be undone nor
its extent predicted.

Sincerely,

Joann Marsh

1872 rhode island ave.

Mc Lean, VA 22101

**Sara Brown**

19 North Slope , Clinton, NJ 088091134

March 8, 2007 4:56 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sara Brown

19 North Slope

Clinton, NJ 08809-1134

**Debra Eades**

2254 Standing Springs Rd , Greenville, SC 296056048

March 8, 2007 4:56 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Debra Eades

2254 Standing Springs Rd

Greenville, SC 29605-6048

**Laurie Denison**

6931 E 11 TH ST , Long Beach, CA 90815

March 8, 2007 4:56 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Laurie Denison

6931 E 11 TH ST

Long Beach, CA 90815

**Julie Ostoich**

3330 Kordes Way , Sacramento, CA 95826

March 8, 2007 4:56 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Julie Ostoich

3330 Kordes Way

Sacramento, CA 95826

**Wayne Thompson**

101 Woodland Ave , Coatesville, PA 19320

March 8, 2007 4:56 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Wayne Thompson

101 Woodland Ave

Coatesville, PA 19320

**Lauren Graham**

PO Box 420121 , San Francisco, CA 94142

March 8, 2007 4:56 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Lauren Graham

PO Box 420121

San Francisco, CA 94142

**J. Ackerman**

15781 Hayes Trail , Apple Valley, MN 55124

March 8, 2007 4:43 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

J. Ackerman

15781 Hayes Trail

Apple Valley, MN 55124

**Scott Wild**

1242 St. Paul , Bellingham, WA 98229

March 8, 2007 4:43 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

Pharma crops should endure many years of study before they are ever even
considered for outdoor growing. this is playing craps with our food
supply, our health and the health of the environment.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Scott Wild

1242 St. Paul

Bellingham, WA 98229

**Jo Ann Suglia**

P O Box 90 , Holbrook, AZ 86025

March 8, 2007 4:43 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jo Ann Suglia

P O Box 90

Holbrook, AZ 86025

**Gayle Janzen**

11232 Dayton Ave N , Seattle, WA 98133

March 8, 2007 4:43 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

Why the USDA is so determined to turn us all into guinea pigs is beyond
me. It is impossible to contain these crops so that they don\'t
contanimate neighboring fields. And then what happens?? No one knows.
What are you going to do if these crops cause neighboring crops to
become sterile or kills off beneficial insects such as bees that are
necessary to pollenate? Bees are vanishing at an alarming rate in the
U.S and while no one knows for sure why at this time, one possible
explanation is that genetically modified crops could be affecting them
in a negative way. With global warming threatening to change the way we
live, are you really ready to start experimenting with this unnecessary
experiment when you don\'t even know the outcome??? Tried and true
organic farming is the ONLY thing the USDA should be working to sustain
and increase. It is the only way to keep people and the planet healthy
and it\'s such a simple way of being. Please, quit doing Mother
Nature\'s job - she\'s way better at it than any human who thnks they
can one up her.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Gayle Janzen

11232 Dayton Ave N

Seattle, WA 98133

**Jeff Masco**

2720 40th Ave. S. , Minneapolis, MN 55406

March 8, 2007 4:43 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jeff Masco

2720 40th Ave. S.

Minneapolis, MN 55406

**Eva Vangi-Stern**

54 Avenida Pastor , Rio Rico, AZ 856488001

March 8, 2007 4:43 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Eva Vangi-Stern

54 Avenida Pastor

Rio Rico, AZ 85648-8001

**Gayle Timmerman2**

2617 E. Pierson St. , Phoenix, AZ 85016

March 8, 2007 4:43 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Gayle Timmerman2

2617 E. Pierson St.

Phoenix, AZ 85016

**Stephen Orsary**

48 Estrada Lane , Corte Madera, CA 94925

March 8, 2007 4:43 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Stephen Orsary

48 Estrada Lane

Corte Madera, CA 94925

**Michelle Fuller**

7331 S. Delaware St. , Littleton, CO 80120

March 8, 2007 4:43 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Michelle Fuller

7331 S. Delaware St.

Littleton, CO 80120

**Sherry Lewis**

POB 625 , Woodstock, GA 30188

March 8, 2007 4:43 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat.

Contamination poses potentially serious risks to human health and
threatens farmers who may be held liable for contamination. Experience
shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology companies can be trusted
to prevent contamination.

How dare you? How dare you do this to our crops! Evolution is suppose to
be a slow process to stop the possible contamination and changes that
genes could do. Remember Evolution, Darwin?

How dare you allow the \"Pharma\" industry to do this to our food
supply. USDA is suppose to protect the food and environment. Why don\'t
you do your job? Are you getting paid off by the corporations? Is a
payoff more important that food safety for millions\...about 135 million
people?

The Ecoli bacteria on spinach happened because the USDA does not look at
the environment and how it is effected. You do not study the ecological
and biological balance. Now you are trying to contaminate on a larger
level? How dare you?

I want NO genetically alterned food. I want NO cloned food. I want NO
\"Pharma\" drugs in food. I want any such food on the market marked and
labeled so I can avoid it like the plague. Then I will NOT buy it!
Never!!! I\'ll buy seeds and grow my own food before I\'ll eat this drug
dealer food!

When will you realize that the \"Pharma\" industry is no different than
a drug dealer or pusher on the street? They make profits by making
people sick. Contaminating the food supply is a great way to make people
sick. Can you say ecoli spinach? Maybe they didn\'t do it but people
died because of the Agri-corporation\'s food processing of cows that
ecoli.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sherry Lewis

POB 625

Woodstock, GA 30188

**Anita Cook**

box 543 , koloa, HI 96756

March 8, 2007 4:43 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Anita Cook

box 543

koloa, HI 96756

**Simon Teolis**

5 South Stargazer , Santa Fe, NM 875061211

March 8, 2007 4:43 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Simon Teolis

5 South Stargazer

Santa Fe, NM 87506-1211

**Frances Tan**

2300 W 26th St Apt E30 , Lawrence, KS 66047

March 8, 2007 4:43 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Frances Tan

2300 W 26th St Apt E30

Lawrence, KS 66047

**Bruce Reed**

801 Pine Street, #11G #11G, Seattle, WA 98101

March 8, 2007 4:37 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Bruce Reed

801 Pine Street, #11G

#11G

Seattle, WA 98101

**Anne Hawthorne**

3008 Steiner Ave , Santa Monica, CA 904055827

March 8, 2007 4:37 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Anne Hawthorne

3008 Steiner Ave

Santa Monica, CA 90405-5827

**Navin Shankar**

734 Bode Circle Apt 106, Hoffman Estates, IL 60169

March 8, 2007 4:37 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Navin Shankar

734 Bode Circle

Apt 106

Hoffman Estates, IL 60169

**Violet Hopkins**

1121 E Harvard St. Apt C, Glendale, CA 91205

March 8, 2007 4:37 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Violet Hopkins

1121 E Harvard St.

Apt C

Glendale, CA 91205

**Gertrude Miller**

12100 Sage Hen Circle , Austin, TX 787276733

March 8, 2007 4:37 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Gertrude Miller

12100 Sage Hen Circle

Austin, TX 78727-6733

**Francoise LaMonica**

944 Centre St , Newton, MA 02459

March 8, 2007 4:37 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

Please do not allow the genie out of the bottle this time.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Francoise LaMonica

944 Centre St

Newton, MA 02459

**Lubes Khazanovich**

6908 Lake Terrace East , Woodbury, MN 55125

March 8, 2007 4:37 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Lubes Khazanovich

6908 Lake Terrace East

Woodbury, MN 55125

**Juliane Goicoechea**

7 Olde Stage Stop Village , Marshfield, MA 02050

March 8, 2007 4:37 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Juliane Goicoechea

7 Olde Stage Stop Village

Marshfield, MA 02050

**Rachel Bouvier**

5 Fellows St , Portland, ME 04103

March 8, 2007 4:37 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Rachel Bouvier

5 Fellows St

Portland, ME 04103

**Jamaka Petzak**

P.O. Box 721469 , Pinon Hills, CA 92372

March 8, 2007 4:37 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether. We want our food without
bioengineered/genetic additives.

Sincerely,

Jamaka Petzak

P.O. Box 721469

Pinon Hills, CA 92372

**john bidwell**

18 lakeside rd , grafton, NH 03240

March 8, 2007 4:37 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

john bidwell

18 lakeside rd

grafton, NH 03240

**jimmy long**

2600 abbot kinney blvd , venice, CA 90291

March 8, 2007 4:37 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

jimmy long

2600 abbot kinney blvd

venice, CA 90291

**Christina Northrop**

101 South St. #51, Vernon, CT 06066

March 8, 2007 4:37 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Christina Northrop

101 South St.

#51

Vernon, CT 06066

**Nancy Banitch**

240 Shady Hill Dr. , Richardson, TX 75080

March 8, 2007 4:37 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Nancy Banitch

240 Shady Hill Dr.

Richardson, TX 75080

**Jason Varvas**

24 Muirfield , Dove Canyon, CA 926793420

March 8, 2007 4:37 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jason Varvas

24 Muirfield

Dove Canyon, CA 92679-3420

**Wendy Ebersberger**

153 Chapman Ln , Front Royal, VA 22630

March 8, 2007 4:37 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Wendy Ebersberger

153 Chapman Ln

Front Royal, VA 22630

**Orletta Templin**

10433 Augsburger Road , Bluffton, OH 45817

March 8, 2007 4:37 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Orletta Templin

10433 Augsburger Road

Bluffton, OH 45817

**Lee & Charlotte Terbot**

327 Curia Creek Lane , Cave City, AR 72521

March 8, 2007 4:37 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Lee %pa_first_name% Charlotte Terbot

327 Curia Creek Lane

Cave City, AR 72521

**darlene wolf**

1705 Gordon Dr , Naples, FL 341027553

March 8, 2007 4:37 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

darlene wolf

1705 Gordon Dr

Naples, FL 34102-7553

**William W. Wakefield**

7525 Highbridge Road P. O. Box 393, DeRuyter, NY 130520393

March 8, 2007 4:37 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

William W. Wakefield

7525 Highbridge Road

P. O. Box 393

DeRuyter, NY 13052-0393

**John Whalen**

3369 Tanterra Drive , Brookeville, MD 208332826

March 8, 2007 4:37 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

John Whalen

3369 Tanterra Drive

Brookeville, MD 20833-2826

**Eliza Greene**

13450 Skyline Blvd , Oakland, CA 94619-3611

March 8, 2007 4:37 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Eliza Greene

13450 Skyline Blvd

Oakland, CA 94619-3611

**Andrew Lewis**

400 N Dodge St , Galena, IL 61036

March 8, 2007 4:37 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Andrew Lewis

400 N Dodge St

Galena, IL 61036

**Marcla Clarke**

5844 Penny Lane , Jacksonville, FL 32244

March 8, 2007 4:37 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Marcla Clarke

5844 Penny Lane

Jacksonville, FL 32244

**Edward Parrish**

118 La Canda Way , Santa Cruz, CA 95060

March 8, 2007 4:37 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Edward Parrish

118 La Canda Way

Santa Cruz, CA 95060

**Jay Gassman**

1919 Middle Country Road , CENTEREACH, NY 11720

March 8, 2007 4:37 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jay Gassman

1919 Middle Country Road

CENTEREACH, NY 11720

415-661-2860

**John Manning**

339 Frederick St , San Francisco, CA 941173913

March 8, 2007 4:37 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

John Manning

339 Frederick St

San Francisco, CA 94117-3913

**Linda Lindgren**

89 Juniper Hill , Francestown, NH 030433704

March 8, 2007 4:37 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

Dear Fellow Human on Planet Earth!

Just say no to drug-producing rice.

Why?

IT\'S COMPLETELY UNNECESSARY! What \"problem\" are we trying to solve
here?

The potential \"reward\" is monetary and for the few, while the risk and
potential \"side effects\" are borne, unwillingly, by the rest of us.

I urge you to use your position in the USDA to deny this and all other
applications for outdoor production of pharmaceutical and industrial
food crops and to institute a ban on this practice altogether.

Put farming, our environment and public health ahead of the hubris and
greed.

Stop it. Now.

Sincerely,

Linda Lindgren

89 Juniper Hill

Francestown, NH 03043-3704

**Sarah Joslin**

65 willow Field Drive , North Falmouth, MA 02556

March 8, 2007 4:37 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sarah Joslin

65 willow Field Drive

North Falmouth, MA 02556

**clarence Robinson**

28 Spyglass Drive , littleton, CO 80123

March 8, 2007 4:21 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

clarence Robinson

28 Spyglass Drive

littleton, CO 80123

**Deborah Burns**

4015 Merrimac Avenue , Dayton, OH 45405

March 8, 2007 4:21 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Deborah Burns

4015 Merrimac Avenue

Dayton, OH 45405

**John Idema, B.Sci.**

17586 Matthews , Riverview, MI 48193

March 8, 2007 4:21 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

John Idema, B.Sci.

17586 Matthews

Riverview, MI 48193

**Patricia Rodgers**

8121 NE 141st Street , Bothell, WA 980115324

March 8, 2007 4:21 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Patricia Rodgers

8121 NE 141st Street

Bothell, WA 98011-5324

**Heather Dupuy**

2015 S Osceola Ave , Orlando, FL 32806

March 8, 2007 4:21 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Heather Dupuy

2015 S Osceola Ave

Orlando, FL 32806

**Sharon Drop**

9782 , Tombreck, VA 20136

March 8, 2007 4:21 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sharon Drop

9782

Tombreck, VA 20136

**Thelma McDonald**

210 W Tujunga Ave #21 , Burbank, CA 91502

March 8, 2007 4:21 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Thelma McDonald

210 W Tujunga Ave #21

Burbank, CA 91502

**Jeffrey Levitan**

70 Wildflower Creek Drive , Martinsburg, WV 25404

March 8, 2007 4:21 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jeffrey Levitan

70 Wildflower Creek Drive

Martinsburg, WV 25404

**Marianne Bithell**

1019 Alder Grove Road , Arcata, CA 95521

March 8, 2007 4:21 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether. This is absolutely absurd to allow
this since it is known that corn crops all throughout North America have
been contaminated by genetically modified crops. Therefore cross
contamination is inevitable.

Sincerely,

Marianne Bithell

1019 Alder Grove Road

Arcata, CA 95521

**Gerry Milliken**

PO Box 1880 , Oroville, WA 98844

March 8, 2007 4:21 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Gerry Milliken

PO Box 1880

Oroville, WA 98844

**Eric West**

119 Pine Tree Drive , Ormond Beach, FL 32174

March 8, 2007 4:21 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Eric West

119 Pine Tree Drive

Ormond Beach, FL 32174

**Cyndy Willilams**

7168 Blackwells Hollow Road , Crozet, VA 22932

March 8, 2007 4:21 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Cyndy Willilams

7168 Blackwells Hollow Road

Crozet, VA 22932

**Kimberly Nicosia**

3604 N. Pine Grove, Unit 1E , Chicago, IL 60613

March 8, 2007 4:21 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kimberly Nicosia

3604 N. Pine Grove, Unit 1E

Chicago, IL 60613

**Patricia A. Ryan**

6 Austin Road , Yardley, PA 19067

March 8, 2007 4:21 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Patricia A. Ryan

6 Austin Road

Yardley, PA 19067

**E. Shaw-Cote**

2645 Bardstwown Rd , St Catharine, KY 40061

March 8, 2007 4:21 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

As a professional nurse, I am opposed to any manipulation of food
products with pharmaceuticals or other animal clone materials.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

E. Shaw-Cote

2645 Bardstwown Rd

St Catharine, KY 40061

**Joslyn Baxter**

2141 N. Sedgwick , Chicago, IL 60614

March 8, 2007 4:21 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Joslyn Baxter

2141 N. Sedgwick

Chicago, IL 60614

**Quenby Morrow**

6183 Swainland Rd. , Oakland, CA 94611

March 8, 2007 4:21 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Quenby Morrow

6183 Swainland Rd.

Oakland, CA 94611

**Owen Fisher**

637 Van Cortlandt Park Av , Yonkers, NY 107054234

March 8, 2007 4:21 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Owen Fisher

637 Van Cortlandt Park Av

Yonkers, NY 10705-4234

**Mary Shelton**

3586 Rominger Road , Banner Elk, NC 28604

March 8, 2007 4:21 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Mary Shelton

3586 Rominger Road

Banner Elk, NC 28604

**Matt Dunlop**

4526 Hamlets Grove Dr , Sarasota, FL 342352232

March 8, 2007 4:21 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Matt Dunlop

4526 Hamlets Grove Dr

Sarasota, FL 34235-2232

**Melinda Reidinger**

200 New York Ave. , Smithtown, NY 11787

March 8, 2007 4:21 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Melinda Reidinger

200 New York Ave.

Smithtown, NY 11787

**Martha Hansen**

1966 South Lincoln Rd. , Lincoln,, VT 05443

March 8, 2007 4:21 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Martha Hansen

1966 South Lincoln Rd.

Lincoln,, VT 05443

**Leslie Piper**

225 NE 65th AV , Portland, OR 97213

March 8, 2007 4:21 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Leslie Piper

225 NE 65th AV

Portland, OR 97213

**Joseph O\'Sullivan**

108 West 45th Street Apt 107, Austin, TX 78751

March 8, 2007 4:21 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Joseph O\'Sullivan

108 West 45th Street

Apt 107

Austin, TX 78751

**Ardine Biggs**

14036 Linder ave. , Midlothian, IL 60445

March 8, 2007 4:21 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Ardine Biggs

14036 Linder ave.

Midlothian, IL 60445

**Stonewall Ogletree**

5652 Old Trappe Rd , Trappe, MD 216731938

March 8, 2007 4:21 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. This poses a threat also to wildlife and contaminaton of
the food chain from that angle. Birds and other small grain eating
animals that are part of the natural food chain could ingest the pharma
crops and thus pollute healty animals and inevitably humans. Experience
shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology companies can be trusted
to prevent contamination in that they have allowed cross contamination
of natural eco systems from storms and other adverse weather conditions
that can\'t be guarded against by open/outdoor farming of these pharma
crops.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and geneticall engineered food crops and to
institute a ban on this outdoor/open-air practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Stonewall Ogletree

5652 Old Trappe Rd

Trappe, MD 21673-1938

**Kimberly Petry**

2420 Hanover Pike , Hampstead, MD 21074

March 8, 2007 4:21 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kimberly Petry

2420 Hanover Pike

Hampstead, MD 21074

**Ronald Virginia Warner**

7474 Greenfarms Dr. , Cincinnati, OH 45224

March 8, 2007 4:21 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Ronald Virginia Warner

7474 Greenfarms Dr.

Cincinnati, OH 45224

**Shelby Trygar**

1220 Mine Street , Old Forge, PA 18518

March 8, 2007 4:21 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Shelby Trygar

1220 Mine Street

Old Forge, PA 18518

**Sumner Roper**

16 Mountain Laurels Drive Apt 304 , Nashua, NH 03062

March 8, 2007 4:21 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sumner Roper

16 Mountain Laurels Drive Apt 304

Nashua, NH 03062

402-359-2638

**Delie Roselyn Cerutis**

310 S. 259th St 2500 California Plaza, Waterloo, NE 68069

March 8, 2007 4:21 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

Data published in the journal Science has shown that pollen can remain
airborne for days and drift with wind curents around the world.
\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

Anything that is grown outdoors cannot be controlled! Beware of the
Pandora\'s box phenomenon. As a scientist and molecular biologist,I am
all for technology bettering our lives - but this is a truly bad idea
that will surely come back to haunt the people who give a green light to
this project.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Delie Roselyn Cerutis

310 S. 259th St

2500 California Plaza

Waterloo, NE 68069

**Margaret Flyntz**

3719 E. Bellevue, #C , Tucson, AZ 85716

March 8, 2007 4:21 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Margaret Flyntz

3719 E. Bellevue, #C

Tucson, AZ 85716

**Robin Remer**

817 Woodward Ave. , Deerfield, IL 60015

March 8, 2007 4:21 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Robin Remer

817 Woodward Ave.

Deerfield, IL 60015

**terri mitchell**

309 riverside rd. , oak view, CA 93022

March 8, 2007 4:21 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

terri mitchell

309 riverside rd.

oak view, CA 93022

**Cindy Kelly**

2138 Kentwood Drive , Lancaster, PA 17601

March 8, 2007 4:21 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Please don\'t let money from large corporations sway reasonable thought
here. Please err on the side of caution when our food supply is
concerned. Do not let this pass!

Sincerely,

Cindy Kelly

2138 Kentwood Drive

Lancaster, PA 17601

**Paul White**

4806 Davenport St. , Omaha, NE 68132

March 8, 2007 4:21 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Paul White

4806 Davenport St.

Omaha, NE 68132

**Robin White**

PO Box 4841 , Stockton, CA 95204

March 8, 2007 4:21 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Watch Yourselves, They are threatening Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

Although at first glance this proposal seems like a viable alternative
for the drug companies to produce more \"drugs\" with seemingly lowered
costs\... this actually raises more questions than it answers.

We need to slow down this \"out of control\" technology and limit its
scope of interaction with other food staples until we have more
research, better checks and balances than are currently in place.

Independent research needs to be put into place, monies not coming from
the drug companies or their affiliates and then time has to be given to
the researchers to establish the known and unknown results.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Robin White

PO Box 4841

Stockton, CA 95204

**Brigita Wohlsein**

421 Daly #10 , Missoula, MT 59801

March 8, 2007 4:21 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

Please don\'t let these plants outside. The balance of natural life is
so precious, there is not need to mess with it. It is acutually vital
that we don\'t. This is just a bad idea.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Brigita Wohlsein

421 Daly #10

Missoula, MT 59801

**JIM TORNATORE**

4881 VERMILION DR , ST LOUIS, MO 63128

March 8, 2007 4:21 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

JIM TORNATORE

4881 VERMILION DR

ST LOUIS, MO 63128

**Patrick Brennan**

11 Trowbridge St , Belmont, MA 024784001

March 8, 2007 4:21 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Patrick Brennan

11 Trowbridge St

Belmont, MA 02478-4001

**Robert Jordan**

RR 2 Box 2614 Oak La , Cresco, PA 18326

March 8, 2007 4:21 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Robert Jordan

RR 2 Box 2614 Oak La

Cresco, PA 18326

**robert harrow**

863 e. douglas , bellingham, WA 98229

March 8, 2007 4:21 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

robert harrow

863 e. douglas

bellingham, WA 98229

518-276-2659

**Steve Breyman**

160 Big Toad Road , Poestenkill, NY 12140

March 8, 2007 4:21 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Steve Breyman

160 Big Toad Road

Poestenkill, NY 12140

**Mary Xakellis Chapman**

6B Ridge Road Townhouse B, Greenbelt, MD 20770-2961

March 8, 2007 4:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Mary Xakellis Chapman

6B Ridge Road

Townhouse B

Greenbelt, MD 20770-2961

**Les Eller**

616 Petaluma Blvd. S. , Petaluma, CA 94952

March 8, 2007 4:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Les Eller

616 Petaluma Blvd. S.

Petaluma, CA 94952

**Claire Mikalson**

205 Stevens Hall/PO Box 1700 , Pullman, WA 99163

March 8, 2007 4:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Claire Mikalson

205 Stevens Hall/PO Box 1700

Pullman, WA 99163

**Christopher Lauderdale**

3118 Ostrom Ave. , Long Beach, CA 90808

March 8, 2007 4:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Stop growing drug-producing GE foods outdoors

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

Anyone with an interest in GE foods knows the case of Percy Schmeister,
the Canadian organic rapeseed farmer who was sued by Monsanto when his
crop was \"infected\" by their GE rapeseed. The Canadian Supreme Court
sided with Monsanto, and the fallout has been damaging to independent
farmers. We also know about the contamination of heirloom strains of
corn by GE corn in Mexico, thus damaging biodiversity.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in Kansas, where winds could
easily blow Pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields. Contamination
poses potentially serious risks to human health and threatens farmers
who may be held liable for contamination. Experience shows that neither
the USDA nor biotechnology companies can be trusted to prevent
contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Christopher Lauderdale

3118 Ostrom Ave.

Long Beach, CA 90808

**Michael Sloan**

1465 SE Vica Way , Corvallis, OR 97333

March 8, 2007 4:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Michael Sloan

1465 SE Vica Way

Corvallis, OR 97333

**Jaime Casinova**

918 N Sheridan Rd. #3 , Peoria, IL 616061941

March 8, 2007 4:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jaime Casinova

918 N Sheridan Rd. #3

Peoria, IL 61606-1941

**M McBride**

Nesbit Ferry , Atlanta, GA 30350

March 8, 2007 4:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

M McBride

Nesbit Ferry

Atlanta, GA 30350

**Nancy Largent**

132 Prospect Place , Brooklyn, NY 11217

March 8, 2007 4:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Nancy Largent

132 Prospect Place

Brooklyn, NY 11217

**Malerie Lovejoy**

Rt.2 Box87B , Hamlin, WV 25523

March 8, 2007 4:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Malerie Lovejoy

Rt.2 Box87B

Hamlin, WV 25523

**Brian Bradley**

1912 Andover Ct. , Oklahoma City, OK 731201106

March 8, 2007 4:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Brian Bradley

1912 Andover Ct.

Oklahoma City, OK 73120-1106

**Adam Peeler**

117 N Clinton St , China Grove, NC 28023

March 8, 2007 4:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Adam Peeler

117 N Clinton St

China Grove, NC 28023

**Dianna Perrotto**

7318 Ridge Rd. , Lexington, NC 27295

March 8, 2007 4:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Dianna Perrotto

7318 Ridge Rd.

Lexington, NC 27295

**Darius Sarrafi**

385 Ogle Street #C , Costa Mesa, CA 92627

March 8, 2007 4:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Darius Sarrafi

385 Ogle Street #C

Costa Mesa, CA 92627

**Tracy Li**

960 Eagle Mountain Dr. , Las Vegas, NV 89123

March 8, 2007 4:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Tracy Li

960 Eagle Mountain Dr.

Las Vegas, NV 89123

**Mary Platter-Rieger**

2104 Crenshaw Street , San Diego, CA 921055130

March 8, 2007 4:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Mary Platter-Rieger

2104 Crenshaw Street

San Diego, CA 92105-5130

**Tamberlaine Harris**

18 Turnor Ave. , Hamden, CT 065172715

March 8, 2007 4:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Tamberlaine Harris

18 Turnor Ave.

Hamden, CT 06517-2715

**James Bachman**

70 White Oak Circle , Saint Charles, IL 60174

March 8, 2007 4:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

Genetically altered crops and industrial food crops are likely to
contaminate the food supply if grown outdoors\--especially in
tornado-prone Kansas, where winds could easily blow these engineered
rice seeds into neighboring fields of corn, soybeans, or wheat.
Contamination poses potentially serious risks to human health and
threatens farmers who may be held liable for contamination. Experience
shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology companies can be trusted
to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

James Bachman

70 White Oak Circle

Saint Charles, IL 60174

**Cynthia Barrett**

13 Chandler St , Salem, MA 01970

March 8, 2007 4:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Cynthia Barrett

13 Chandler St

Salem, MA 01970

**Martha Tenney**

2505 Appaloosa Lane , Mahomet, IL 61853

March 8, 2007 4:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Martha Tenney

2505 Appaloosa Lane

Mahomet, IL 61853

**Oliver Norris-Elye**

319 brock St. , Winnipeg, MB R3N 0Y8 Canada

March 8, 2007 4:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Oliver Norris-Elye

319 brock St.

Winnipeg, MB R3N 0Y8

**David Kozlowski**

528 Calle Corvo , Santa Fe, NM 875012711

March 8, 2007 4:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

David Kozlowski

528 Calle Corvo

Santa Fe, NM 87501-2711

**Anna Audette**

24 everit St. , New Haven, CT 06511

March 8, 2007 4:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

It is vital that the USDA deny this and all other applications for
outdoor production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and it
should institute a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Anna Audette

24 everit St.

New Haven, CT 06511

**Kenneth Brown**

2539 N Lowell Ave , Chicago, IL 606392033

March 8, 2007 4:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kenneth Brown

2539 N Lowell Ave

Chicago, IL 60639-2033

**Orion Gudgell**

8309 24th Avenue NW , Seattle, WA 98117

March 8, 2007 4:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Orion Gudgell

8309 24th Avenue NW

Seattle, WA 98117

**hannah Landsman**

59 Taft Rd , Portsmouth, NH 03801

March 8, 2007 4:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

hannah Landsman

59 Taft Rd

Portsmouth, NH 03801

**Evalyn F. Segal**

6655 McCallum St. , Philadelphia, PA 19119

March 8, 2007 4:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops will contaminate the food supply if
grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where winds can
easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of corn, soybeans,
or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks to human health
and threatens farmers who may be held liable for contamination.
Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology companies can
be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Evalyn F. Segal

6655 McCallum St.

Philadelphia, PA 19119

**John Oakley**

438 Gay Winds Drive , Mount Juliet, TN 37122

March 8, 2007 4:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

John Oakley

438 Gay Winds Drive

Mount Juliet, TN 37122

**mike ogren**

1229 island drive apt.101, ann arbor, MI 48105

March 8, 2007 4:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

mike ogren

1229 island drive

apt.101

ann arbor, MI 48105

**Deborah Bruss**

369 Center Rd , Bradford, NH 032213603

March 8, 2007 4:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Deborah Bruss

369 Center Rd

Bradford, NH 03221-3603

**Carrie West**

34 Wasilla Dr. , Worcester, MA 01604

March 8, 2007 4:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Carrie West

34 Wasilla Dr.

Worcester, MA 01604

**Anthony Perry**

29 lasalle st , sellersburg, IN 47172

March 8, 2007 4:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Anthony Perry

29 lasalle st

sellersburg, IN 47172

**Thomas Giblin**

25 Jackson St , Binghamton, NY 13903

March 8, 2007 4:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Thomas Giblin

25 Jackson St

Binghamton, NY 13903

**Angelina Odievich**

705 27th Ave , Seattle, WA 98122

March 8, 2007 3:49 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Angelina Odievich

705 27th Ave

Seattle, WA 98122

**Laura Phillips**

10110 Kennedy Avenue , Highland, IN 46322

March 8, 2007 3:49 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Laura Phillips

10110 Kennedy Avenue

Highland, IN 46322

**Brian Killen**

77 S ST NW , Washington, DC 20001

March 8, 2007 3:49 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Brian Killen

77 S ST NW

Washington, DC 20001

**jan Balcom**

27266 Twin Ponds , Clovis, CA 93619

March 8, 2007 3:49 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

I don\'t understand why bio-scientists keep mucking with important food
crops rather than playing with the genes of plants that are less
important to our economy and food supply when they seek to manipulate
plants to make them produce drugs, but \"Pharma\" and industrial food
crops are likely to contaminate the food supply if grown
outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where winds could easily
blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of corn, soybeans, or
wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks to human health and
threatens farmers who may be held liable for contamination. Experience
shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology companies can be trusted
to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

jan Balcom

27266 Twin Ponds

Clovis, CA 93619

**Leila Quinn**

62 Cochrane Avenue , Hastings-on-Hudson, NY 10706

March 8, 2007 3:49 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Leila Quinn

62 Cochrane Avenue

Hastings-on-Hudson, NY 10706

**Clay Johnson**

2041 W. Hazelwood Pkwy. , Phoenix, AZ 85015

March 8, 2007 3:49 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Clay Johnson

2041 W. Hazelwood Pkwy.

Phoenix, AZ 85015

**John Bolt**

142 Farragut st 142 Farragut st, San Francisco, CA 94112

March 8, 2007 3:49 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

John Bolt

142 Farragut st

142 Farragut st

San Francisco, CA 94112

**Steven Langer**

309 Herndon St. , Park Forest, IL 60466

March 8, 2007 3:49 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Steven Langer

309 Herndon St.

Park Forest, IL 60466

**john mcintosh**

6359 s.w. beaverton-hillsdale hwy. #82 , portland, OR 97221

March 8, 2007 3:49 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

john mcintosh

6359 s.w. beaverton-hillsdale hwy. #82

portland, OR 97221

**Paul Schryba**

299 Chattin Ct , Mountainside, NJ 070921706

March 8, 2007 3:49 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Paul Schryba

299 Chattin Ct

Mountainside, NJ 07092-1706

**Susan Silberberg- Peirce**

1127 Eagle Way , Lyons, CO 805408434

March 8, 2007 3:49 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Susan Silberberg- Peirce

1127 Eagle Way

Lyons, CO 80540-8434

**Victoria MIller**

15857 Moorpark St , Encino, CA 914361541

March 8, 2007 3:49 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Victoria MIller

15857 Moorpark St

Encino, CA 91436-1541

**darynne jessler**

4408 gentry av , valley village, CA 91607

March 8, 2007 3:42 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

darynne jessler

4408 gentry av

valley village, CA 91607

**Linda Fuller**

1509 Ft Jesse Rd #8 , Normal, IL 61761

March 8, 2007 3:42 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Linda Fuller

1509 Ft Jesse Rd #8

Normal, IL 61761

**Patricia Saucerman**

6020 Clare Road , Shawnee, KS 66226

March 8, 2007 3:42 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

It doesn\'t take a tornado to produce winds hight enough to blow the
seeds to neighboring fields of corn, soybeans, or wheat. Just an wverage
Kansas day could do it!

Contamination of crops and streams pose potentially serious risks to
human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban with appropriate audits and penalties on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Patricia Saucerman

6020 Clare Road

Shawnee, KS 66226

**Carol Van Strum**

7493 E. Five Rivers , Tidewater, OR 97390

March 8, 2007 3:42 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

USDA has absolutely no business or mandate to promote pharmaceutical
profits at the expense of human or environmental degradation. Especially
where,as in this case, the possibility exists for horrifying impacts and
neither industry nor USDA has any means of accurately assessing the
risks or costs of such impacts, USDA must categorically deny this
application.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Carol Van Strum

7493 E. Five Rivers

Tidewater, OR 97390

**Robert Keiter**

4043 Dayton Rd , Drexel Hill, PA 19026

March 8, 2007 3:40 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Robert Keiter

4043 Dayton Rd

Drexel Hill, PA 19026

**Daniel Kling**

1142A Old york road , Ringoes, NJ 08551

March 8, 2007 3:40 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

The FDA is about to approve the insertion of human genes into rice. Are
they nuts? Yes it could make a lot of money for the companies lobbying
for it \-- Extracting the human genes and then selling them. But the
dangers of putting human genes into our food supply are categorically
beyond the scope of profits. The accidents would be like Exxon Valdez in
our food supply, unknown allergic reactions, cancers, miscarriages.
There is no reason to use food crops.

It is a dangerous gamble, the profits of the pharm industry versus the
contamination of our food supply. Economic forces are not able to
regulate the industry, as the crisis would be off the balance sheet.
This is the very reason for goverment, to pass laws safeguarding our
citezens and homes from reckless intrusions.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Daniel Kling

1142A Old york road

Ringoes, NJ 08551

**Erin Steurer**

14535 Bruce B. Downs Blvd. Apt. 112, Tampa, FL 33613

March 8, 2007 3:40 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Please Keed Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Thank you for considering my comments. I look forward to hearing back
from you on this important matter.

Sincerely,

Erin Steurer

14535 Bruce B. Downs Blvd.

Apt. 112

Tampa, FL 33613

**David Chmura**

4250 East Foothills Drive , Sierra Vista, AZ 85635

March 8, 2007 3:39 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

David Chmura

4250 East Foothills Drive

Sierra Vista, AZ 85635

**Suzanne Lyon**

89 Cooleyville Rd , shutesbury, MA 01072

March 8, 2007 3:39 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Suzanne Lyon

89 Cooleyville Rd

shutesbury, MA 01072

**lisa mastalier**

14680 alma drive , sterling heights, MI 48313

March 8, 2007 3:39 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

lisa mastalier

14680 alma drive

sterling heights, MI 48313

**Daniel Duller**

3S306 Winfield Road , Warrenville, IL 60555

March 8, 2007 3:39 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

Personally, I would like to see all chemical and genetically altered
programs stopped when it comes to our food supply.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Daniel Duller

3S306 Winfield Road

Warrenville, IL 60555

**Susan Silberberg- Peirce**

1127 Eagle Way , Lyons, CO 805408434

March 8, 2007 3:39 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Susan Silberberg- Peirce

1127 Eagle Way

Lyons, CO 80540-8434

**Jennifer Winnell**

326 Lincoln Pl , petoskey, MI 49770

March 8, 2007 3:39 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jennifer Winnell

326 Lincoln Pl

petoskey, MI 49770

**Pamela Stepka**

5707 Milwaukee Rd. , Tecumseh, MI 49286

March 8, 2007 3:39 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Aside from health concerns the discovery of unapproved GMO rice in the
U.S. has already caused a financial problem for companies who sell rice
products in other countries (and caused consumer concern in the United
States). Please don\'t make the situation even worse.

Sincerely,

Pamela Stepka

5707 Milwaukee Rd.

Tecumseh, MI 49286

**Roxanne Acosta**

6861 SW 44th Street Unit 302, Miami, FL 33155

March 8, 2007 3:39 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Roxanne Acosta

6861 SW 44th Street

Unit 302

Miami, FL 33155

**Robert james**

4601 Avenue B , Austin, TX 78751

March 8, 2007 3:39 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Robert james

4601 Avenue B

Austin, TX 78751

**Anne-Corinne Kell**

6404 N. Lossing Rd. , Palmer, AK 99645

March 8, 2007 3:39 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I would hope that the recent contaminations of the American rice supply
by bio-engeneered crops in California and the subsequent economic hit
taken by American rice farmers as a result would serve as a lesson.
Clearly cross-contamination of crops is and continues to be a
significant problem, and one with potentially horrendous environmental
and economic sequelae. And clearly Pharma crops offer ever more reasons
to fear contamination, as their effects are specifically targetted to
affect human health. Please take charge in protecting American citizens
and farmers from the results of bio-tech hubris and carelessness.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Anne-Corinne Kell

6404 N. Lossing Rd.

Palmer, AK 99645

**Asako Yamamuro**

743 NW 30th St. , Corvallis, OR 97330

March 8, 2007 3:39 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Asako Yamamuro

743 NW 30th St.

Corvallis, OR 97330

**Karen Driskill**

5001 W. Seminary ave. , Richmond, VA 23227

March 8, 2007 3:39 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Karen Driskill

5001 W. Seminary ave.

Richmond, VA 23227

**Roger Pelizzari**

1901 Guild Drive , Fairfield, IA 52556

March 8, 2007 3:39 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Roger Pelizzari

1901 Guild Drive

Fairfield, IA 52556

**Patricia Chelmecki**

4N696 Council Ct , Elburn, IL 60119

March 8, 2007 3:39 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Patricia Chelmecki

4N696 Council Ct

Elburn, IL 60119

**Jeanne Sable**

PO Box 712 , Fitzwilliam, NH 03447

March 8, 2007 3:39 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jeanne Sable

PO Box 712

Fitzwilliam, NH 03447

**Matthew Maloney**

411 Grant St. , Longmont, CO 80501

March 8, 2007 3:39 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Matthew Maloney

411 Grant St.

Longmont, CO 80501

**Rebecca Jacobsen**

13474 W Bluebonnet Dr , Boise, ID 83713

March 8, 2007 3:39 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Rebecca Jacobsen

13474 W Bluebonnet Dr

Boise, ID 83713

**Shirley Biscotti**

5078 Nebbiolo Ct. , Fairfield, CA 94534

March 8, 2007 3:39 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Shirley Biscotti

5078 Nebbiolo Ct.

Fairfield, CA 94534

**c e blower**

1520 Gregory st , san diego, CA 92102

March 8, 2007 3:39 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

c e blower

1520 Gregory st

san diego, CA 92102

**Kathy Van Dame**

1148 E 6600 S , Salt Lake City, UT 84121

March 8, 2007 3:39 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

There have been several events where GM grains have inadvertently been
mixed with market grains with serious consequences for trade.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

Please use your authority to deny this and all other applications for
outdoor production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to
institute a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kathy Van Dame

1148 E 6600 S

Salt Lake City, UT 84121

**Roger Peirce**

1127 Eagle Way , Lyons, CO 805408434

March 8, 2007 3:39 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Roger Peirce

1127 Eagle Way

Lyons, CO 80540-8434

**richard taglienti**

12312 emery oaks rd , austin, TX 78758

March 8, 2007 3:39 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

richard taglienti

12312 emery oaks rd

austin, TX 78758

**mana hideki**

17 garnet rd , ny, NY 11485

March 8, 2007 3:39 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

mana hideki

17 garnet rd

ny, NY 11485

**Jessica Cresseveur**

2834 Charlestown Rd. Apt. 6, New Albany, IN 471502593

March 8, 2007 3:39 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jessica Cresseveur

2834 Charlestown Rd.

Apt. 6

New Albany, IN 47150-2593

**jk bennett**

po box 369 , boulder, CO 80031

March 8, 2007 3:39 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

jk bennett

po box 369

boulder, CO 80031

**Avonlea Capulet**

1320 SE Crystal Lake Dr. , Corvallis, OR 97333

March 8, 2007 3:33 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

I believe that this would be a terrible mistake and I strongly urge you
to help prevent this and other such pharmaceutically and industrially
engineered crops from entering into our food supply and environment.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Avonlea Capulet

1320 SE Crystal Lake Dr.

Corvallis, OR 97333

**claire turner**

13151 hutchinson way , Aspen Hill, MD 20906

March 8, 2007 3:33 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops will contaminate the food supply if
grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where winds will
easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of corn, soybeans,
or wheat. Contamination poses potentially dangerous risks to human
health. It also threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience has shown that neither the USDA nor
biotechnology companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I feel it\'s critical that the USDA deny this and all other applications
for outdoor production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and
start a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

claire turner

13151 hutchinson way

Aspen Hill, MD 20906

**Karine Tchakerian**

329 Old Mill Ave. , Felton, CA 95018

March 8, 2007 3:33 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Karine Tchakerian

329 Old Mill Ave.

Felton, CA 95018

**Toni Carsten**

2343 Marshwood Dr , Fort Collins, CO 80526

March 8, 2007 3:33 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology companies can
be trusted to prevent contamination. Something as basic and necessary to
our survival as food should not be put at risk for genetic
contamination, which once \"out there\" can never be taken back. Please
make the safety of this and future generations a priority when
considering this application.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Toni Carsten

2343 Marshwood Dr

Fort Collins, CO 80526

**Heloise Rathbone**

321 Sterling Place , Brooklyn, NY 11238

March 8, 2007 3:33 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Heloise Rathbone

321 Sterling Place

Brooklyn, NY 11238

**Flavia Londres**

R. Laranjeiras, 314/407-b , Rio de Janeiro, 22240-006 Brazil

March 8, 2007 3:33 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Flavia Londres

R. Laranjeiras, 314/407-b

Rio de Janeiro 22240\--006

**C. F. Ford**

585 Upper Hembree Rd. , Roswell, GA 30076

March 8, 2007 3:33 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

C. F. Ford

585 Upper Hembree Rd.

Roswell, GA 30076

**Anne Gricevich**

914 Holyoake Rd. , Edwardsville, IL 620252317

March 8, 2007 3:33 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Anne Gricevich

914 Holyoake Rd.

Edwardsville, IL 62025-2317

**Jacqueline Ayala**

PO Box 667932 , Miami, FL 33166

March 8, 2007 3:33 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jacqueline Ayala

PO Box 667932

Miami, FL 33166

**Ron Rattner**

1998 Broadway #1204 , San Francisco, CA 941092206

March 8, 2007 3:33 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Ron Rattner

1998 Broadway #1204

San Francisco, CA 94109-2206

**bruce bauer**

16 Geneva , medford, OR 97504

March 8, 2007 3:33 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

bruce bauer

16 Geneva

medford, OR 97504

**David MacFarland**

2030 Hunting Ave , Manhattan, KS 66502

March 8, 2007 3:33 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

Please note that I live less than 15 miles from the proposed site, and
am a faculty member at Kansas State University. The fastest-growing
segment of the KSU College of Agriculture is now Sustainable Ag\--which
opposes this kind of tinkering with our food supply. I can find only one
reason for approving this\--corporate greed. For the sake of future
generations of both farmers and people, please do not approve this
application. Instead, do the right thing and create a policy that bans
this potentially disastrous farming practice.

Thank you,

David T. MacFarland 2030 Hunting Ave Manhattan, KS. 66502

Sincerely,

David MacFarland

2030 Hunting Ave

Manhattan, KS 66502

**Wendy Oser**

1439 Santa Fe Ave. , Berkeley, CA 94702

March 8, 2007 3:33 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Wendy Oser

1439 Santa Fe Ave.

Berkeley, CA 94702

**Jeremy Sohn**

1508 Parkside Drive , Plainfield, IL 60586

March 8, 2007 3:33 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jeremy Sohn

1508 Parkside Drive

Plainfield, IL 60586

**Ethan Derner**

1035 Fell Street , San Francisco, CA 94117

March 8, 2007 3:33 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Ethan Derner

1035 Fell Street

San Francisco, CA 94117

**Mary Morrison**

845 East Third , Casper, WY 82601

March 8, 2007 3:33 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

GOOD GRIEF\....THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS\...LEAVE IT UP TO KANSAS THE STATE
THAT DIDNT WANT MENTION OF EVOLUTION. I GREW UP AND WENT TO K-STATE
WHICH IS PROBABLY,MAYBE, LEADING THIS TYPE OF THING\.....BUT THEN MAYBE
NOT\...I AM JUST GLAD I MOVED AWAY. IS THERE NO END TO MESSING WITH OUR
FOOD PRODUCTS. LABELING IT IS NOT ENOUGH. STOP THIS STUPIDITY NOW. YOU
HAVE NO IDEA WHATWILL HAPPEN 50 YEARS FROM NOW WITH THIS KIND OF GROSS
EXPERIMENTALISM \...\...OF COURSE FOR THE SAKE OF MAKING MONEY IN THE
LONG RUN. THERE ARE BETTER WAYS OF CONTROLING DISEASE. MLM,,,

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Mary Morrison

845 East Third

Casper, WY 82601

**John Ogden**

6259 Spalding Drive , Norcross, GA 30092

March 8, 2007 3:33 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

John Ogden

6259 Spalding Drive

Norcross, GA 30092

**Margarida Mac Cormick**

716 Ulloa , San Francisco, CA 94127

March 8, 2007 3:33 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Margarida Mac Cormick

716 Ulloa

San Francisco, CA 94127

**Jean Blackwood**

345 Broadway , Bedford, OH 44146

March 8, 2007 3:33 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

Pharmaceutical and industrial food crops are almost certain to
contaminate our food supply if grown outdoors\--especially in
tornado-prone Kansas, where winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds
into neighboring fields of corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses
potentially serious risks to human health and threatens farmers who may
be held liable for contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA
nor biotechnology companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.
What happens to the consumer\'s right to know and right to choose when
any food product grown can be unintentionally contaminated with genes
from crops like this?

Please deny this and all other applications for outdoor production of
pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute a ban on this
practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jean Blackwood

345 Broadway

Bedford, OH 44146

**Fred Mayer**

15 Parkview P;aza , MORRISTOWN, NJ 079605066

March 8, 2007 3:33 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Fred Mayer

15 Parkview P;aza

MORRISTOWN, NJ 07960-5066

**Doris Lein**

7725 Ashley Rd. , Yorkville, IL 605609741

March 8, 2007 3:33 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Doris Lein

7725 Ashley Rd.

Yorkville, IL 60560-9741

**Ian Noah**

5109 Showboat Lane , Culver City, CA 90230

March 8, 2007 3:33 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Ian Noah

5109 Showboat Lane

Culver City, CA 90230

**Jim Oxyer**

1210 S Brook St #1 , Louisville, KY 40203

March 8, 2007 3:33 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jim Oxyer

1210 S Brook St #1

Louisville, KY 40203

**Tyson Weems**

188 Dogwood Drive , Bozeman, MT 59718

March 8, 2007 3:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Tyson Weems

188 Dogwood Drive

Bozeman, MT 59718

**Patricia Clark**

96 Acorn St. , Millis, MA 02054

March 8, 2007 3:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Patricia Clark

96 Acorn St.

Millis, MA 02054

**Mieko Ozeki**

200 Harvard Street , Cambridge, MA 02139

March 8, 2007 3:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Mieko Ozeki

200 Harvard Street

Cambridge, MA 02139

**matthew perlegis**

5747 dahlia ave , new port richey, FL 34652

March 8, 2007 3:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

matthew perlegis

5747 dahlia ave

new port richey, FL 34652

**Sandra Carrubba**

200 East Hazeltine , Buffalo, NY 14217

March 8, 2007 3:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Such contamination has happened before.Experience shows
that neither the USDA nor biotechnology companies can be trusted to
prevent contamination.

I do not want to consume genetically engineered food products. If crops
were contaminated by the wind, all of us could possibly consume such
contaminated food products that have not been adaquately tested, nor
found to be safe. There is a reason Europe forbids these products.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether. Puboic safety must be the first
concern.

Sincerely,

Sandra Carrubba

200 East Hazeltine

Buffalo, NY 14217

**audrey Schulman**

21 Acorn St , Cambridge, MA 02139

March 8, 2007 3:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

audrey Schulman

21 Acorn St

Cambridge, MA 02139

**Jennifer Griffith**

748 Ridge Ave. , Stone Mountain, GA 30083

March 8, 2007 3:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jennifer Griffith

748 Ridge Ave.

Stone Mountain, GA 30083

**Martha Perez**

920 NW Kearney ST \# 110 , Portland, OR 97209

March 8, 2007 3:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Martha Perez

920 NW Kearney ST \# 110

Portland, OR 97209

**Rhonda Rose**

3034 Timber Rdg , Buchanan, VA 24066

March 8, 2007 3:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Rhonda Rose

3034 Timber Rdg

Buchanan, VA 24066

**alexandra soltow**

7 Danbury Ct Apt 1607 , Suffern, NY 109018031

March 8, 2007 3:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

alexandra soltow

7 Danbury Ct Apt 1607

Suffern, NY 10901-8031

**Sybil Schlesinger**

22 Rockland Street , Natick, MA 01760

March 8, 2007 3:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

I am concerned abut the spread of \"Pharma\" and industrial food crops
which are likely to contaminate the food supply if grown
outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where winds could easily
blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of corn, soybeans, or
wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks to human health and
threatens farmers who may be held liable for contamination. Experience
shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology companies can be trusted
to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sybil Schlesinger

22 Rockland Street

Natick, MA 01760

**Phyllis Raynor**

3225 Sherry Court , Falls Church, VA 220423719

March 8, 2007 3:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Phyllis Raynor

3225 Sherry Court

Falls Church, VA 22042-3719

**Elaine Betoncourt**

73 Cannon Rd , East Hartford, CT 06108

March 8, 2007 3:22 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Elaine Betoncourt

73 Cannon Rd

East Hartford, CT 06108

**Andrew Johnson**

1 River Place, #321 , New York, NY 10036

March 8, 2007 3:22 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Andrew Johnson

1 River Place, #321

New York, NY 10036

**Nyenye Menjiwe Kitchings**

22 Brevoort Pl , Brooklyn, NY 1

March 8, 2007 3:22 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Nyenye Menjiwe Kitchings

22 Brevoort Pl

Brooklyn, NY 1

**Barbara Seffens**

343 Fury Dr , Fenton, MO 630262814

March 8, 2007 3:22 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether. I am very concerned about the
proliferation of pharmaceuticals in food crops and in genetically
engineered seed and plants.

Sincerely,

Barbara Seffens

343 Fury Dr

Fenton, MO 63026-2814

**Janice Pacitti**

1404 Lithia Way , Talent, OR 97540

March 8, 2007 3:22 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Janice Pacitti

1404 Lithia Way

Talent, OR 97540

**Mallory Sanders**

40-60 Elbertson Street , Elmhurst, NY 11373

March 8, 2007 3:22 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

Please STOP this practice!

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Mallory Sanders

40-60 Elbertson Street

Elmhurst, NY 11373

**Laura Kleman**

1748 wilson , salt lake city, UT 84108

March 8, 2007 3:22 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Laura Kleman

1748 wilson

salt lake city, UT 84108

**Natasha Dillahunt**

85 6th Avenue, H , Brooklyn, NY 11217

March 8, 2007 3:22 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Natasha Dillahunt

85 6th Avenue, H

Brooklyn, NY 11217

**Donna Hebert**

2360 Pima Lane , Ventura, CA 93001

March 8, 2007 3:22 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Donna Hebert

2360 Pima Lane

Ventura, CA 93001

**Brian Levin**

1800 SE Camano Dr , Camano ISland, WA 98282

March 8, 2007 3:21 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Brian Levin

1800 SE Camano Dr

Camano ISland, WA 98282

**David Berkshire**

9713 Mariposa , Houston, TX 770254516

March 8, 2007 3:21 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

David Berkshire

9713 Mariposa

Houston, TX 77025-4516

**Sharon Wilson**

311 West 94th Street #4D, New York, NY 10025

March 8, 2007 3:21 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sharon Wilson

311 West 94th Street

#4D

New York, NY 10025

**Andy Lynn**

3671 Colonial Trail Bush Sucks Cack, Douglasville, GA 301351108

March 8, 2007 3:21 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Andy Lynn

3671 Colonial Trail

Bush Sucks Cack

Douglasville, GA 30135-1108

**Megan Parry**

1312 Joliet Place , Detroit, MI 48207

March 8, 2007 3:21 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Megan Parry

1312 Joliet Place

Detroit, MI 48207

**Emily Hiersch**

125 Near Court #615 , Walnut Creek, CA 945965666

March 8, 2007 3:21 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Emily Hiersch

125 Near Court #615

Walnut Creek, CA 94596-5666

**David Arrivée**

552 Bakeman Lane , Arroyo Grande, CA 934203753

March 8, 2007 3:21 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

David Arrivée

552 Bakeman Lane

Arroyo Grande, CA 93420-3753

**Eliot Kaplan**

10407 NE 113th Pl. , Kirkland, WA 98033

March 8, 2007 3:21 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Eliot Kaplan

10407 NE 113th Pl.

Kirkland, WA 98033

**Andrea Yarger**

P.O. Box 225 , Dayton, MT 59914

March 8, 2007 3:21 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Andrea Yarger

P.O. Box 225

Dayton, MT 59914

**Wil Schaefer**

960 W Las Palmas Dr , Tucson, AZ 85704

March 8, 2007 3:21 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Wil Schaefer

960 W Las Palmas Dr

Tucson, AZ 85704

**Ivo Calderin**

8906 FL-GA Highway , Havana, FL 323338618

March 8, 2007 3:21 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Ivo Calderin

8906 FL-GA Highway

Havana, FL 32333-8618

**Louise Rosenberg**

4107 N Greenview Ave. Apt. 2 South, Chicago, IL 606131989

March 8, 2007 3:21 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Louise Rosenberg

4107 N Greenview Ave.

Apt. 2 South

Chicago, IL 60613-1989

**Edward Berbaum**

RR 4 Box 39 , Montrose, PA 188019804

March 8, 2007 3:21 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Edward Berbaum

RR 4 Box 39

Montrose, PA 18801-9804

**Carl Stewart**

PO Bx 1237 , Lower Lake, CA 95457

March 8, 2007 3:21 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Carl Stewart

PO Bx 1237

Lower Lake, CA 95457

**Deborah Green**

PO Box 1168 , Black Mountain, NC 28711

March 8, 2007 3:21 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Deborah Green

PO Box 1168

Black Mountain, NC 28711

**Jean Whipple**

569 E. Gates Street , COLUMBUS, OH 43206

March 8, 2007 3:21 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: whipple.15@osu.edu

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jean Whipple

569 E. Gates Street

COLUMBUS, OH 43206

**charles.dineen@wmich.edu dineen**

80490 28th St. , Lawton, MI 49065

March 8, 2007 3:15 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

charles.dineen@wmich.edu dineen

80490 28th St.

Lawton, MI 49065

**michelle miller**

225 w vine st , wooster, OH 44691

March 8, 2007 3:15 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

michelle miller

225 w vine st

wooster, OH 44691

**Aurelie Ward**

1409 Forest Park Drive , Statesville, NC 28677

March 8, 2007 3:15 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Aurelie Ward

1409 Forest Park Drive

Statesville, NC 28677

**S. Kandel98@aol.com**

2276 Delaware , Cleveland, OH 44106

March 8, 2007 3:15 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

S. Kandel98@aol.com

2276 Delaware

Cleveland, OH 44106

**Vincent Colletti**

51 Maple St , Oneonta, NY 13820

March 8, 2007 3:15 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

The recent \"escape\" of non-food grade rice into our food supply should
convince you of the tremendous risks involved.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Vincent Colletti

51 Maple St

Oneonta, NY 13820

**Carol Bradley**

2540 Berwick Blvd. , Columbus, OH 42309

March 8, 2007 3:15 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Carol Bradley

2540 Berwick Blvd.

Columbus, OH 42309

**Linda Alvarez**

32843 Fermo Ct , Temecula, CA 92592

March 8, 2007 3:15 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Linda Alvarez

32843 Fermo Ct

Temecula, CA 92592

**Mary Robbins**

1104 Morningstar Trl. , Richardson, TX 750814412

March 8, 2007 3:15 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Mary Robbins

1104 Morningstar Trl.

Richardson, TX 75081-4412

**jill nord**

77-15 62 st , glendale, NY 11385

March 8, 2007 3:15 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

jill nord

77-15 62 st

glendale, NY 11385

**Mary DeHoyos**

811 Fresno , San Antonio, TX 78212

March 8, 2007 3:15 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Mary DeHoyos

811 Fresno

San Antonio, TX 78212

**Lisa McDonough**

4709 Bloomington Avenue , Minneapolis, MN 554073664

March 8, 2007 3:15 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

Tinkering with the genes of food crops may alter the planet in ways we
cannot forsee. There is a study that shows when humans digest
genetically modified foods, the artificially created genes transfer into
and alter the beneficial bacteria in the intestine. \[Heritage 2004;
Netherwood, et al, 2004\] Gene transfer among genetically engineered
crops and surrounding native species has given rise to highly resistant
species deemed superweeds. \[Milius 2003; Haygood, et al, 2003;
Desplanque, et al, 2002; Spencer and Snow 2001\] Genetic engineers have
not yet taken into into account the reality of gene transfer when they
introduce genetically modified organisms into the environment. We are
now beginning to experience the dire consequences of this oversight as
their engineered genes are spreading among, and altering other organisms
in the environment. \[Watrud, et al, 2004\]

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Lisa McDonough

4709 Bloomington Avenue

Minneapolis, MN 55407-3664

**Birl Simington**

PO Box 425 , Aurora, OR 97002

March 8, 2007 3:15 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Birl Simington

PO Box 425

Aurora, OR 97002

**Dan Ingall**

819 E Broadway Ave Apt A3 , Pierre, SD 575012543

March 8, 2007 3:15 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Dan Ingall

819 E Broadway Ave Apt A3

Pierre, SD 57501-2543

**Tom Johnston**

12623 NE 110th St , Kirkland, WA 98033

March 8, 2007 3:15 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Tom Johnston

12623 NE 110th St

Kirkland, WA 98033

**Michael Gelfer**

345 Lake Shore Road , Putnam Valley, NY 10579

March 8, 2007 3:15 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Michael Gelfer

345 Lake Shore Road

Putnam Valley, NY 10579

**Franklin Eventoff**

16120 Park Place , Bow, WA 98232

March 8, 2007 3:15 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Franklin Eventoff

16120 Park Place

Bow, WA 98232

**Andrea Pike**

16120 Park Place , Bow, WA 98232

March 8, 2007 3:15 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Andrea Pike

16120 Park Place

Bow, WA 98232

**Matthew Eager**

133 Merritts Pond Road , Riverhead, NY 119012648

March 8, 2007 3:09 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Matthew Eager

133 Merritts Pond Road

Riverhead, NY 11901-2648

**Alexander Silverio**

1507 San Tomas Court , San Jose, CA 951301251

March 8, 2007 3:09 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Alexander Silverio

1507 San Tomas Court

San Jose, CA 95130-1251

**Mary Perra**

6870 Reservoir Rd , Clinton, NY 133234816

March 8, 2007 3:09 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Mary Perra

6870 Reservoir Rd

Clinton, NY 13323-4816

**louise bramhall**

1 cedar lane , gloucester, MA 01930

March 8, 2007 3:09 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Why is the Dept. of Agriculture so pro pharma and industrial food crops?
Since food is a major concern for all citizens, why/how is this not
something that should be reviewed/mandated in the House and Senate?

It all is getting pushed through too easily and smacks of favoritism,
etc. This area needs alot of investigation and policing.

Sincerely,

louise bramhall

1 cedar lane

gloucester, MA 01930

**mark walker**

P.O.Box 220548 , Brooklyn, NY 11222

March 8, 2007 3:09 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops will contaminate the food supply if
grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where winds could
easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of corn, soybeans,
or wheat. Serious risks to insect, animal, and human health as well as
threats to farmers as well as corporations, who may be held liable for
contamination, will result. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor
biotechnology companies will accept accountablitlity, in the name of
future job prospects, short term profits and stock options.

The USDA should deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and institute a
ban on this practice until such time that large, time consuming,
independant, double blind studies are conclusive.

Sincerely,

mark walker

P.O.Box 220548

Brooklyn, NY 11222

**Robert Thomson**

16804 NE 106th St , Redmond, WA 98052

March 8, 2007 3:09 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Robert Thomson

16804 NE 106th St

Redmond, WA 98052

**Elaine Sanchez**

6653 Hillwood Lane , Dallas, TX 75248

March 8, 2007 3:09 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Elaine Sanchez

6653 Hillwood Lane

Dallas, TX 75248

**Thomas Hoheisel**

508 north end rd n , Hudson, WI 54016

March 8, 2007 3:09 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Thomas Hoheisel

508 north end rd n

Hudson, WI 54016

**Rebecca Breidenbach**

6700 La Salle Dr , Austin, TX 78723

March 8, 2007 3:09 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Rebecca Breidenbach

6700 La Salle Dr

Austin, TX 78723

**Renee Ernster**

PO Box 3496 , Valdez, AK 99686

March 8, 2007 3:09 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Renee Ernster

PO Box 3496

Valdez, AK 99686

**Michael Reilly**

1428 Willow Wood Dr. , Norfolk, VA 23509

March 8, 2007 3:09 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Michael Reilly

1428 Willow Wood Dr.

Norfolk, VA 23509

**Dianne Porchia**

P.O. Box 1687 , Topanga, CA 90290

March 8, 2007 3:09 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

I am very alarmed to learn that \"Pharma\" and industrial food crops
that contain human genes are being cultivated! I am greatly concerned
these crops coudl have adverse affects on humans as well as are likely
to contaminate the food supply if grown outdoors\--especially in
tornado-prone Kansas, where winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds
into neighboring fields of corn, soybeans, or wheat.

I feel contamination poses potentially serious risks to human health and
threatens farmers who may be held liable for contamination. Experience
shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology companies can be trusted
to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Dianne Porchia

P.O. Box 1687

Topanga, CA 90290

**Jenny Bodwell**

702 Fernwood Farms Rd , Canaan, NH 03741

March 8, 2007 3:09 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jenny Bodwell

702 Fernwood Farms Rd

Canaan, NH 03741

**Judith Schachter**

58 Stony Brook Rd , Branchburg, NJ 08876

March 8, 2007 3:09 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Judith Schachter

58 Stony Brook Rd

Branchburg, NJ 08876

**Miles Schumacher**

6706 Washington Ave , Windsor Heights, IA 50322

March 8, 2007 3:09 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Miles Schumacher

6706 Washington Ave

Windsor Heights, IA 50322

**Alison Moski**

124 Higganum Road , Durham, CT 06422

March 8, 2007 3:09 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Alison Moski

124 Higganum Road

Durham, CT 06422

254-753-5372

**Wanda Rurak**

164 Hillview Street , Whitney, TX 766924736

March 8, 2007 3:09 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Wanda Rurak

164 Hillview Street

Whitney, TX 76692-4736

**Jason Gische**

76 Exeter Ave , San Carlos, CA 940701659

March 8, 2007 3:04 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jason Gische

76 Exeter Ave

San Carlos, CA 94070-1659

**Mary Noll**

152 Charter Circle , Ossining, NY 10562

March 8, 2007 3:04 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Mary Noll

152 Charter Circle

Ossining, NY 10562

**Judith Willour**

7439 Case Ave , Mentor, OH 440605720

March 8, 2007 3:04 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Judith Willour

7439 Case Ave

Mentor, OH 44060-5720

**richard leibold**

4696 sohi blvd. , golden cvalley, AZ 86413

March 8, 2007 3:04 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

richard leibold

4696 sohi blvd.

golden cvalley, AZ 86413

**Marian Cooley**

1400 N. Woodridge , Muncie, IN 47304

March 8, 2007 3:04 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors where winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds
into neighboring fields of corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses
potentially serious risks to human health and threatens farmers who may
be held liable for contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA
nor biotechnology companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Marian Cooley

1400 N. Woodridge

Muncie, IN 47304

**R. Zierikzee**

845 Euclid Avenue Apt 4 , San Francisco, CA 94118

March 8, 2007 3:04 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

R. Zierikzee

845 Euclid Avenue Apt 4

San Francisco, CA 94118

**Joe Moye**

4522 Moore Cir, #C-3 , Tallahassee, FL 32304

March 8, 2007 3:04 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Joe Moye

4522 Moore Cir, #C-3

Tallahassee, FL 32304

**Adriana Faria**

17747 93rd Ave E , Puyallup, WA 98375

March 8, 2007 3:04 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Adriana Faria

17747 93rd Ave E

Puyallup, WA 98375

**Rudy Zeller**

230 Pamela Ct. , Richmond, CA 94803

March 8, 2007 3:04 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Rudy Zeller

230 Pamela Ct.

Richmond, CA 94803

**Juan Santillan**

6604 Woodale , Ft. Worth, TX 76148

March 8, 2007 3:04 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

HAS THE WORLD FORGOTTON WHAT HAPPENED WITH THIS TYPE OF EXPERIMENTS;

(AFRICANIZED BEES?), MERCURY FILLINGS, ETC.

Sincerely,

Juan Santillan

6604 Woodale

Ft. Worth, TX 76148

**Gregory Maier**

4480 Clear Creek Court , Concord, CA 945214510

March 8, 2007 3:04 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Gregory Maier

4480 Clear Creek Court

Concord, CA 94521-4510

**Sylvia Breakey**

4116 E Woodridge Ln , Flagstaff, AZ 860047900

March 8, 2007 3:04 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sylvia Breakey

4116 E Woodridge Ln

Flagstaff, AZ 86004-7900

**Pamela Powers**

608 North Second , Fairfield, IA 52556

March 8, 2007 3:04 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

My husband and his whole family were born and raised in Kansas, and we
are planning to retire there. The \"pharma\" agricultural moment will
damage our future quality of life irretrievably in our planned
retirement home in Kansas. There are unforseen consequences in releasing
genetically modified organisms into the environment have the potential
to shorten the lives of our family, as well. Please do not do this.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination. This is a risk that
should be avoided at all costs.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether. This is an urgent matter.

Sincerely,

Pamela Powers

608 North Second

Fairfield, IA 52556

**Verlyn Sneller**

375 11 th Ave NE , Sioux Center, IA 51250

March 8, 2007 3:04 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Verlyn Sneller

375 11 th Ave NE

Sioux Center, IA 51250

**Barbara Rystrom**

138 Summerall Court , Aiken, SC 298017224

March 8, 2007 3:04 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

Our country has a long history of messing with plant life and having it
get out of control. We surely do not need drug producing crops grown
where they can contaminate our food.

We are already doing a terrible job of confining drugs \-- imagine,
hospitals flushing drugs down the toilet! As if the drugs we take and
excrete don\'t already of exposing almost everybody to them.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Barbara Rystrom

138 Summerall Court

Aiken, SC 29801-7224

**Dorothy Norris-Elye**

319 Brock St. , Winnipeg, MB R3N 0Y8 Canada

March 8, 2007 3:04 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat.

Plant life has throughout history been carried as well by seed-bearing
birds to distant and isolated areas.

Many of these pharma bio crops cannot be distinguished by natural means
and can interbreed with crops and wild plants in the manner of other GM
crops, adversely affecting - potentially world-wide - not only plant
life and ecological balance and diversity but humans and animals
consuming these.

Contamination poses potentially serious risks to human health and
threatens farmers who may be held liable for contamination. Experience
shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology companies can be trusted
to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Dorothy Norris-Elye

319 Brock St.

Winnipeg, MB R3N 0Y8

**Jonathan Timbrell**

3323 willow crescent dr. T2, Fairfax, VA 22030

March 8, 2007 3:04 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jonathan Timbrell

3323 willow crescent dr.

T2

Fairfax, VA 22030

**Jennifer Hack**

1362 Cheatham Dam Road , Ashland City, TN 37015

March 8, 2007 3:04 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jennifer Hack

1362 Cheatham Dam Road

Ashland City, TN 37015

**Susan Maier**

4480 Clear Creek Ct , Concord, CA 94521

March 8, 2007 3:04 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Susan Maier

4480 Clear Creek Ct

Concord, CA 94521

**karen skuris**

714 catalina circle , vallejo, CA 94589

March 8, 2007 3:04 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

karen skuris

714 catalina circle

vallejo, CA 94589

**Margaret Welke**

410 Clemons Avenue , Madison, WI 53704

March 8, 2007 3:04 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keed Pharma Crops Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Margaret Welke

410 Clemons Avenue

Madison, WI 53704

**Joanne McClelland**

636 N Belmont St , Wichita, KS 672083420

March 8, 2007 3:04 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Joanne McClelland

636 N Belmont St

Wichita, KS 67208-3420

**Helen Robertson**

PO Box 2573 , Norman, OK 73070

March 8, 2007 3:04 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination\--that indeed, the
engineered genes CANNOT be contained.

Given the lack of extensive testing, the absence of any good reason for
these crops, and the inability of the industry to contain the engineered
genes, I urge the USDA to stop acting as an industry flunky and deny
this and all other applications for outdoor production of pharmaceutical
and industrial food crops. A ban on this practice altogether should be
at the top of the USDA\'s agenda, if the agency is at all interested in
food security.

Sincerely,

Helen Robertson

PO Box 2573

Norman, OK 73070

**Marty Falkenstien**

PO Box 442 , Eureka Springs, AR 72632

March 8, 2007 3:04 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Marty Falkenstien

PO Box 442

Eureka Springs, AR 72632

**Nicole Berkheimer**

4219 Lamour Road , Knoxville, TN 37909

March 8, 2007 3:04 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Nicole Berkheimer

4219 Lamour Road

Knoxville, TN 37909

**Tamra McConoughey**

1532 W High St , Davenport, IA 52804

March 8, 2007 2:55 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Tamra McConoughey

1532 W High St

Davenport, IA 52804

**stephanie oney**

2865 brighton rd. , shaker heights, OH 44120

March 8, 2007 2:55 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

stephanie oney

2865 brighton rd.

shaker heights, OH 44120

**Wennie Chang**

1832 S. Valencia St. , Alhambra, CA 91801

March 8, 2007 2:55 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Wennie Chang

1832 S. Valencia St.

Alhambra, CA 91801

**Monica Stochl**

721 Settler Rd. , Fenton, MO 63026

March 8, 2007 2:55 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Monica Stochl

721 Settler Rd.

Fenton, MO 63026

**jason westbrook**

6210 linda lane , austin, TX 78723

March 8, 2007 2:55 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

jason westbrook

6210 linda lane

austin, TX 78723

**Lisa Lebo**

Box 983 , Wrangell, AK 99929

March 8, 2007 2:55 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Please keep our food safe, and give us a choice!

Thank You for your time.

Sincerely,

Lisa Lebo

Box 983

Wrangell, AK 99929

**Steve Gray**

8900 Bunton Road , Willlis, MI 48191

March 8, 2007 2:55 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Steve Gray

8900 Bunton Road

Willlis, MI 48191

**Amanda Curtin**

2426 Vesson Ave , Durham, NC 27707

March 8, 2007 2:55 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Amanda Curtin

2426 Vesson Ave

Durham, NC 27707

**Janet Lowenthal**

5807 Deal Place , Chevy Chase, MD 20815

March 8, 2007 2:55 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Janet Lowenthal

5807 Deal Place

Chevy Chase, MD 20815

**Ron Farnsworth**

18 Brown Rd , Shirley, MA 01464

March 8, 2007 2:55 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

I think the word likely below is more like certainly. At any rate, all
of this should be common sense.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Ron Farnsworth

18 Brown Rd

Shirley, MA 01464

**Shawn Sargent**

26 Rosemary Lane , West Yarmouth, MA 02673

March 8, 2007 2:55 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Shawn Sargent

26 Rosemary Lane

West Yarmouth, MA 02673

**Madeline Burchard**

2519 Ridge Road , Berkeley, 94709 Mexico

March 8, 2007 2:55 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Madeline Burchard

2519 Ridge Road

Berkeley 94709

**Leslie Peet**

4 Carlisle on Duxbury , Rolling Meadows, IL 60008

March 8, 2007 2:55 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Leslie Peet

4 Carlisle on Duxbury

Rolling Meadows, IL 60008

**Kerby Miller**

408 W. Broadway , Columbia, MO 65203

March 8, 2007 2:55 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kerby Miller

408 W. Broadway

Columbia, MO 65203

**Dick Artley**

415 East North 2nd , Grangeville, ID 83530

March 8, 2007 2:55 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Genetically engineered food is dangerous

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and other industrial food crops are highly likely to
contaminate the food supply if grown outdoors.

Industrial food producers wish this happens sooner than later to reduce
their Ma and Pa competition.

Get out of bed with the corporations!

I DEMAND that the USDA deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to ban on
this practice altogether in America.

Sincerely,

Dick Artley

415 East North 2nd

Grangeville, ID 83530

**Stewart Rego**

PO Box 402 , Mineola, NY 11501

March 8, 2007 2:55 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Stewart Rego

PO Box 402

Mineola, NY 11501

**Elaine Booth**

3 Winterbranch , Irvine, CA 92604-4604

March 8, 2007 2:55 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Elaine Booth

3 Winterbranch

Irvine, CA 92604-4604

**Denise Neuzil**

1225 25th St. Unit C, Santa Monica, CA 90404

March 8, 2007 2:55 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Denise Neuzil

1225 25th St.

Unit C

Santa Monica, CA 90404

**Margaret Allman**

5222 18th Ave SW , Seattle, WA 981061549

March 8, 2007 2:55 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Margaret Allman

5222 18th Ave SW

Seattle, WA 98106-1549

**Evelyn Dymkowski**

2113 Roosevelt St. , Clinton, IA 527322416

March 8, 2007 2:55 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Evelyn Dymkowski

2113 Roosevelt St.

Clinton, IA 52732-2416

**Sharon Bahus**

306 West 100 St, #71 , New York, NY 10025

March 8, 2007 2:55 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sharon Bahus

306 West 100 St, #71

New York, NY 10025

**Elizabeth Ryan**

1928 Monterey Ave , Berkeley, CA 947072512

March 8, 2007 2:55 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Elizabeth Ryan

1928 Monterey Ave

Berkeley, CA 94707-2512

**Bruce Affsprung**

4885 Coloma Dr. SE , Salem, OR 97302

March 8, 2007 2:55 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Bruce Affsprung

4885 Coloma Dr. SE

Salem, OR 97302

**madaline blau**

405 N Sweetzer Ave , Los Angeles, CA 900482603

March 8, 2007 2:55 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

madaline blau

405 N Sweetzer Ave

Los Angeles, CA 90048-2603

**Judith Breen**

6507 S Hardy Dr , Tempe, AZ 85283

March 8, 2007 2:55 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Judith Breen

6507 S Hardy Dr

Tempe, AZ 85283

805-756-2435

**James Hilsinger**

145 South St. A-9 , San Luis Obispo, CA 93401

March 8, 2007 2:55 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

James Hilsinger

145 South St. A-9

San Luis Obispo, CA 93401

**Vic & Barby Ulmer**

13004 Paseo Presada , Saratoga, CA 950704125

March 8, 2007 2:55 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Vic %pa_first_name% Barby Ulmer

13004 Paseo Presada

Saratoga, CA 95070-4125

**Patricia Carter**

3143 Pestalozzi St. , St. Louis, MO 63118

March 8, 2007 2:55 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Patricia Carter

3143 Pestalozzi St.

St. Louis, MO 63118

**Todd Walker**

517 Rawson Ct. , South Milwaukee, WI 53172

March 8, 2007 2:55 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Todd Walker

517 Rawson Ct.

South Milwaukee, WI 53172

**Jim Hancock**

1563 Virginia Way , La Jolla, CA 92037

March 8, 2007 2:55 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jim Hancock

1563 Virginia Way

La Jolla, CA 92037

**Seth Read**

197 Cedar St , Somerville, MA 021453520

March 8, 2007 2:55 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

There is a long history of negative consequences from \"progressive\"
actions by government and big business. Simply because we can do
something does not mean that we should. The responsible course of action
to take is to protect the vulnerable resources we have without
subjecting our environment or ourselves to the unknown effects of
releasing Frankenfoods.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Seth Read

197 Cedar St

Somerville, MA 02145-3520

**Sandra Brown**

1801 Blackberry Rd , Rio Rancho, NM 87144

March 8, 2007 2:55 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sandra Brown

1801 Blackberry Rd

Rio Rancho, NM 87144

**Catherine Gauthier-Campbell**

5329 Caminito Mindy , San Diego, CA 92105

March 8, 2007 2:44 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Catherine Gauthier-Campbell

5329 Caminito Mindy

San Diego, CA 92105

**Richard Low**

709 W Wiser Lake Rd , Ferndale, WA 98248

March 8, 2007 2:44 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Richard Low

709 W Wiser Lake Rd

Ferndale, WA 98248

**Stephen Mudrick**

1015 Prospect St. , Columbia, MO 65203

March 8, 2007 2:44 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Stephen Mudrick

1015 Prospect St.

Columbia, MO 65203

**Elizabeth Franks**

418 Chisholm Trail , Cincinnati, OH 45215

March 8, 2007 2:44 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

Please consider the consequences! \"Pharma\" and industrial food crops
will eventually contaminate the food supply if grown
outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where winds could easily
blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of corn, soybeans, or
wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks to human health and
threatens farmers who may be held liable for contamination. Experience
shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology companies can be trusted
to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Elizabeth Franks

418 Chisholm Trail

Cincinnati, OH 45215

**Paul Keene**

3552 S. Cheryl Dr. , Flagstaff, AZ 86001

March 8, 2007 2:44 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Paul Keene

3552 S. Cheryl Dr.

Flagstaff, AZ 86001

**jennifer ford**

1242 berkeley , santa monica, CA 90404

March 8, 2007 2:44 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

jennifer ford

1242 berkeley

santa monica, CA 90404

**jody guth**

2308 ne rodney ave , portland, OR 97212

March 8, 2007 2:44 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

jody guth

2308 ne rodney ave

portland, OR 97212

**Emma Squires**

1028 South Gloucester Street , Irving, TX 75062-7511

March 8, 2007 2:44 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Emma Squires

1028 South Gloucester Street

Irving, TX 75062-7511

**Marie Alvarez**

2310 Foxcroft Ln , Arlington, TX 76014

March 8, 2007 2:44 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Marie Alvarez

2310 Foxcroft Ln

Arlington, TX 76014

**Martha Clark**

903 S Elm St , Denton, TX 76201

March 8, 2007 2:44 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Martha Clark

903 S Elm St

Denton, TX 76201

**Genevieve McClaskey**

1314 Arapahoe Ave , Hastings, NE 68901-2728

March 8, 2007 2:44 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

There is too much risk of contaminating other crops by growing these
crops outdoors. Since many European countries will not purchase GMO
products, it is a risk to our farmers who make a living producing food.

Sincerely,

Genevieve McClaskey

1314 Arapahoe Ave

Hastings, NE 68901-2728

**Dorothy Blaustein**

261 Random Road , Fairfield, CT 06825

March 8, 2007 2:44 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Dorothy Blaustein

261 Random Road

Fairfield, CT 06825

**Juan Pedro Gaffney**

8354 Bodega Ave , Sebastopol, CA 95472

March 8, 2007 2:44 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Juan Pedro Gaffney

8354 Bodega Ave

Sebastopol, CA 95472

**Diane Anderson**

17620 Arrowhead Trail , Minnetonka, MN 55345

March 8, 2007 2:44 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

THIS ISSUE IS VITAL TO OUR COUNTRY, FOR OUR FOOD SUPPLY. OUR HEALTH, AND
ULTIMATELY OUR NATIONAL SECURITY.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Diane Anderson

17620 Arrowhead Trail

Minnetonka, MN 55345

**Dair Gillespie**

14 Crosby St. , Orono, ME 4473

March 8, 2007 2:44 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Dair Gillespie

14 Crosby St.

Orono, ME 4473

**Sheila Rekdal**

518 S Overton , Independence, MO 64053

March 8, 2007 2:44 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sheila Rekdal

518 S Overton

Independence, MO 64053

**Judi Makki**

13236 Heather Moss Dr. #1109 , Orlando, FL 32837

March 8, 2007 2:44 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Judi Makki

13236 Heather Moss Dr. #1109

Orlando, FL 32837

**Corey Dugan**

6613 Pine Grove Rd. , Knoxville, TN 37914

March 8, 2007 2:44 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Corey Dugan

6613 Pine Grove Rd.

Knoxville, TN 37914

**Bryn Richard**

552 Holmes Rd , Morton, PA 19070

March 8, 2007 2:44 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Bryn Richard

552 Holmes Rd

Morton, PA 19070

**Brenda Troup**

21 Meadow Road , Bolton, MA 01740

March 8, 2007 2:44 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Brenda Troup

21 Meadow Road

Bolton, MA 01740

**Janet Kubler**

25331 Via Artina , Valencia, CA 91355

March 8, 2007 2:44 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Janet Kubler

25331 Via Artina

Valencia, CA 91355

**I. Lindsey**

150 LIONS FIELD DRIVE , Santa Cruz, CA 95065

March 8, 2007 2:44 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

I. Lindsey

150 LIONS FIELD DRIVE

Santa Cruz, CA 95065

**C. Montgomery**

10372 W. Treeline , Boise, ID 83704

March 8, 2007 2:44 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

C. Montgomery

10372 W. Treeline

Boise, ID 83704

**thomas Koven**

507 charlestown rd , Hampton, NJ 08827

March 8, 2007 2:44 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

thomas Koven

507 charlestown rd

Hampton, NJ 08827

**Jacquie Lunn**

853 Maria Dr , Petaluma, CA 94954

March 8, 2007 2:44 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jacquie Lunn

853 Maria Dr

Petaluma, CA 94954

**Judith McGuire**

4003 Rosemary St. , Chevy Chase, MD 20815

March 8, 2007 2:44 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

Isn\'t it enough that you had to backtrack on the genetically modified
corn that you had to retroactively approve? You aren\'t doing your job
if you don\'t ban this product outside the closed system laboratory.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Judith McGuire

4003 Rosemary St.

Chevy Chase, MD 20815

**Nancy boyce**

47 Partridge Drive , san rafael, CA 94901

March 8, 2007 2:44 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Nancy boyce

47 Partridge Drive

san rafael, CA 94901

**Heather Powers**

15 Noblewood Ct , Gaithersburg, MD 20878

March 8, 2007 2:44 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Heather Powers

15 Noblewood Ct

Gaithersburg, MD 20878

**Beryl Landau**

3290 Harrison St. , San Francisco, CA 94110

March 8, 2007 2:36 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Beryl Landau

3290 Harrison St.

San Francisco, CA 94110

**Mary Luketich**

5000 Galen Ct , Austin, TX 78744

March 8, 2007 2:36 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Mary Luketich

5000 Galen Ct

Austin, TX 78744

**Jayasri Subramanian**

1650 Cedarwood Dr , Longmont, CO 80501

March 8, 2007 2:36 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jayasri Subramanian

1650 Cedarwood Dr

Longmont, CO 80501

**Kristen Macuga**

1020 Olive St. , Santa Barbara, CA 93101

March 8, 2007 2:36 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kristen Macuga

1020 Olive St.

Santa Barbara, CA 93101

**Heidi Case**

12 Hamilton Street , Wayland, NY 14572

March 8, 2007 2:36 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Heidi Case

12 Hamilton Street

Wayland, NY 14572

**Melinda Harrington**

410 Rollingwood Circle , Fayetteville, NC 28305

March 8, 2007 2:36 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Melinda Harrington

410 Rollingwood Circle

Fayetteville, NC 28305

**Curtis Breuker**

4294 Alpenhorn Dr NW Apt 1B, Comstock Park, MI 49321

March 8, 2007 2:36 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Curtis Breuker

4294 Alpenhorn Dr NW

Apt 1B

Comstock Park, MI 49321

**Regina Smith**

9101 w 88th St , Overland Park, KS 66212

March 8, 2007 2:36 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Regina Smith

9101 w 88th St

Overland Park, KS 66212

**Amy Dwyer**

1214 Wilmington st , Point Pleasant, NJ 08742

March 8, 2007 2:36 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Less GE foods please!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

I\'m concerned about my food and the health of my environment. I am also
concerned about the economy and US crops being unfit for sale overseas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Recent history shows that neither the USDA nor
biotechnology companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to please deny this and all other applications for
outdoor production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to
institute a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Amy Dwyer

1214 Wilmington st

Point Pleasant, NJ 08742

**Beatriz Mitrzyk**

761 Horton , Northville, MI 48167

March 8, 2007 2:36 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Beatriz Mitrzyk

761 Horton

Northville, MI 48167

**Jonathan Carlson**

2308 Elliot Avenue , Minneapolis, MN 55404

March 8, 2007 2:36 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jonathan Carlson

2308 Elliot Avenue

Minneapolis, MN 55404

**Kris Bertelson-Williams**

45173 Badger Ln , McArthur, CA 96056-8577

March 8, 2007 2:36 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

To avoid genetically engineered foods, I buy organic items whenever
possible, but even they are susceptible to cross-contamination from
pharma crops grown in the same vicinity. For that reason, I urge the
USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor production of
pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute a ban on this
practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kris Bertelson-Williams

45173 Badger Ln

McArthur, CA 96056-8577

**Virginia Downs**

3701 - 40th Street , Lubbock, TX 79413

March 8, 2007 2:36 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Virginia Downs

3701 - 40th Street

Lubbock, TX 79413

**Loretta Richards**

25431 N. 63rd Drive , Glendale, AZ 85310

March 8, 2007 2:36 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Loretta Richards

25431 N. 63rd Drive

Glendale, AZ 85310

**J Esposito**

897 East York Way , Sparks, NV 89434

March 8, 2007 2:36 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

J Esposito

897 East York Way

Sparks, NV 89434

**Jenny Hayes**

7038 26th Ave NW , Seattle, WA 98117

March 8, 2007 2:36 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Deny the application for growing drugs in rice!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat.

Contamination poses potentially serious risks to human health and
threatens farmers who may be held liable for contamination. Experience
shows that we can\'t rely on the USDA nor biotechnology companies to
prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether. It is not something that Americans
should need to be subjected to.

Sincerely,

Jenny Hayes

7038 26th Ave NW

Seattle, WA 98117

**Anthony Albert**

664 NW 18th Street , Corvallis, OR 97330-5779

March 8, 2007 2:36 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Anthony Albert

664 NW 18th Street

Corvallis, OR 97330-5779

**katherine berkvam**

619 West Maple Ave , beaver Dam, WI 53916

March 8, 2007 2:36 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

katherine berkvam

619 West Maple Ave

beaver Dam, WI 53916

**H. Ball**

118 S. 300 West , Heber, UT 84032

March 8, 2007 2:36 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

H. Ball

118 S. 300 West

Heber, UT 84032

**Timmi Sommer**

33782 Diana Dr. , Dana Point, CA 92629

March 8, 2007 2:36 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Timmi Sommer

33782 Diana Dr.

Dana Point, CA 92629

**Ann Danell**

HC 1 Box652 , Elgin, AZ 85611

March 8, 2007 2:36 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Ann Danell

HC 1 Box652

Elgin, AZ 85611

**Licia Perea**

2159 Lyric Ave. , los Angeles, CA 90027

March 8, 2007 2:36 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Licia Perea

2159 Lyric Ave.

los Angeles, CA 90027

**Jim Rodrigue**

85 Stoney Acres Rd , Pittston, ME 04345

March 8, 2007 2:36 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jim Rodrigue

85 Stoney Acres Rd

Pittston, ME 04345

**Jane Sunshine**

16 Woodstock Mdws. #B8 , Woodstock, NY 124983104

March 8, 2007 2:36 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jane Sunshine

16 Woodstock Mdws. #B8

Woodstock, NY 12498-3104

**Sarah Clegg**

2304 N Elm St , Greensboro, NC 27408

March 8, 2007 2:36 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sarah Clegg

2304 N Elm St

Greensboro, NC 27408

**Mary Ferm**

5062 New Sweden Rd , Bainbridge Island, WA 98110

March 8, 2007 2:36 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Mary Ferm

5062 New Sweden Rd

Bainbridge Island, WA 98110

**Eliana M G Fontes**

EMBRAPA/CENARGEN C.P. 02372 70.489.970 Brasilia DF, Brasilia, PR
71510-220 Brazil

March 8, 2007 2:36 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

Please, stop being a bad influence to toher countries.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Eliana M G Fontes

EMBRAPA/CENARGEN C.P. 02372

70.489.970 Brasilia DF

Brasilia, PR 71510\--220

**Mr. and Mrs. Gene and Doris Peters**

111 Rainbow Drive, \# 1118 , Livingston, TX 773991011

March 8, 2007 2:36 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

We urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Mr. and Mrs. Gene and Doris Peters

111 Rainbow Drive, \# 1118

Livingston, TX 77399-1011

612-940-9131

**Dion Stewart**

3501 Xenium Lane N #275 , Plymouth, MN 55441

March 8, 2007 2:36 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Dion Stewart

3501 Xenium Lane N #275

Plymouth, MN 55441

**April Barrett**

9 Stoney Creek Way , Potomac, MD 20854

March 8, 2007 2:36 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

We have an undeniable responsibility to protect the food supply that we
have evolved to consume. \"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely
to contaminate the food supply if grown outdoors\--especially in
tornado-prone Kansas, where winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds
into neighboring fields of corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses
potentially serious risks to human health and threatens farmers who may
be held liable for contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA
nor biotechnology companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

April Barrett

9 Stoney Creek Way

Potomac, MD 20854

**Elizabeth Hammond**

2927 Keswick Rd , Baltimore, MD 21211

March 8, 2007 2:36 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Elizabeth Hammond

2927 Keswick Rd

Baltimore, MD 21211

**Shelley Rothwell**

771 Clubhouse Drive , Ypsilanti, MI 48197

March 8, 2007 2:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Shelley Rothwell

771 Clubhouse Drive

Ypsilanti, MI 48197

**Thomas Taussig**

869 Ocean Ave. , Richmond, CA 948013735

March 8, 2007 2:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

Cross-pollination has occured in Canada where a law suite was
successfully broght against the farmer!!!

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Thomas Taussig

869 Ocean Ave.

Richmond, CA 94801-3735

**jerry best**

1886 14th st -no calls or postal mail please-, penrose, CO 81240

March 8, 2007 2:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

jerry best

1886 14th st

-no calls or postal mail please-

penrose, CO 81240

**Glenn Frantz**

27 E. Central , Paoli, PA 19301

March 8, 2007 2:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Glenn Frantz

27 E. Central

Paoli, PA 19301

**Brian Frey**

6413 Masthead Dr , Madison, WI 53705

March 8, 2007 2:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

I implore you to not approve this or any other request for growing
\"pharma\" crops outdoors where the genes can co-mingle with wild crops
and plants, never to be completely retrieved. Seeds from this pharma
rice could easily end up in other fields, where it potentially could
grow and further disperse seeds in subsequent years or where it could
grow and contaminate other harvested food crops.

Contamination poses potentially serious risks to human health and
threatens farmers who may be held liable for contamination. Experience
shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology companies can be trusted
to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Brian Frey

6413 Masthead Dr

Madison, WI 53705

**Bobbe Besold**

302 Lomita St , Santa Fe, NM 875058870

March 8, 2007 2:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

I am once again stunned by your cavalier approach to genetically
modified crops. These crops are pollution of the grossest kind,
pollution with a life of it\'s own. Once out in the field, in nature, it
spreads, just like any other plant does. These \"pharma\" and industrial
food crops contaminate food supplies (and already have): corn, soybeans,
wheat and local family gardens. This contamination poses serious risks
to human health, welfare and threatens farmers who may be held liable
for contamination. Over and over again we have seen that neither the
USDA (who seems to have been bought by companies like Monsanto) nor
biotechnology companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

The job of the USDA is to first and foremost protect the citizens of
this country, NOT corporations!!! Do your job and deny this and all
other applications for outdoor production of pharmaceutical and
industrial food crops. Immediately institute a ban on this hideous
practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Bobbe Besold

302 Lomita St

Santa Fe, NM 87505-8870

**Brenda Eastlake**

11575 Kile Road , Chardon, OH 44024

March 8, 2007 2:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Brenda Eastlake

11575 Kile Road

Chardon, OH 44024

**Henry Berkowitz**

141 Sperry & Young RD , Sabinsville, PA 16943

March 8, 2007 2:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Henry Berkowitz

141 Sperry %pa_address% Young RD

Sabinsville, PA 16943

**Sven Lovegren**

2331 Annapolis Ct. , Atlanta, GA 303453803

March 8, 2007 2:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sven Lovegren

2331 Annapolis Ct.

Atlanta, GA 30345-3803

**Carley Henius**

P.O. Box 4288 , Cave Creek, AZ 85327

March 8, 2007 2:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Carley Henius

P.O. Box 4288

Cave Creek, AZ 85327

**Roberta Barton**

301 Western Skies Dr SE Apt 61, Albuquerque, NM 87123

March 8, 2007 2:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Roberta Barton

301 Western Skies Dr SE

Apt 61

Albuquerque, NM 87123

**Ellen Jordan**

8000 Regis Way , Los Angeles, CA 90045

March 8, 2007 2:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Ellen Jordan

8000 Regis Way

Los Angeles, CA 90045

**Renee Solano**

306 Park Place , Santa Cruz, CA 95060

March 8, 2007 2:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Renee Solano

306 Park Place

Santa Cruz, CA 95060

**Jim Sherman**

2656 Woodbine , Waterford, MI 48328

March 8, 2007 2:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jim Sherman

2656 Woodbine

Waterford, MI 48328

**Laurie Schmidt**

6793 Co. Rd. EF , Delta, OH 43515

March 8, 2007 2:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Laurie Schmidt

6793 Co. Rd. EF

Delta, OH 43515

**Raymond Flory**

108 Twain Rd , Lafayette, LA 70529

March 8, 2007 2:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Raymond Flory

108 Twain Rd

Lafayette, LA 70529

**Sally Tabor**

27 Manamok Circle , Sandwich, MA 02563

March 8, 2007 2:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sally Tabor

27 Manamok Circle

Sandwich, MA 02563

**T Miller**

PO Box 143572 , Coral Gables, FL 33114

March 8, 2007 2:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

T Miller

PO Box 143572

Coral Gables, FL 33114

**Austin Tatsch**

9253 Loma Ln. , Orangevale, CA 95662

March 8, 2007 2:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Austin Tatsch

9253 Loma Ln.

Orangevale, CA 95662

**Holley Ponce**

303 Pin Oak Street , denham springs, LA 70726

March 8, 2007 2:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Holley Ponce

303 Pin Oak Street

denham springs, LA 70726

**Barbara Burger**

404 Halladay Street , Jersey City, NJ 07304

March 8, 2007 2:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

It is sheer insanity to allow something like this to mix in with
America\'s standard food supply. This will happen as the planned crop is
outdoors in a high wind area. This sort planting of playing with our
lives and the lives of our children.

Sincerely

Barbara Joan Burger

Sincerely,

Barbara Burger

404 Halladay Street

Jersey City, NJ 07304

**Kathryn Floyd**

P.O. Box 111 , Jena, LA 71342

March 8, 2007 2:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kathryn Floyd

P.O. Box 111

Jena, LA 71342

**pamela lindell**

409 englewood ave , royal oal, MI 480732669

March 8, 2007 2:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

pamela lindell

409 englewood ave

royal oal, MI 48073-2669

**Kitty Hartford**

P.O. Box 155 1 Barlow Hill Road, East Boothbay, ME 045440155

March 8, 2007 2:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kitty Hartford

P.O. Box 155

1 Barlow Hill Road

East Boothbay, ME 04544-0155

**Mary Kane**

5 Rachel Dr , Chester Springs, PA 19425

March 8, 2007 2:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Mary Kane

5 Rachel Dr

Chester Springs, PA 19425

**Ray Roda**

986 east evesham ave , magnolia, NJ 08049

March 8, 2007 2:22 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Ray Roda

986 east evesham ave

magnolia, NJ 08049

**Patricia Parsley**

709 W Wiser Lake Rd , Ferndale, WA 98248

March 8, 2007 2:22 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Patricia Parsley

709 W Wiser Lake Rd

Ferndale, WA 98248

**Diane Drakopoulos**

237 Ocean Avenue , Lynbrook, NY 11563

March 8, 2007 2:22 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Diane Drakopoulos

237 Ocean Avenue

Lynbrook, NY 11563

**Gregory Wayland**

14103 Overbrook LN , Houston, TX 77077

March 8, 2007 2:22 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

It would also contaminate any organicly grown crops in the area and make
the organic farmer liable.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Gregory Wayland

14103 Overbrook LN

Houston, TX 77077

**Jerre Miller**

612 N. Walnut St. , Willow Springs, MO 65793

March 8, 2007 2:22 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jerre Miller

612 N. Walnut St.

Willow Springs, MO 65793

**Linda Paul**

1025 Cunningham Dr B-8, Fort Collins, CO 80526

March 8, 2007 2:22 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

Please, this is so important to our future and the futures of our
children and granchildren. The rise in health problems in my generation
seem to be related to the ways our food products are grown and
manufactured today. Too little is known about the health impacts of
genetically engineered rice.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Linda Paul

1025 Cunningham Dr

B-8

Fort Collins, CO 80526

**Richard Palumbo**

461 Highland Ave , Fall River, MA 02720

March 8, 2007 2:22 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Richard Palumbo

461 Highland Ave

Fall River, MA 02720

**Cathy Robinson**

774 Willow Springs Drive , Mobile, AL 36695

March 8, 2007 2:22 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Cathy Robinson

774 Willow Springs Drive

Mobile, AL 36695

**rachel Brimmer**

335 Mount Ave , Missoula, MT 59801

March 8, 2007 2:22 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

rachel Brimmer

335 Mount Ave

Missoula, MT 59801

**Michael Stuart**

11 Arlington Street , Auburn, MA 01501

March 8, 2007 2:22 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Michael Stuart

11 Arlington Street

Auburn, MA 01501

**Charmaine Slaven**

2114 N 51st St , Seattle, WA 98103

March 8, 2007 2:22 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Charmaine Slaven

2114 N 51st St

Seattle, WA 98103

**Mary Joyce Moeller**

P.O. Box 266 , Kermit, WV 25674

March 8, 2007 2:22 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Mary Joyce Moeller

P.O. Box 266

Kermit, WV 25674

**Maia Whitaker**

201 4th Avenue , Superior, CO 80027

March 8, 2007 2:22 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Maia Whitaker

201 4th Avenue

Superior, CO 80027

**Owen Beckley**

1033 Main St , Batavia, IL 60510-1667

March 8, 2007 2:22 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Owen Beckley

1033 Main St

Batavia, IL 60510-1667

**Karen Eble**

58 Lee Lynn Lane , Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006

March 8, 2007 2:22 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination. It is the nature of
nature for seeds to spread.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Karen Eble

58 Lee Lynn Lane

Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006

**DENA GARCIA**

4805 CITRUS OAK LN , SAINT CLOUD, FL 34771

March 8, 2007 2:22 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

DENA GARCIA

4805 CITRUS OAK LN

SAINT CLOUD, FL 34771

**S Folmer**

Lagelandsterweg 11 , Lageland, 9623PC Netherlands

March 8, 2007 2:22 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

S Folmer

Lagelandsterweg 11

Lageland 9623PC

**Holger Brix**

2314 1/2 N Beachwood Dr , Los Angeles, CA 90068

March 8, 2007 2:22 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Holger Brix

2314 1/2 N Beachwood Dr

Los Angeles, CA 90068

**Sarah Segal**

344 Annie Glade Dr , Bozeman, MT 59718

March 8, 2007 2:22 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sarah Segal

344 Annie Glade Dr

Bozeman, MT 59718

**Tim Martin**

485 Mountain Home Road , Woodside, CA 94062

March 8, 2007 2:22 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Tim Martin

485 Mountain Home Road

Woodside, CA 94062

**Patti Watson**

307 N. Cottonwood Dr. , Richardson, TX 75080

March 8, 2007 2:22 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Patti Watson

307 N. Cottonwood Dr.

Richardson, TX 75080

**John Boeschen**

25 Valley View Avenue , San Rafael, CA 94901

March 8, 2007 2:22 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

John Boeschen

25 Valley View Avenue

San Rafael, CA 94901

**Dimitria Gatzia**

3764 59th ave. west , Bradenton, FL 34210

March 8, 2007 2:22 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Dimitria Gatzia

3764 59th ave. west

Bradenton, FL 34210

**Robert Walker**

P. O. Box 82 , Cherry Plain, NY 12040

March 8, 2007 2:22 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Robert Walker

P. O. Box 82

Cherry Plain, NY 12040

**Robert Foley Jr**

20 Hampson Street , S.Attleboro, MA 02703

March 8, 2007 2:22 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Robert Foley Jr

20 Hampson Street

S.Attleboro, MA 02703

**Robert Bell**

6180 Pleasant Hollow Trail , Shepherd, MT 59079

March 8, 2007 2:22 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Robert Bell

6180 Pleasant Hollow Trail

Shepherd, MT 59079

**TERRY GLYNN**

439 EDGEWOOD DR , EAST PEORIA, IL 61611-2117

March 8, 2007 2:22 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

My wife has trouble eating wheat and other foods but rice is OK. I\'m
concerned changes to rice may cause her additional problems. The risk is
too high to allow more acres genetically engineered rice.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

TERRY GLYNN

439 EDGEWOOD DR

EAST PEORIA, IL 61611-2117

**James Mulder**

28 Sachson Pl , Wappingers Falls, NY 125903858

March 8, 2007 2:22 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

James Mulder

28 Sachson Pl

Wappingers Falls, NY 12590-3858

**John Scott**

1592 Franklin Street , Denver, CO 80218

March 8, 2007 2:22 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

John Scott

1592 Franklin Street

Denver, CO 80218

**John Massman**

42861 N Janette St , Antioch, IL 600027422

March 8, 2007 2:22 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

John Massman

42861 N Janette St

Antioch, IL 60002-7422

**Brian Zuelke**

164 N 6th St , Laramie, WY 82072

March 8, 2007 2:22 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Brian Zuelke

164 N 6th St

Laramie, WY 82072

**Rebecca Panetta**

2911 Tree Top Rd , Dacula, GA 30019

March 8, 2007 2:22 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Rebecca Panetta

2911 Tree Top Rd

Dacula, GA 30019

**Kathy Jerman**

1549 164th Ave NE Apt X1 , Bellevue, WA 98008

March 8, 2007 2:22 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kathy Jerman

1549 164th Ave NE Apt X1

Bellevue, WA 98008

**Victoria Reeder**

2122 Lakeshore Ave , Oakland, CA 94606

March 8, 2007 2:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Victoria Reeder

2122 Lakeshore Ave

Oakland, CA 94606

**Amy Knight**

1572 Jefferson Rd , Jefferson, PA 15344

March 8, 2007 2:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Amy Knight

1572 Jefferson Rd

Jefferson, PA 15344

**Amy Guskin**

49 Bryan Ave , Malvern, PA 193553007

March 8, 2007 2:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Amy Guskin

49 Bryan Ave

Malvern, PA 19355-3007

**roger citron**

196 golden hill ave , haverhill, MA 01830

March 8, 2007 2:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are will contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. This poses a potentially serious risks to
human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

roger citron

196 golden hill ave

haverhill, MA 01830

**Samuel Gaugush**

306 Woodcutter Way , Eugene, OR 97405

March 8, 2007 2:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Samuel Gaugush

306 Woodcutter Way

Eugene, OR 97405

**Stephanie Grout**

P.O. Box 159 , Volcano, HI 967850159

March 8, 2007 2:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

Deny this and all other applications for outdoor production of
pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute a ban on this
practice altogether!

Mahalo a nui,

Sincerely,

Stephanie Grout

P.O. Box 159

Volcano, HI 96785-0159

**Courtney Hatch**

2030 9th St. Apt #8 , Coralville, IA 52241

March 8, 2007 2:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Courtney Hatch

2030 9th St. Apt #8

Coralville, IA 52241

**Dawn Murphy**

1574 Farrindon Circle , Heathrow, FL 32746

March 8, 2007 2:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Dawn Murphy

1574 Farrindon Circle

Heathrow, FL 32746

**anna bellin**

136 so. oakhurst dr. , beverly hills, CA 902123521

March 8, 2007 2:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

anna bellin

136 so. oakhurst dr.

beverly hills, CA 90212-3521

**Teresa Parr**

10079 Beechwood Dr. , Mechanicsville, VA 23116

March 8, 2007 2:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Teresa Parr

10079 Beechwood Dr.

Mechanicsville, VA 23116

**Barbara Woltz**

8454 Boulder Hills Dr , Longmont, CO 80503

March 8, 2007 2:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Barbara Woltz

8454 Boulder Hills Dr

Longmont, CO 80503

**Carol Landi**

24207 Villa Court , Elkhart, IN 465173559

March 8, 2007 2:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Carol Landi

24207 Villa Court

Elkhart, IN 46517-3559

**pinky jain pan**

p.O. Box 14982 , santa Rosa, CA 95402

March 8, 2007 2:12 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

pinky jain pan

p.O. Box 14982

santa Rosa, CA 95402

**Douglas Fessler**

300 Ridge Ave , Sunbury, PA 17801

March 8, 2007 2:12 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

It\'s very simple to see this is not the right course of action. Human
genes in rice is NOT RIGHT. ITS WRONG\-\-\-- VERY WRONG

Sincerely,

Douglas Fessler

300 Ridge Ave

Sunbury, PA 17801

**Margot Tollefson**

PO Box 286 PO Box 286, Stratford, IA 50249-0286

March 8, 2007 2:12 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Margot Tollefson

PO Box 286

PO Box 286

Stratford, IA 50249-0286

**Ken Lewis**

942 Bonicord Rd , Dyersburg, TN 38024

March 8, 2007 2:12 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Ken Lewis

942 Bonicord Rd

Dyersburg, TN 38024

**Francis Scalzi**

7800 E. Lincoln Drive, Unit 1055 Unit 1055, Scottsdale, AZ 852507930

March 8, 2007 2:12 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Francis Scalzi

7800 E. Lincoln Drive, Unit 1055

Unit 1055

Scottsdale, AZ 85250-7930

**Rochelle Lafrinere**

783 Goetschl St , San Diego, CA 921146723

March 8, 2007 2:12 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Rochelle Lafrinere

783 Goetschl St

San Diego, CA 92114-6723

**Anthony Aversano**

126 25th Street , Troy, NY 12180

March 8, 2007 2:12 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Anthony Aversano

126 25th Street

Troy, NY 12180

**Terrie Williams**

850 Laura Ln , Vidor, TX 77662

March 8, 2007 2:12 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Terrie Williams

850 Laura Ln

Vidor, TX 77662

**Bob Ramlow**

9784 County Road K , Amherst, WI 54406-9355

March 8, 2007 2:12 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Bob Ramlow

9784 County Road K

Amherst, WI 54406-9355

**Marilyn Wolters**

16404 Melody Ln , Guerneville, CA 954469517

March 8, 2007 2:12 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Marilyn Wolters

16404 Melody Ln

Guerneville, CA 95446-9517

**Beverlee Goynes**

466 Branchville Road , Ridgefield, CT 06877

March 8, 2007 2:12 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Beverlee Goynes

466 Branchville Road

Ridgefield, CT 06877

**Richard Reisig**

2444 Diamond Ct , Wixom, MI 48393-4215

March 8, 2007 2:12 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Richard Reisig

2444 Diamond Ct

Wixom, MI 48393-4215

**Randall Roty**

512 E. Grant Ave. , Roselle Park, NJ 07204

March 8, 2007 2:12 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Randall Roty

512 E. Grant Ave.

Roselle Park, NJ 07204

**Phyllis Stanley**

435 Meadowgreen Dr , Santa Rosa, CA 95409

March 8, 2007 2:12 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Phyllis Stanley

435 Meadowgreen Dr

Santa Rosa, CA 95409

**Elle Dowdy**

746 Canovia Avenue , Orlando, FL 32804

March 8, 2007 2:12 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

The truth of the matter is that the USDA does not know what the risks
may be with this food crop as no studies of appropriate length and
subjects have been done as yet. What impact will the human DNA present
in this rice have on the human race? This is an unknown. I don\'t want
to risk having babies, children and all of us exposed to this when the
outcme is unknown and it is not necessary except to line the pockets of
the giant pharma companies. Clean water and more wells will help the
children in 3rd world countries more than this rice will ever help them.
Please do not allow this to happen.

Sincerely,

Elle Dowdy

746 Canovia Avenue

Orlando, FL 32804

**paul armstrong**

24-17 29th Street #2F , astoria, NY 11102

March 8, 2007 2:12 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

paul armstrong

24-17 29th Street #2F

astoria, NY 11102

**BONNIE BENARD**

1238 JOSEPHINE ST. , Berkeley, CA 94703

March 8, 2007 2:12 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

BONNIE BENARD

1238 JOSEPHINE ST.

Berkeley, CA 94703

802-748-0354

**Susan Houle**

975 Morrill Rd , Danville, VT 058289302

March 8, 2007 2:12 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Susan Houle

975 Morrill Rd

Danville, VT 05828-9302

**Brent Eubanks**

526 Richmond Street , El Cerrito, CA 94530

March 8, 2007 2:12 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Brent Eubanks

526 Richmond Street

El Cerrito, CA 94530

**Gretchen Korzaan**

P.O. Box 2791 , Sedona, AZ 86339

March 8, 2007 2:12 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

As a vegetarian for over 25 years, I strongly oppose anything with
Gentic Engineering that would contaminate a pure food source - this is
going \'over the edge\' as far as I am concerned - genetic engeneering
has shown such adverse effects, how can you keep supporting such action?
The children are the most likely to suffer - in good faith, please do
not support any genetically modified foods!

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Gretchen Korzaan

P.O. Box 2791

Sedona, AZ 86339

**Glenn Sommer**

325 Creekmeadow Ln , Lewisville, TX 75067

March 8, 2007 2:12 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Glenn Sommer

325 Creekmeadow Ln

Lewisville, TX 75067

**delshaun lashae**

5920 south westcreek court , fort worth, TX 76133

March 8, 2007 2:12 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

delshaun lashae

5920 south westcreek court

fort worth, TX 76133

**Sally Small**

173 T Street , Salt Lake City, UT 84103

March 8, 2007 2:12 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sally Small

173 T Street

Salt Lake City, UT 84103

**Gwen Musengwa**

38631 Amberwood Drive , Palmdale, CA 93551

March 8, 2007 2:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Gwen Musengwa

38631 Amberwood Drive

Palmdale, CA 93551

**Kate Sherwood**

P.O. Box 561 , Chestertown, NY 12817

March 8, 2007 2:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kate Sherwood

P.O. Box 561

Chestertown, NY 12817

**Daniel Pratt**

160 River Road , Biddeford, ME 04005

March 8, 2007 2:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Daniel Pratt

160 River Road

Biddeford, ME 04005

**Dan Pask**

876 Treat Ave Apt 8 , San Francisco, CA 94110

March 8, 2007 2:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Dan Pask

876 Treat Ave Apt 8

San Francisco, CA 94110

**Stacey Schaefer**

1344 E Dayton St Apt 1 , Madison, WI 53703

March 8, 2007 2:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Stacey Schaefer

1344 E Dayton St Apt 1

Madison, WI 53703

**Shannon Bendle**

9822 Alisa Brooke , San Antonio, TX 78254

March 8, 2007 2:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Shannon Bendle

9822 Alisa Brooke

San Antonio, TX 78254

**INDA LUCIANO**

2785 SHASTA ROAD , BERKELEY, CA 94708

March 8, 2007 2:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

INDA LUCIANO

2785 SHASTA ROAD

BERKELEY, CA 94708

**Eric von Wettberg**

One Shields Ave, Ecology , Davis, CA 95616

March 8, 2007 2:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Eric von Wettberg

One Shields Ave, Ecology

Davis, CA 95616

**Prudence Boczarski-Daniel**

1523 Highgate Ave. , Los Angeles, CA 90042

March 8, 2007 2:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Prudence Boczarski-Daniel

1523 Highgate Ave.

Los Angeles, CA 90042

**Chris Snively**

3809 N BELT LINE RD APT 603 , Irving, TX 75038

March 8, 2007 2:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Chris Snively

3809 N BELT LINE RD APT 603

Irving, TX 75038

**Robert Bostian**

po 221 , snowshoe, WV 26209

March 8, 2007 2:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Robert Bostian

po 221

snowshoe, WV 26209

**Tim Quinn**

4580 Old K7 hwy , Shawnee, KS 66226

March 8, 2007 2:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

PLEASE DO NOT LET PHARMACY BIG MONEY INFLUENCE YOUR VOTE- THIS IS
EXCEPTIONALLY DANGEROUS- THIS CAN CONTAMINATE OUR FOOD
CHAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Tim Quinn

4580 Old K7 hwy

Shawnee, KS 66226

**Glenn Moses**

161 Route 610 , Woodbine, NJ 08270

March 8, 2007 2:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Glenn Moses

161 Route 610

Woodbine, NJ 08270

**g. v. christensen**

5 west ave. p. o. box 308, springerville, AZ 85938

March 8, 2007 2:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

g\. v. christensen

5 west ave.

p\. o. box 308

springerville, AZ 85938

**Jennifer Johnson**

na na, Ben Lomond, CA 95005

March 8, 2007 2:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jennifer Johnson

na

na

Ben Lomond, CA 95005

**Sara Bhakti**

521 7th Ave , Kirkland, WA 98033

March 8, 2007 2:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: \"Pharma\" Foods

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

I am very concerned that \"Pharma\" food crops will infest neighboring
fields of corn, soybeans, and wheat grown for human and animal
consumption.

As a consumer, I want to eat with confidence that I am not ingesting
pharmacological products with my dinner.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sara Bhakti

521 7th Ave

Kirkland, WA 98033

**Eric Probola**

112 Fairview Avenue , East Pittsburgh, PA 15112

March 8, 2007 2:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Eric Probola

112 Fairview Avenue

East Pittsburgh, PA 15112

**Linda Thomas**

1318 22nd Street, NW , Washington, DC 20037

March 8, 2007 2:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Linda Thomas

1318 22nd Street, NW

Washington, DC 20037

**Weldon H Jackson**

2789 Bardy Road , Santa Rosa, CA 95404

March 8, 2007 2:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Weldon H Jackson

2789 Bardy Road

Santa Rosa, CA 95404

**Dena Pacitti**

12913 McCune Ave. , Los Angeles, CA 90066

March 8, 2007 2:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Dena Pacitti

12913 McCune Ave.

Los Angeles, CA 90066

**Zachary Fisher**

144-55 Melbourne Ave , Flushing, NY 11367

March 8, 2007 2:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Zachary Fisher

144-55 Melbourne Ave

Flushing, NY 11367

**Kathleen Mead**

54 Camino Potrillo , Lamy, NM 87540

March 8, 2007 2:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kathleen Mead

54 Camino Potrillo

Lamy, NM 87540

**Laurie Macintosh**

70 Parkwood Dr. , Milton, MA 02186

March 8, 2007 2:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

We are \"playing with fire\" here, as we cannot predict the consequences
of cross-pollinating.

Sincerely,

Laurie Macintosh

70 Parkwood Dr.

Milton, MA 02186

**Patricia Romanowicz**

9468 Appalachian Drive , Sacramento, CA 95827

March 8, 2007 2:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Patricia Romanowicz

9468 Appalachian Drive

Sacramento, CA 95827

**Clare Pelkey**

712 NY Route 79 , Windsor, NY 13865

March 8, 2007 2:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Without these bans, we won\'t need any enemies to destroy us - we will
effectively destroy ourselves!

Sincerely,

Clare Pelkey

712 NY Route 79

Windsor, NY 13865

**Elizabeth Morris**

Rt 1, Box 116N , Patterson, MO 63956

March 8, 2007 2:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Elizabeth Morris

Rt 1, Box 116N

Patterson, MO 63956

**Virginia O\'Connell**

509 Harvard Avenue , Swarthmore, PA 19081

March 8, 2007 2:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Virginia O\'Connell

509 Harvard Avenue

Swarthmore, PA 19081

**Janette Morrell**

111 Weyham Road , Weymouth, MA 02191

March 8, 2007 2:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Janette Morrell

111 Weyham Road

Weymouth, MA 02191

**Jason Kuzniar**

969 Douglas Ct , Niskayuna, NY 123093113

March 8, 2007 2:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jason Kuzniar

969 Douglas Ct

Niskayuna, NY 12309-3113

**Linnea Eng**

3015 126th Ave NE , Bellevue, WA 98005

March 8, 2007 2:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Linnea Eng

3015 126th Ave NE

Bellevue, WA 98005

**Luis Jorge Rivera-Herrera**

P.O. Box 9065161 , San Juan, PR 009065161

March 8, 2007 2:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Luis Jorge Rivera-Herrera

P.O. Box 9065161

San Juan, PR 00906-5161

**Kristin Shimonis**

511 Meyers Street , Duryea, PA 18642

March 8, 2007 2:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kristin Shimonis

511 Meyers Street

Duryea, PA 18642

**Thomas Marshall**

1800 Boylston Ave #201 , Seattle, WA 98122

March 8, 2007 2:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Thomas Marshall

1800 Boylston Ave #201

Seattle, WA 98122

**PETER SEIDMAN**

1238 JOSEPHINE ST. , Berkeley, CA 94703

March 8, 2007 2:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

PETER SEIDMAN

1238 JOSEPHINE ST.

Berkeley, CA 94703

**Linda Wolf**

803 Juniper Lane , Santa Fe, NM 87501

March 8, 2007 2:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

The FDA has a huge responsibility to be extremely cautious and
protective of the consumer in this area of biotech. The companies
risking our heath and the very existence of traditional crops are
motivated by profit and not by nature, common sense or altruism. There
is no going back for anyone once the cow is out of the barn.

Sincerely,

Linda Wolf

803 Juniper Lane

Santa Fe, NM 87501

**Rheta Johnson**

12 Scherer Ct , Lawrenceville, NJ 08648

March 8, 2007 2:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Rheta Johnson

12 Scherer Ct

Lawrenceville, NJ 08648

**jon jenkins**

0177 County Road 48 , Howard, CO 81233

March 8, 2007 2:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

jon jenkins

0177 County Road 48

Howard, CO 81233

**gene chorostecki**

181 great frontier drive , Georgetown, TX 78628

March 8, 2007 2:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

gene chorostecki

181 great frontier drive

Georgetown, TX 78628

**Eileen McCabe**

4696 S. Sunstone Rd #201, Taylorsville, UT 84123

March 8, 2007 2:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Eileen McCabe

4696 S. Sunstone Rd

#201

Taylorsville, UT 84123

**David Veenstra**

1800 Rossman SE , Grand Rapids, MI 49507

March 8, 2007 2:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

David Veenstra

1800 Rossman SE

Grand Rapids, MI 49507

**Douglas Estes**

629 Arguello Bl. Apt. 303, San Francisco, CA 94118

March 8, 2007 2:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Douglas Estes

629 Arguello Bl.

Apt. 303

San Francisco, CA 94118

**Irving Chidsey**

115 Northway , Havre de Grace, MD 210781603

March 8, 2007 2:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Irving Chidsey

115 Northway

Havre de Grace, MD 21078-1603

**John McKean**

1395 Center Road , Chimacum, WA 98325

March 8, 2007 2:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

John McKean

1395 Center Road

Chimacum, WA 98325

**Jorge Noa**

78 Midcrest Way , San Francisco, CA 941311238

March 8, 2007 2:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jorge Noa

78 Midcrest Way

San Francisco, CA 94131-1238

**Michael Laird**

17 Stuyvesant Oval , New York, NY 10009

March 8, 2007 2:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Michael Laird

17 Stuyvesant Oval

New York, NY 10009

**Carter Beckett**

760 Placita Santa Fe , Santa Fe, NM 87505

March 8, 2007 2:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Carter Beckett

760 Placita Santa Fe

Santa Fe, NM 87505

**Richard Rothstein**

11600 SW 96th Terrace , Miami, FL 331762593

March 8, 2007 2:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Richard Rothstein

11600 SW 96th Terrace

Miami, FL 33176-2593

**Linda Quinet**

111 River Run , Greenwich, CT 06831

March 8, 2007 2:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Linda Quinet

111 River Run

Greenwich, CT 06831

**Gerdi Lee**

529 Dellbrook Ave , San Francisco, CA 94131

March 8, 2007 2:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Gerdi Lee

529 Dellbrook Ave

San Francisco, CA 94131

**James Lukas**

961 Ellington Circle , Greenwood, IN 46143-8460

March 8, 2007 2:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: No Drugs Necessary in Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses a possible serious risk to
human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to BAN the outdoor production of pharmaceutical and
industrial food crops.

Sincerely,

James Lukas

961 Ellington Circle

Greenwood, IN 46143-8460

**Lucas Sabalka**

7541 Colby St , Lincoln, NE 68505

March 8, 2007 1:54 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Lucas Sabalka

7541 Colby St

Lincoln, NE 68505

**Barbara Fitzpatrick**

2500 W. Valley Dr. , Fayetteville, AR 72703

March 8, 2007 1:54 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops will contaminate the food supply if
grown outdoors\--especially in windswept Kansas, where winds would blow
pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of corn, soybeans, or wheat.
Pollen-drift contamination poses potentially serious risks to human
health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for contamination.
Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology companies have
been able to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Barbara Fitzpatrick

2500 W. Valley Dr.

Fayetteville, AR 72703

**MaryAnna Clemons**

3760 Peyton Hwy. , Colorado Springs, CO 80930

March 8, 2007 1:54 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

MaryAnna Clemons

3760 Peyton Hwy.

Colorado Springs, CO 80930

**Kryslyn Pratt**

279 rio lindo ave #1 , Chico, CA 95926

March 8, 2007 1:54 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kryslyn Pratt

279 rio lindo ave #1

Chico, CA 95926

**Matthew Hornland**

6557 30th Ave NE , Seattle, WA 98115

March 8, 2007 1:54 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Matthew Hornland

6557 30th Ave NE

Seattle, WA 98115

**bruce eichman**

134 hoover , san antonio, TX 78225

March 8, 2007 1:54 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

bruce eichman

134 hoover

san antonio, TX 78225

**Marianne Thompson**

7823 Dominican Street , New Orleans, LA 70118

March 8, 2007 1:54 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Marianne Thompson

7823 Dominican Street

New Orleans, LA 70118

**Steven Gullett**

341 Deerfield Lane , Lexington, KY 40511

March 8, 2007 1:54 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Steven Gullett

341 Deerfield Lane

Lexington, KY 40511

**David VanHouten**

15508 West 127th Terrace , Olathe, KS 66062

March 8, 2007 1:54 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

This could conceivably harm many efforts at \'Organic Farming\' as the
practitioners would have no way to prevent contamination of their
organic crops from pollution by genetically modified organisms. When you
think about it, isn\'t it a pretty disgusting thought to envision eating
something that is partially human or is a drug that you do not need? As
far as the drug is concerned, if you are allergic to it, it could kill
you. Until the genetic modification industry can prove, beyond a shadow
of a doubt that there is no way that their \'crops\' can \'escape\' or
cross-contaminate other crops, then allowing their growth under other
than completely controlled conditions is totally irresponsible and
potentially disastrous to all citizens of the United States. A world
wide concensus on controlling genetically modified food organisms would
make the world even safer as pollen can be blown around the world, and
crops from another country could ruin food crops globally. Just imagine
a world wide \'potato famine\' striking wheat or corn. Could we survive
such a disaster? We can barely feed the teeming billions now and what
with global warming and the looming disaster of it\'s by-products, can
we afford to take anymore unnecessary chances with our food supply?

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

David VanHouten

15508 West 127th Terrace

Olathe, KS 66062

**Debra Stoleroff**

158 New Hamburger Rd , Plainfield, VT 05667

March 8, 2007 1:54 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Debra Stoleroff

158 New Hamburger Rd

Plainfield, VT 05667

**Caryn Cowin**

317 Monterey Road Apt. 15, South Pasadena, CA 91030

March 8, 2007 1:54 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Caryn Cowin

317 Monterey Road

Apt. 15

South Pasadena, CA 91030

**Kay Gabriel**

826 Woodrow , Madison, WI 53711

March 8, 2007 1:54 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

As a scientist, I have done my share of genetic engineering to unravel
the mysteries of bacterial cells. However, to introduce human genes into
a food crop seems the epitome of stupidity, especially given the
\"unintended consequences \" that always arise in new ventures.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops will contaminate the food supply if
grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas. Winds will blow
pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of corn, soybeans, or wheat
where, we know from many observations, that genes can \"jump\" from one
species to another. Contamination poses potentially serious risks to
human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kay Gabriel

826 Woodrow

Madison, WI 53711

**patricia holbrook**

Rt 1 , Clintwood, VA 24228

March 8, 2007 1:54 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

patricia holbrook

Rt 1

Clintwood, VA 24228

**Wesley Wang**

2250 Broadway apt 8c, New York, NY 10024

March 8, 2007 1:54 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Wesley Wang

2250 Broadway

apt 8c

New York, NY 10024

**mindy mayers**

33 crystal lake lane , the woodlands, TX 77380

March 8, 2007 1:54 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

mindy mayers

33 crystal lake lane

the woodlands, TX 77380

**courtney smith**

706 N. Bridge , carbondale, IL 62901

March 8, 2007 1:54 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

courtney smith

706 N. Bridge

carbondale, IL 62901

**thomas c hall**

1348 sudden valley , bellingham, WA 98229-4836

March 8, 2007 1:54 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

As a retired professor of human pharmacology, I see these products as
too dangerous to be cultivated out of doors.

Sincerely,

thomas c hall

1348 sudden valley

bellingham, WA 98229-4836

**Sarah Demo**

117 Waterwagon Road , Ithaca, NY 14850

March 8, 2007 1:54 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sarah Demo

117 Waterwagon Road

Ithaca, NY 14850

**Kerrie Byrne**

PO Box 4471 , Whitefish, MT 59937

March 8, 2007 1:54 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kerrie Byrne

PO Box 4471

Whitefish, MT 59937

**Tanya Huebner**

963 Clover Cir , Lafayette, CO 800261775

March 8, 2007 1:54 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Tanya Huebner

963 Clover Cir

Lafayette, CO 80026-1775

**ellen holmes**

3053 Fillmore St \# 297 , san Francisco, CA 941234009

March 8, 2007 1:54 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

ellen holmes

3053 Fillmore St \# 297

san Francisco, CA 94123-4009

**Colin Coppola**

1316 Yellow Springs Rd. , Chester Springs, PA 19425

March 8, 2007 1:54 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Colin Coppola

1316 Yellow Springs Rd.

Chester Springs, PA 19425

**Josh McKearin**

613 Stillmeadow , Richardson, TX 75081

March 8, 2007 1:54 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Josh McKearin

613 Stillmeadow

Richardson, TX 75081

**Ann McGill**

1947 Rocklyn Drive , Brunswick, OH 44212

March 8, 2007 1:54 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Ann McGill

1947 Rocklyn Drive

Brunswick, OH 44212

**Marie Bilzor**

6660 Loch Hill Road , Baltimore, MD 21239

March 8, 2007 1:54 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Marie Bilzor

6660 Loch Hill Road

Baltimore, MD 21239

**Marilyn Carse**

4137 Ann Arbor-Saline Road Fox Hollow Farm, Ann Arbor, MI 481039712

March 8, 2007 1:54 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Marilyn Carse

4137 Ann Arbor-Saline Road

Fox Hollow Farm

Ann Arbor, MI 48103-9712

**Lloyd McMillan**

341 Deerfield Lane , Lexington, KY 40511

March 8, 2007 1:54 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Lloyd McMillan

341 Deerfield Lane

Lexington, KY 40511

**Elsy Haddad**

17294 37th Place North , LOXAHATCHEE, FL 33470

March 8, 2007 1:54 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Elsy Haddad

17294 37th Place North

LOXAHATCHEE, FL 33470

**Jenny Stevens**

13608 Cradle Hill Rd. , Midlothian, VA 23112

March 8, 2007 1:54 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jenny Stevens

13608 Cradle Hill Rd.

Midlothian, VA 23112

**Dave McGowan**

42 Highland Ave. , Madison, NJ 07940

March 8, 2007 1:54 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Dave McGowan

42 Highland Ave.

Madison, NJ 07940

**Judith Casale**

9946 SW 157 ST , Miami, FL 33157

March 8, 2007 1:54 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Judith Casale

9946 SW 157 ST

Miami, FL 33157

**Stefanie Van Pelt**

1147 Stafore Dr , Bethlehem, PA 180171031

March 8, 2007 1:54 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Stefanie Van Pelt

1147 Stafore Dr

Bethlehem, PA 18017-1031

**Patricia Miller**

143 East Howe Rd. , Kent, OH 44240

March 8, 2007 1:54 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Patricia Miller

143 East Howe Rd.

Kent, OH 44240

**James Kenny**

35-48 75th St./Apt. 6E , Jackson Heights, NY 11372

March 8, 2007 1:54 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

James Kenny

35-48 75th St./Apt. 6E

Jackson Heights, NY 11372

**D Brown**

1718 McKnight , Maplewood, MN 55109

March 8, 2007 1:54 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

D Brown

1718 McKnight

Maplewood, MN 55109

**Tracy Revett**

38 Victoria St , Somerville, MA 02144

March 8, 2007 1:54 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Tracy Revett

38 Victoria St

Somerville, MA 02144

**Howard Woo**

7748 hosford ave , los angeles, CA 900451145

March 8, 2007 1:54 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Howard Woo

7748 hosford ave

los angeles, CA 90045-1145

**Anne Millhollen**

2685 Benson Lane , Eugene, OR 97408

March 8, 2007 1:54 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

There is no way to reliably contain genetically engineered crops planted
in field plots. \"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to
contaminate the food supply if grown outdoors\--especially in windy,
tornado-prone Kansas, where winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds
into neighboring fields of corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses
potentially serious risks to human health and threatens farmers who may
be held liable for contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA
nor biotechnology companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Anne Millhollen

2685 Benson Lane

Eugene, OR 97408

**Deb Skup**

5323 Silverdale Rd , Sturgeon Bay, WI 542359385

March 8, 2007 1:54 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Deb Skup

5323 Silverdale Rd

Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235-9385

**Sanford Brown**

551 Elma Ave. , BIG PINE KEY, FL 330433339

March 8, 2007 1:54 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keed ALL Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

Already, against our strong objections, use of strong, new anti-biotics
is being allowed!

Please don\'t compund this problem further!

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sanford Brown

551 Elma Ave.

BIG PINE KEY, FL 33043-3339

**Malissa Haslam**

2598 Calle Delfino , Santa Fe, NM 87505

March 8, 2007 1:54 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Malissa Haslam

2598 Calle Delfino

Santa Fe, NM 87505

**Gina Norman**

3436 NE 73rd Avenue , Portland, OR 97213

March 8, 2007 1:54 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Gina Norman

3436 NE 73rd Avenue

Portland, OR 97213

**Carryl Womack**

1121 Kentucky St , Gridley, CA 95948

March 8, 2007 1:54 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Carryl Womack

1121 Kentucky St

Gridley, CA 95948

**Rose Jenkins**

1012 N High St , Duncannon, PA 170201812

March 8, 2007 1:54 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors. Outdoor plantings are subject to weather which
cannot be controlled, especially in Tornado Alley. Contamination poses
potentially serious risks to human health and threatens farmers who may
be held liable for contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA
nor biotechnology companies can be trusted to prevent contamination. And
once contamination occurs, it cannot be contained. Please do not let
this genie out of its bottle.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Thank you for reading my letter.

Sincerely,

Rose Jenkins

1012 N High St

Duncannon, PA 17020-1812

**Peter Gorsuch**

332 NE 51st St. , Seattle, WA 98105

March 8, 2007 1:54 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Peter Gorsuch

332 NE 51st St.

Seattle, WA 98105

**T Cassidy**

Green Knoll , Hamilton, OH 45011

March 8, 2007 1:54 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

Too many \"unintended consequences\" still at risk under present regime
of knowledge and testing.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

T Cassidy

Green Knoll

Hamilton, OH 45011

**Paul Kripli**

11445 Shilling , Sterling Heights, MI 48314

March 8, 2007 1:54 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Paul Kripli

11445 Shilling

Sterling Heights, MI 48314

**\* Zentura**

PO Box 4111 , Casper, WY 82604

March 8, 2007 1:54 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

\* Zentura

PO Box 4111

Casper, WY 82604

**Karla Capers**

185 Woodlawn , Saratoga, NY 12866

March 8, 2007 1:54 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Karla Capers

185 Woodlawn

Saratoga, NY 12866

**Gail McDonald-Tune**

PO Box 1212 , Topanga, CA 902901212

March 8, 2007 1:54 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Gail McDonald-Tune

PO Box 1212

Topanga, CA 90290-1212

**Anne Mahler**

5518 Roundtree Dr #D , Concord, CA 94521

March 8, 2007 1:54 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Anne Mahler

5518 Roundtree Dr #D

Concord, CA 94521

**Ronald Stone**

1330 Short St , West linn, OR 97068

March 8, 2007 1:54 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

You are our main line of defense against this kind of dangerous
tampering with our food supply. Please don\'t let us down.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Ronald Stone

1330 Short St

West linn, OR 97068

**Shane Zeman**

77 Avon Drive , Nashua, NH 03064

March 8, 2007 1:42 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

Genetic engineering of our food supply is a scary prospect no matter
what the possible benefits are. Many studies have already shown a
building resistance of pests to GE food. Bees have shown that they do
not want to pollinate GE plants. Every third bite of food eaten in
America is dependent on bees for their pollinating ability. Also GE food
has been shown to cross pollinate with wild species of similar plants.
This would lead to a food supply in which every time we eat we are
getting unregulated doses of drugs that we do not need and in some cases
could be harmful to the people that consume them. Most infants are fed
baby cereal that is rice based. This would mean that infants, our most
chemical susceptible population, would be receiving unnecessary drugs.
These are just some of the problems associated with genetically
engineered food, and they are just the tip of the iceberg. If we want to
have a healthy food supply and a healthy nation please oppose and ban
the use of all genetically engineered crops in our food supply.

Sincerely,

Shane Zeman

77 Avon Drive

Nashua, NH 03064

**Brigitta Arden**

2020 Sarah Street , Pittsburgh, PA 15203

March 8, 2007 1:42 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Brigitta Arden

2020 Sarah Street

Pittsburgh, PA 15203

**Quilla Miralia**

4250 Huntington Forest Blvd. , Jacksonville, FL 32257

March 8, 2007 1:42 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Quilla Miralia

4250 Huntington Forest Blvd.

Jacksonville, FL 32257

**Peter Feldstein**

4854 Jeanne-Mance , Montreal, QC H2V 4J7 Canada

March 8, 2007 1:42 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Peter Feldstein

4854 Jeanne-Mance

Montreal, QC H2V 4J7

**Gary Hornfeld**

6655 Davis Rd , Saginaw, MI 48604

March 8, 2007 1:42 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Gary Hornfeld

6655 Davis Rd

Saginaw, MI 48604

**Bennie Shallbetter**

123 Dan Stewart Rd. , Picayune, MS 39466

March 8, 2007 1:42 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

It is unthinkable that you would propose to \"drug\" an unsuspecting
population. What is next-engineering food that will make us all agree
with a certain political concept. Please don\'t slip dugs into the food
chain or into my food.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Bennie Shallbetter

123 Dan Stewart Rd.

Picayune, MS 39466

**Dorothy Daraio**

9523 Taormina St. , Lake Worth, FL 33467

March 8, 2007 1:42 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Dorothy Daraio

9523 Taormina St.

Lake Worth, FL 33467

**Anita Brandariz**

13 Willow Place , Brooklyn, NY 11201 4506

March 8, 2007 1:42 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination. Perhaps that is the
plan, to destroy natural food crops in order to enrich Monsanto, ADM and
the other giant chemical companies. Nobody wants frankenstein food.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Anita Brandariz

13 Willow Place

Brooklyn, NY 11201 4506

**Warren Jones**

911 Maple Ave , Grafton, WV 263541827

March 8, 2007 1:42 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Warren Jones

911 Maple Ave

Grafton, WV 26354-1827

**Janice Drahos**

1821 S. Grant St. , Missoula, MT 59801

March 8, 2007 1:42 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Janice Drahos

1821 S. Grant St.

Missoula, MT 59801

**Nan Singh Bowman**

10361 California Drive , Ben Lomond, CA 95005

March 8, 2007 1:42 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

I\'ll take my food unsullied, thank you very much. Guess the organic
farmers will be doing extremely well from now on as we can\'t trust the
USDA anymore.

Sincerely,

Nan Singh Bowman

10361 California Drive

Ben Lomond, CA 95005

**Berj Amir**

1946 Paralta Ave. , Seaside, CA 93955

March 8, 2007 1:42 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Berj Amir

1946 Paralta Ave.

Seaside, CA 93955

**Antone Johnson**

201 E. Angeleno Ave. Unit 418, Burbank, CA 91502

March 8, 2007 1:42 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Antone Johnson

201 E. Angeleno Ave.

Unit 418

Burbank, CA 91502

**Nancy Peterson**

16210 Rangerider Rd. , San Antonio, TX 78247-4479

March 8, 2007 1:42 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Please think about your children and ours. Don\'t let this be about big
money!!!

Sincerely,

Nancy Peterson

16210 Rangerider Rd.

San Antonio, TX 78247-4479

**sarah pope**

327 west 19th street , new york, NY 10011

March 8, 2007 1:42 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

sarah pope

327 west 19th street

new york, NY 10011

**Suzanne Batchelor**

1823-B West 39th St. , Austin, TX 787316154

March 8, 2007 1:40 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Suzanne Batchelor

1823-B West 39th St.

Austin, TX 78731-6154

**Heather Koenig**

3831 N Lomond Cir , Mesa, AZ 85215

March 8, 2007 1:40 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE Keed Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Heather Koenig

3831 N Lomond Cir

Mesa, AZ 85215

**Andrew Johnson**

85 W. Green St. , Westminster, MD 21157

March 8, 2007 1:40 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Andrew Johnson

85 W. Green St.

Westminster, MD 21157

**peter holm**

po box 1026 , easthampton, MA 01027

March 8, 2007 1:40 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

peter holm

po box 1026

easthampton, MA 01027

**Blair Randall**

44 San Carlos St. , San Francisco, CA 94110, CA 94110

March 8, 2007 1:40 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Blair Randall

44 San Carlos St.

San Francisco, CA 94110, CA 94110

**Deborah Weik**

17 Catherine Drive , Wolcott, CT 06716

March 8, 2007 1:40 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Deborah Weik

17 Catherine Drive

Wolcott, CT 06716

**Susan Carroll**

32-03 150 St , Flushing, NY 11354-3245

March 8, 2007 1:40 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Susan Carroll

32-03 150 St

Flushing, NY 11354-3245

**Jacques Macaire**

EOLH - Espace 22 - Parc de Nanteuil - 5, rue de Rome , Rosny sous Bois
Cedex, AE 93561 France

March 8, 2007 1:40 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jacques Macaire

EOLH - Espace 22 - Parc de Nanteuil - 5, rue de Rome

Rosny sous Bois Cedex, AE 93561

**Joel Henry**

14620 Garrett Ave. #104 , Apple Valley, MN 55124

March 8, 2007 1:40 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Joel Henry

14620 Garrett Ave. #104

Apple Valley, MN 55124

**John Miksa**

1124 W Euclid AVe , Milwaukee, WI 53215

March 8, 2007 1:40 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

John Miksa

1124 W Euclid AVe

Milwaukee, WI 53215

**Charles Alvarez**

8550 Forest Pkwy Apt 2M , Woodhaven, NY 11421

March 8, 2007 1:40 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Charles Alvarez

8550 Forest Pkwy Apt 2M

Woodhaven, NY 11421

**Diane Lowe**

6331 Corntassel Lane , Roanoke, VA 24018

March 8, 2007 1:40 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Diane Lowe

6331 Corntassel Lane

Roanoke, VA 24018

**Robert Cohen**

240E207th St , Bronx, NY 10467

March 8, 2007 1:40 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Robert Cohen

240E207th St

Bronx, NY 10467

**Loretta Arvizu**

18711 152nd Ave NE , Woodinville, WA 98072

March 8, 2007 1:40 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Loretta Arvizu

18711 152nd Ave NE

Woodinville, WA 98072

**Steven White**

10 Garden Pl. , Spring Valley, NY 10977

March 8, 2007 1:40 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Steven White

10 Garden Pl.

Spring Valley, NY 10977

**Susan Ruecker**

3225 NE 40th Ave , Portland, OR 97212

March 8, 2007 1:40 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Susan Ruecker

3225 NE 40th Ave

Portland, OR 97212

**Jonathan Boyne**

2013 Kakela Dr. , Honolulu, HI 96822-2158

March 8, 2007 1:40 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jonathan Boyne

2013 Kakela Dr.

Honolulu, HI 96822-2158

**vivian levy**

1028 Opal st , Los Alamos, NM 87544

March 8, 2007 1:40 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

vivian levy

1028 Opal st

Los Alamos, NM 87544

**Karen Cairns**

707 South Main St. #B3 , Blacksburg, VA 24060

March 8, 2007 1:40 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Karen Cairns

707 South Main St. #B3

Blacksburg, VA 24060

**Karen Bryant**

10919 Warwick Avenue , Fairfax, VA 22030-3031

March 8, 2007 1:40 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Karen Bryant

10919 Warwick Avenue

Fairfax, VA 22030-3031

**Mark Morrison**

PO Box 451 , Nederland, CO 80466

March 8, 2007 1:40 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Mark Morrison

PO Box 451

Nederland, CO 80466

**Kathryn Everette**

1000 Smith Level Road V14 , Carrboro, NC 27510

March 8, 2007 1:40 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kathryn Everette

1000 Smith Level Road V14

Carrboro, NC 27510

**Annette Moran**

2180 Woodhaven Ln , Sparks, NV 89434

March 8, 2007 1:40 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

The following message is so very important, please be my representative
on this issue.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Thank you.

Sincerely,

Annette Moran

2180 Woodhaven Ln

Sparks, NV 89434

**allison vetter**

7 oak crest rd , west orange, NJ 07052

March 8, 2007 1:40 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

allison vetter

7 oak crest rd

west orange, NJ 07052

**Roland Lesseps, S.J.**

1575 Calhoun St. , New Orleans, LA 70118

March 8, 2007 1:40 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

I am totally opposed to inserting human genes into food crops, and to
the growing of these crops in the field. I certainly would not want to
eat rice harvested from fields anywhere near these \"Pharma\" food
crops, since it is almost inevitable that eventually these human genes
will be picked up by crops in neighboring fields.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Roland Lesseps, S.J.

1575 Calhoun St.

New Orleans, LA 70118

**sylvia levine**

107 morton street 3a, new york, NY 10014

March 8, 2007 1:40 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

sylvia levine

107 morton street

3a

new york, NY 10014

**Susan Schlessinger**

1074 SW Cornelia Avenue , Port St. Lucie, FL 349533235

March 8, 2007 1:40 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Susan Schlessinger

1074 SW Cornelia Avenue

Port St. Lucie, FL 34953-3235

**Timothy Naill**

1204 Ann Ave , Dixon, IL 61021

March 8, 2007 1:40 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Timothy Naill

1204 Ann Ave

Dixon, IL 61021

**barbara hill**

1894 maybelle drive , pleasant hill, CA 94523

March 8, 2007 1:40 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

I am very concerned about the possibility that \"Pharma\" and industrial
food crops are likely to contaminate the food supply if grown
outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where winds could easily
blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of corn, soybeans, or
wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks to human health and
threatens farmers who may be held liable for contamination. Experience
shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology companies can be trusted
to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

barbara hill

1894 maybelle drive

pleasant hill, CA 94523

**Susie Knight**

7 Gray Hawk Place , Santa Fe, NM 87508

March 8, 2007 1:40 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

There is already ample evidence that bio-engineered or genetically
modified crops cannot be contained. Seeds and pollen are easily
transported by wind and insects into neighboring fields.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Susie Knight

7 Gray Hawk Place

Santa Fe, NM 87508

**Hal Trufan**

8869 Roberts Dr , Atlanta, GA 303502113

March 8, 2007 1:40 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Hal Trufan

8869 Roberts Dr

Atlanta, GA 30350-2113

**Randy Schoedler**

3709 W Michigan St , Milwaukee, WI 532083714

March 8, 2007 1:40 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Randy Schoedler

3709 W Michigan St

Milwaukee, WI 53208-3714

**jamie clemons**

8 south randall road , aurora, IL 60506

March 8, 2007 1:40 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

Don\'t put this wierd stuff out where it can contaminate my food dude!

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

jamie clemons

8 south randall road

aurora, IL 60506

**will wagoner**

10227 reedy branch rd , chesterfield, VA 23838

March 8, 2007 1:40 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

will wagoner

10227 reedy branch rd

chesterfield, VA 23838

**Elaine O\'Kennedy**

1180 Lochinvar Ave Apt 96, Sunnyvale, CA 940875131

March 8, 2007 1:40 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

I eat rice, wheat and corn every day, and am deeply disturbed at the
idea that the food my family and I eat are genetically tampered with and
/ or contaminated by the uncontrolled practices of biotechnology. It is
one thing to conduct experiments indoors and in controlled conditions,
but as anyone knows, the outdoors are beyond man\'s control.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Elaine O\'Kennedy

1180 Lochinvar Ave

Apt 96

Sunnyvale, CA 94087-5131

**Leslie Pierpont**

103 Los Hornos Rd , Lamy, NM 87540

March 8, 2007 1:40 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keed Drugs and Human Genes Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

I am appalled that anyone would propose using human genes in the
production of food crops. We have seen the disaster of mad cow disease
resulting from feeding cow parts to cattle, and if we ignore the ancient
taboo against human consuming human, it is at or own peril.This is a
horrible plan with potentially disastrous effects.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Leslie Pierpont

103 Los Hornos Rd

Lamy, NM 87540

**Scot Phillips**

500 E 61 Terr , Kansas City, MO 64110

March 8, 2007 1:40 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Scot Phillips

500 E 61 Terr

Kansas City, MO 64110

**joel ainger**

5953 Riverside Blvd , Sacramento, CA 958311378

March 8, 2007 1:40 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

joel ainger

5953 Riverside Blvd

Sacramento, CA 95831-1378

**Joe Anshien**

7212 Idylwood Ct , Falls Church, VA 22043

March 8, 2007 1:40 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Joe Anshien

7212 Idylwood Ct

Falls Church, VA 22043

**Garry Spencer**

4023 W. San Pedro st. , Tampa, FL 33629-6726

March 8, 2007 1:40 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Garry Spencer

4023 W. San Pedro st.

Tampa, FL 33629-6726

**Shamili Sandiford**

1663 Brentwood Lane , Wheaton, IL 60187

March 8, 2007 1:40 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Shamili Sandiford

1663 Brentwood Lane

Wheaton, IL 60187

**Trevor Goodger-Hill**

No civic number , Trottier Mills, QC G0P 1H0 Canada

March 8, 2007 1:33 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

Stop screwing around with our planet and its vegetation. When
genetically-modified crops were first introduced the companies swore
that they could not spread and interbreed. It took two years to prove
they were liars. All companies lie for their shareholders profit. That
is what capitalism is all about. STOP!

Sincerely,

Trevor Goodger-Hill

No civic number

Trottier Mills, QC G0P 1H0

**Yvonne Clark**

161 Kidder Street , Wilkes Barre, PA 18702

March 8, 2007 1:33 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Yvonne Clark

161 Kidder Street

Wilkes Barre, PA 18702

**Patricia Platt**

3718 Oxford-Middletown Road , Somerville, OH 45064

March 8, 2007 1:33 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Patricia Platt

3718 Oxford-Middletown Road

Somerville, OH 45064

**Maia Maia**

332 Ellwood Beach Dr. #9 , Goleta, CA 93117

March 8, 2007 1:33 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

Contamination from \"phrama\" and other industrial food crops,
especially, when grown outside in windy conditions, poses potentially
serious risks to human health and threatens farmers who may be held
liable.

Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology companies can
be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Maia Maia

332 Ellwood Beach Dr. #9

Goleta, CA 93117

**Judy Boehmer**

109 Monroe Ave , Elgin, IL 601235245

March 8, 2007 1:33 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

I am quite concerned with the safety of this genetically modified
agri-pharma product for human consumtion and what the results of this
experiment will mean to our future generations health.

In addition,\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to
contaminate the food supply and possibly other plants if grown
outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where winds could easily
blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of corn, soybeans, or
wheat.

Contamination poses potentially serious risks to human health and
threatens farmers who may be held liable for contamination. Experience
shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology companies can be trusted
to prevent contamination and it would be imposible to retify the
situation if contamination occurs.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Judy Boehmer

109 Monroe Ave

Elgin, IL 60123-5245

**George Stadnik**

24-66 44th Street , Long Island City, NY 111032002

March 8, 2007 1:33 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

George Stadnik

24-66 44th Street

Long Island City, NY 11103-2002

**Olivia Zivney**

46 Neil Avenue , Gallipolis, OH 45631

March 8, 2007 1:33 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

This represents a huge increase in the acreage allotted to growing
genetically altered \"Pharma\" and industrial food crops, and is
alarming since the safety of such crops is questionable at best. These
crops are likely to contaminate the food supply if grown
outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where winds could easily
blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of corn, soybeans, or
wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks to human health and
threatens farmers who may be held liable for contamination. Experience
from past contamination shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination in the future.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Olivia Zivney

46 Neil Avenue

Gallipolis, OH 45631

**Nicole Harris**

331 James St. SE Apt. 2 , Grand Rapids, MI 49503

March 8, 2007 1:31 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Nicole Harris

331 James St. SE Apt. 2

Grand Rapids, MI 49503

**Erica Waldmann**

920 W South St , Martinsburg, WV 25401

March 8, 2007 1:31 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Erica Waldmann

920 W South St

Martinsburg, WV 25401

**Eric Szymanski**

266\. W Tupper St. , Buffalo, NY 14201

March 8, 2007 1:31 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Eric Szymanski

266\. W Tupper St.

Buffalo, NY 14201

**Jeff Ward**

908 S. 23rd St , Lexington, MO 64067

March 8, 2007 1:31 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jeff Ward

908 S. 23rd St

Lexington, MO 64067

**David Click**

1387 East 1300 South , Salt Lake City, UT 841051942

March 8, 2007 1:31 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

David Click

1387 East 1300 South

Salt Lake City, UT 84105-1942

**Jonathan Holzer**

229 Boulder Hill Drive , Longview, WA 986329613

March 8, 2007 1:31 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jonathan Holzer

229 Boulder Hill Drive

Longview, WA 98632-9613

**Patricia J Potter**

81 Stein Ave , Wallington, NJ 07057

March 8, 2007 1:31 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Patricia J Potter

81 Stein Ave

Wallington, NJ 07057

**Blythe Stephens**

111 Casentini St., Apt. C , Salinas, CA 93907

March 8, 2007 1:31 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Blythe Stephens

111 Casentini St., Apt. C

Salinas, CA 93907

**Derick Pierce**

934 East Squantum Street , North Quincy, MA 02171

March 8, 2007 1:31 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Derick Pierce

934 East Squantum Street

North Quincy, MA 02171

**Ralph A Meakin**

81 Stein Ave , Wallington, NJ 07057

March 8, 2007 1:31 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Ralph A Meakin

81 Stein Ave

Wallington, NJ 07057

**Ken Josselyn**

934 East Squantum Street , North Quincy, MA 02171

March 8, 2007 1:31 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Ken Josselyn

934 East Squantum Street

North Quincy, MA 02171

**Dawn Hagan**

2402 Ponderosa Hill , Lyons, CO 80540

March 8, 2007 1:31 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Dawn Hagan

2402 Ponderosa Hill

Lyons, CO 80540

**Martin Clevenger**

12308 Quarter Charge Drive , Spotsylvania, VA 22553

March 8, 2007 1:31 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Martin Clevenger

12308 Quarter Charge Drive

Spotsylvania, VA 22553

**Rebecca Berlant**

8A First Place , Brooklyn, NY 11231

March 8, 2007 1:31 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Rebecca Berlant

8A First Place

Brooklyn, NY 11231

**Erik Bennett**

1610 S Apple Ave , Marshfield, WI 54449

March 8, 2007 1:31 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Erik Bennett

1610 S Apple Ave

Marshfield, WI 54449

**Dee Parks**

PO Box 2420 , Boone, NC 28607

March 8, 2007 1:31 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Dee Parks

PO Box 2420

Boone, NC 28607

**Dean Johnson**

428 Grand Avenue, Apartment D, Spring Valley, CA 91977

March 8, 2007 1:31 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Dean Johnson

428 Grand Avenue,

Apartment D

Spring Valley, CA 91977

**Kelly Hobbs**

2900 VZ CR 4210 , Athens, TX 75752

March 8, 2007 1:31 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kelly Hobbs

2900 VZ CR 4210

Athens, TX 75752

**Bettemae Johnson**

6250 Indian School Rd NE Apt A105, Albuquerque, NM 87110

March 8, 2007 1:31 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Bettemae Johnson

6250 Indian School Rd NE

Apt A105

Albuquerque, NM 87110

**Douglas Kinney**

525 Crawford Road P.O. Box 463, Otego, NY 13825

March 8, 2007 1:31 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Douglas Kinney

525 Crawford Road

P.O. Box 463

Otego, NY 13825

**Paul DiMarco**

5425 Club Head Road , Virginia Beach, VA 23455

March 8, 2007 1:31 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Paul DiMarco

5425 Club Head Road

Virginia Beach, VA 23455

**Robert Westover**

11 Bloch Terrace , Lake Oswego, OR 970351407

March 8, 2007 1:31 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Robert Westover

11 Bloch Terrace

Lake Oswego, OR 97035-1407

**Danile Martens**

1702 S Spring St , Mishawaka, IN 46544

March 8, 2007 1:31 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

Ventria cannot guarantee the isolation of their rice, therefore they are
trespassing on the rights of all other Americans. There is no need for
this type of pharmaceutical production. prevention as the first level of
health care, and judicious use of pharmaceuticls are adequate for our
needs.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Danile Martens

1702 S Spring St

Mishawaka, IN 46544

**Elizabeth Guise**

11965 Montana Ave., #13 , Los Angeles, CA 900495039

March 8, 2007 1:31 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Elizabeth Guise

11965 Montana Ave., #13

Los Angeles, CA 90049-5039

**Bruce Richman**

955 Azure St Apt 4 , Sunnyvale, CA 94087

March 8, 2007 1:31 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Bruce Richman

955 Azure St Apt 4

Sunnyvale, CA 94087

**John Foster**

PO Box 15920 , Sacramento, CA 95852

March 8, 2007 1:31 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

John Foster

PO Box 15920

Sacramento, CA 95852

**Mary Sodd**

506 West 2nd Street , Pella, IA 50219

March 8, 2007 1:31 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Mary Sodd

506 West 2nd Street

Pella, IA 50219

**Margaret McBride**

3 Highland St. , Rockport, MA 01966

March 8, 2007 1:31 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Margaret McBride

3 Highland St.

Rockport, MA 01966

**Peter Felsenthal**

P O Box 483 , Trevett, ME 04571

March 8, 2007 1:31 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Peter Felsenthal

P O Box 483

Trevett, ME 04571

**Brian Angel**

15100 S. 94th Ave. , Orland Park, IL 60462

March 8, 2007 1:31 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that the USDA Restrictions and
biotechnology companies cannot be trusted to prevent contamination.

Just look at the planting of a few acres of \"superweeds\" that went
wrong. Winds blew the \"superweed\" pollen 9-10 miles outside of the
test area borders !!!! An outcropping of this magnatuitde CANNOT happen
at all with biotech crops. I\'m sure that there are other ways to grow
those crops (like inside a biohazzard containment facility ), than to
grow something that dangerous outdoors !!!! Just think for a moment what
would happen if only a few outcroppings happened by test
fields\.....several farms or land would be contaminated, and those
lands\' pollen would spread to other lands\' crops, and so on, and so
on, until most everything would be permantely mixed with a pharmacrop.
Eat corn and you may be eating corn+an Antibiotic+who knows what else
!!!!!

Based on the above, I strongly urge the USDA to deny this and all other
applications for outdoor production of pharmaceutical and industrial
food crops and to institute a ban on this practice altogether. Remember,
once the genie is out of the bottle it can\'t be put back in.

Sincerely,

Brian Angel

15100 S. 94th Ave.

Orland Park, IL 60462

**Kim Maynard**

P.O. Box 23822 , Eugene, OR 97402

March 8, 2007 1:31 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kim Maynard

P.O. Box 23822

Eugene, OR 97402

**Jill Perander**

1127 180th Street SW , Lynnwood, WA 98037

March 8, 2007 1:31 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jill Perander

1127 180th Street SW

Lynnwood, WA 98037

**Christine Gillen**

2230 Thunderbird Trail , Maitland, FL 32751

March 8, 2007 1:31 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Christine Gillen

2230 Thunderbird Trail

Maitland, FL 32751

**L Simons**

53 Pleasant Hill Rd. , Mountainville, NY 10953

March 8, 2007 1:31 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

L Simons

53 Pleasant Hill Rd.

Mountainville, NY 10953

**Nils Paz**

4214 Lovett Ln , La Mesa, CA 91941

March 8, 2007 1:31 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Nils Paz

4214 Lovett Ln

La Mesa, CA 91941

**Robert Wolaver**

10231 Ridge View Dr , Grass Valley, CA 95945

March 8, 2007 1:31 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds and pollen into neighboring
fields of non-GMO rice, corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses
potentially serious risks to human health and threatens farmers who may
be held liable for contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA
nor biotechnology companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Robert Wolaver

10231 Ridge View Dr

Grass Valley, CA 95945

**William Whaley**

134 Sutton Road , Ardmore, PA 190033117

March 8, 2007 1:31 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

William Whaley

134 Sutton Road

Ardmore, PA 19003-3117

**Lisa Pisanic**

6594 Dovecote Drive , Columbia, MD 21044

March 8, 2007 1:31 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Lisa Pisanic

6594 Dovecote Drive

Columbia, MD 21044

**jane gordon**

6613 valjean ave , van nuys, CA 91406

March 8, 2007 1:31 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

jane gordon

6613 valjean ave

van nuys, CA 91406

**Barbara Roman**

35 Summer Street , Melrose, MA 02176

March 8, 2007 1:31 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Barbara Roman

35 Summer Street

Melrose, MA 02176

**Donna Marks**

250 Jenny Lind Drive , Harpers Ferry, WV 25425

March 8, 2007 1:31 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Donna Marks

250 Jenny Lind Drive

Harpers Ferry, WV 25425

**Robert Capers**

110 E. Lakeview Road , Stillwater, OK 74075

March 8, 2007 1:31 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Robert Capers

110 E. Lakeview Road

Stillwater, OK 74075

**Beth Hooker**

50 College Street , South Hadley, MA 01075-1624

March 8, 2007 1:31 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Beth Hooker

50 College Street

South Hadley, MA 01075-1624

**Christopher Dunham**

84 Crowther Ave , Bridgeport, CT 066052504

March 8, 2007 1:31 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Christopher Dunham

84 Crowther Ave

Bridgeport, CT 06605-2504

**marc daniel**

119 E Lawrence St , Mount Vernon, WA 982732913

March 8, 2007 1:31 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

marc daniel

119 E Lawrence St

Mount Vernon, WA 98273-2913

**Rudolf Martin**

8955 Norma Place , West Hollywood, CA 90069

March 8, 2007 1:31 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Rudolf Martin

8955 Norma Place

West Hollywood, CA 90069

**Jan Hidde King**

106 Hoedown Cir , Fountain, CO 80817

March 8, 2007 1:31 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jan Hidde King

106 Hoedown Cir

Fountain, CO 80817

**Brent Williamson**

2502 NW 92ND STREET , Seattle, WA 98117

March 8, 2007 1:23 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Brent Williamson

2502 NW 92ND STREET

Seattle, WA 98117

**David Gerke**

23201 Grandview Ter. , Chatsworth, CA 913116413

March 8, 2007 1:23 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

David Gerke

23201 Grandview Ter.

Chatsworth, CA 91311-6413

**Johnnie Jones-Arant**

1507 E. DeSoto Street , Pensacola, FL 32501

March 8, 2007 1:23 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

As a parent , I am very concerned about this.

Sincerely,

Johnnie Jones-Arant

1507 E. DeSoto Street

Pensacola, FL 32501

**joseph bayley**

p.o. box 1633 , port townsend, WA 98368

March 8, 2007 1:23 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

joseph bayley

p.o. box 1633

port townsend, WA 98368

**Pat Spellman**

3025 Rodman Street NW , Washington, DC 20008

March 8, 2007 1:23 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

Please leave rice alone. It is a basic food and should not be tampered
with.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Pat Spellman

3025 Rodman Street NW

Washington, DC 20008

**Clyde Everton**

5980 N. Ashville Ln. , Boise, ID 837033036

March 8, 2007 1:23 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Clyde Everton

5980 N. Ashville Ln.

Boise, ID 83703-3036

**Jacqueline Pierce**

2500 Montana St. , Lawrence, KS 66046

March 8, 2007 1:23 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keed Drugs Out of Our Food Supply and my backyard!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jacqueline Pierce

2500 Montana St.

Lawrence, KS 66046

**Alan Olander**

25998 277th Avenue , Nevis, MN 56467

March 8, 2007 1:23 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Alan Olander

25998 277th Avenue

Nevis, MN 56467

**Nancy Schick**

2849 Laclede Station Rd , Saint Louis, MO 63143

March 8, 2007 1:23 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Nancy Schick

2849 Laclede Station Rd

Saint Louis, MO 63143

**Joseph Robles**

1112 Hazelton Street , San Marcos, TX 78666

March 8, 2007 1:23 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Joseph Robles

1112 Hazelton Street

San Marcos, TX 78666

**Gabrielle Hammond**

2414 7th St , Santa Monica, CA 90405

March 8, 2007 1:23 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

I and many Americans strongly oppose genetically modifying our food.
This is no exception. \"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to
contaminate the food supply if grown outdoors\--especially in
tornado-prone Kansas, where winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds
into neighboring fields of corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses
potentially serious risks to human health and threatens farmers who may
be held liable for contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA
nor biotechnology companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Gabrielle Hammond

2414 7th St

Santa Monica, CA 90405

**Diana Tumashova**

P.O. Box 83 , New Glarus, WI 53574

March 8, 2007 1:23 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Only Pure Organic food is the answer. Stop fooling with mother nature!

Sincerely,

Diana Tumashova

P.O. Box 83

New Glarus, WI 53574

**Kevin Ramsey**

1317 Kendlewood , McAllen, TX 78501

March 8, 2007 1:23 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kevin Ramsey

1317 Kendlewood

McAllen, TX 78501

**Wayne Poulin**

3913 ChimneySprings Dr , San Antonio, TX 78247

March 8, 2007 1:23 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Wayne Poulin

3913 ChimneySprings Dr

San Antonio, TX 78247

**Sarah Lais**

137 bridge st , great barrington, MA 01230

March 8, 2007 1:23 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sarah Lais

137 bridge st

great barrington, MA 01230

**Kirby Miller**

32619 Meadowlark Court , Farmington, MI 48336

March 8, 2007 1:23 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops have already contaminated the food
supply if grown outdoors\--this would be especially true in
tornado-prone Kansas, where winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds
into neighboring fields of corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses
potentially serious risks to human health and threatens farmers who may
be held liable for contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA
nor biotechnology companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kirby Miller

32619 Meadowlark Court

Farmington, MI 48336

**Bruce Lesnick**

7733 33rd Ave NW , seatle, WA 98117

March 8, 2007 1:23 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Bruce Lesnick

7733 33rd Ave NW

seatle, WA 98117

**Marlena Lange**

23 Royce Ave. , Middletown, NY 10940

March 8, 2007 1:23 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Marlena Lange

23 Royce Ave.

Middletown, NY 10940

**John Marchese**

3155 Laurel Avenue , Henderson, NV 89014

March 8, 2007 1:23 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

John Marchese

3155 Laurel Avenue

Henderson, NV 89014

**brigitte tawa**

4440 prado dr , boulder, CO 80303

March 8, 2007 1:23 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

brigitte tawa

4440 prado dr

boulder, CO 80303

**Scott Samuels**

737 Evans Ave , Missoula, MT 59801

March 8, 2007 1:23 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: No Drugs in Food Crops

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

As a molecular biologist, I urge the USDA to deny this and all other
applications for outdoor production of pharmaceutical and industrial
food crops and to institute a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Scott Samuels

737 Evans Ave

Missoula, MT 59801

**Brian Napier**

11 Beacon Street , Apt. \# 4 , Concotd, NH 03301

March 8, 2007 1:18 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

NO MORE FRANKEN FOODS ON AMERICA\'S DINNER PLATES !!!!! STOP POISONING
AMERICA FOR GREED & PROFITS !!!!!

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Brian Napier

11 Beacon Street , Apt. \# 4

Concotd, NH 03301

**Judith Knecht**

4817 Bowfield Drive , Antioch, TN 37013

March 8, 2007 1:18 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: No genetically enginered foods - PLEASE

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

The rice contains human genes and would produce pharmaceutical
substances. Drug-producing food crops grown outdoors pose risks to
public health and the economic well-being of farmers because they are
likely to contaminate the food supply.

Please do what is the best for folks like me, error on the side of
keeping our food safe and natural. The drug companies are already doing
far too well at our health\'s expense.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Judith Knecht

4817 Bowfield Drive

Antioch, TN 37013

**Crystal Romero**

12115 Natalies Cove road , cooper city, FL 33330

March 8, 2007 1:18 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Crystal Romero

12115 Natalies Cove road

cooper city, FL 33330

**Sally Williams**

398 Columbus Ave #181 , Boston, MA 02116

March 8, 2007 1:18 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sally Williams

398 Columbus Ave #181

Boston, MA 02116

**nanci cotton**

9324 Loren Dr , La Mesa, CA 91942

March 8, 2007 1:18 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: No Drugs In Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

Engineered food crops are likely to cross-contaminate the food supply if
grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where winds could
easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of corn, soybeans,
or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks to human health
and threatens farmers who may be held liable for contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

nanci cotton

9324 Loren Dr

La Mesa, CA 91942

**Carol Kuelper**

3111 California St , Oakland, CA 94602

March 8, 2007 1:18 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Carol Kuelper

3111 California St

Oakland, CA 94602

**Sherry Bendall**

3 Mondrian , Aliso Viejo, CA 92656

March 8, 2007 1:18 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sherry Bendall

3 Mondrian

Aliso Viejo, CA 92656

**Marcela Cruz**

3 Verano Loop , Santa Fe, NM 87508

March 8, 2007 1:18 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Marcela Cruz

3 Verano Loop

Santa Fe, NM 87508

**Mark Ciotti**

P O Box 900992 , San Diego, CA 92190

March 8, 2007 1:18 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Mark Ciotti

P O Box 900992

San Diego, CA 92190

**Harry Hochheiser**

308 Birkwood Place , Baltimore, MD 21218

March 8, 2007 1:18 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Harry Hochheiser

308 Birkwood Place

Baltimore, MD 21218

**Kellyn Shoecraft**

67 Marion Street #3, Somerville, MA 02143

March 8, 2007 1:18 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kellyn Shoecraft

67 Marion Street

#3

Somerville, MA 02143

**James Israel**

PO Box 162429 , Sacramento, CA 95816

March 8, 2007 1:18 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

James Israel

PO Box 162429

Sacramento, CA 95816

**Mark Feldman**

137 Winchester Drive , Santa Rosa, CA 95401

March 8, 2007 1:18 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to CONTAMINATE THE FOOD
SUPPLY if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially SERIOUS RISKS
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA TO DENY this AND ALL OTHER applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Mark Feldman

137 Winchester Drive

Santa Rosa, CA 95401

**Bernard Stone**

6 Lee Drive , Ambler, PA 19002

March 8, 2007 1:18 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Bernard Stone

6 Lee Drive

Ambler, PA 19002

**Sarah Williams**

2703 Oakridge Ave. , MADISON, WI 53704

March 8, 2007 1:18 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sarah Williams

2703 Oakridge Ave.

MADISON, WI 53704

**Betty Dirosse**

12 Lawton Rd. , Hilto nHead, SC 29928

March 8, 2007 1:18 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Betty Dirosse

12 Lawton Rd.

Hilto nHead, SC 29928

**Richard S. Feldman,**

73 red maple rd , shokan, NY 12481

March 8, 2007 1:18 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Richard S. Feldman,

73 red maple rd

shokan, NY 12481

**John Mealy**

7305 N Greeley Ave , Portland, OR 97217

March 8, 2007 1:18 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

John Mealy

7305 N Greeley Ave

Portland, OR 97217

**Gary Leikas RN, BSN, OCN**

1 Lake Louise Drive , Bellingham, WA 98229-2782

March 8, 2007 1:18 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Gary Leikas RN, BSN, OCN

1 Lake Louise Drive

Bellingham, WA 98229-2782

**Jill Gordon**

2411 Benjamin Dr. , Mountain View, CA 94043

March 8, 2007 1:18 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jill Gordon

2411 Benjamin Dr.

Mountain View, CA 94043

**Vasu Murti**

30 Villanova Lane , Oakland, CA 94611

March 8, 2007 1:18 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Vasu Murti

30 Villanova Lane

Oakland, CA 94611

**Caroline Marks**

815 N. Pine Cliff Dr. , Flagstaff, AZ 86001

March 8, 2007 1:18 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Caroline Marks

815 N. Pine Cliff Dr.

Flagstaff, AZ 86001

**James Shawvan**

2260 El Cajon Blvd \# 890 , San Diego, CA 921041192

March 8, 2007 1:18 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

James Shawvan

2260 El Cajon Blvd \# 890

San Diego, CA 92104-1192

**Jennifer Rials**

653 Raintree Circle , Coppell, TX 75019

March 8, 2007 1:18 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jennifer Rials

653 Raintree Circle

Coppell, TX 75019

**Michael Murphy**

203 W 38th Street , Kansas City, MO 64111

March 8, 2007 1:18 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Michael Murphy

203 W 38th Street

Kansas City, MO 64111

**Margaret Whittle**

95 Douglass Street , Keene, NH 03431

March 8, 2007 1:18 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Margaret Whittle

95 Douglass Street

Keene, NH 03431

**Peter Sniffem**

209 SE 73rd Ave , Portland, OR 97215

March 8, 2007 1:18 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Peter Sniffem

209 SE 73rd Ave

Portland, OR 97215

**Joshua Angelus**

67 Hillside Avenue , Waterbury, CT 06710

March 8, 2007 1:18 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Joshua Angelus

67 Hillside Avenue

Waterbury, CT 06710

**Dina Grasso**

2850 S Sheridan St , Philadelphia, PA 191484827

March 8, 2007 1:18 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Dina Grasso

2850 S Sheridan St

Philadelphia, PA 19148-4827

**Anne Orth**

PO Box 55 , Gerald, MO 630370055

March 8, 2007 1:18 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Anne Orth

PO Box 55

Gerald, MO 63037-0055

**Sarah Hill**

PO Box 119 , Georges Mills, NH 03751

March 8, 2007 1:18 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sarah Hill

PO Box 119

Georges Mills, NH 03751

**Lynne Glasner**

27 W 96 St. , NEW YORK, NY 10025

March 8, 2007 1:18 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Lynne Glasner

27 W 96 St.

NEW YORK, NY 10025

**Rudi H. Nussbaum**

2393 SW Park Place #301 , Portland, OR 97205

March 8, 2007 1:18 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Rudi H. Nussbaum

2393 SW Park Place #301

Portland, OR 97205

**barbara likens**

23 edgewood rd , yardley, PA 19067

March 8, 2007 1:18 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

barbara likens

23 edgewood rd

yardley, PA 19067

**Judy Bogaerts**

4201 Linden Ln , Rolling Meadows, IL 60008

March 8, 2007 1:13 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

It is apalling to me that you\'d allow research and experimentation on
\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops in an agricultural region where
contamination could so easily occur.

Our food supply is BASIC to human health and the livelihood of our
farmers. Until the issue of GE crops is decided to everyone\'s
satisfaction, PLEASE don\'t allow our foods to be contaminated. I
believe the potential for disturbance and disaster is great.

Sincerely,

Judy Bogaerts

4201 Linden Ln

Rolling Meadows, IL 60008

**William Mejia, Jr.**

442 Ninth Street Parlour Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11215

March 8, 2007 1:13 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

Our ecology is far more inter-connected than we are even aware of.
\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

William Mejia, Jr.

442 Ninth Street

Parlour Floor

Brooklyn, NY 11215

**Sue Weible**

1511 Scott Oaks CT SW , Marietta, GA 30008

March 8, 2007 1:13 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sue Weible

1511 Scott Oaks CT SW

Marietta, GA 30008

**Amy Peters**

45 Harwood Dr E , Glen Cove, NY 11542

March 8, 2007 1:13 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Amy Peters

45 Harwood Dr E

Glen Cove, NY 11542

**Tristan Loper**

425 Laurel Ave. , Lititz, PA 17543

March 8, 2007 1:13 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Tristan Loper

425 Laurel Ave.

Lititz, PA 17543

**Susan Ocopnick**

311 Glencrest Drive , Solana Beach, CA 92075

March 8, 2007 1:13 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Susan Ocopnick

311 Glencrest Drive

Solana Beach, CA 92075

**Imogen Taylor**

135 Eastern Parkway , Brooklyn, NY 11238

March 8, 2007 1:13 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Imogen Taylor

135 Eastern Parkway

Brooklyn, NY 11238

**Jenny Ruckdeschel**

516 Oakley Rd , Haverford, PA 19041

March 8, 2007 1:13 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jenny Ruckdeschel

516 Oakley Rd

Haverford, PA 19041

**Carla Lamarr**

6715 NW 17th Ct , Margate, FL 33063

March 8, 2007 1:13 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Do not even think about allowing the contamination of our food supply.
NO drugs should ever be put in crops raised outdoors, where the drugs
would spread by wind and bees and birds to other crops. For the health
of the people, please oppose any drugs in food crops.

Sincerely, Carla Lamarr

Sincerely,

Carla Lamarr

6715 NW 17th Ct

Margate, FL 33063

**Cynthia Drake-Martinez**

4735 Cowell Blvd #33 , Davis, CA 95618

March 8, 2007 1:13 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Cynthia Drake-Martinez

4735 Cowell Blvd #33

Davis, CA 95618

**Gene Webb**

2 Neame Ave. , San Rafael, CA 94901

March 8, 2007 1:13 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Wake up. Do your job or quit!!!

I\'ve removed rice from my diet.

Sincerely,

Gene Webb

2 Neame Ave.

San Rafael, CA 94901

**joel forbes**

1600 N Rhododendron Drive SPC 224 , florence, OR 97439

March 8, 2007 1:13 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

joel forbes

1600 N Rhododendron Drive SPC 224

florence, OR 97439

**Holly Gietl**

1209 W Edwards , Springfield, IL 62704

March 8, 2007 1:13 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Holly Gietl

1209 W Edwards

Springfield, IL 62704

**Jim Erdman**

1317 Meadow Hill Drive , Menomonie, WI 54751

March 8, 2007 1:13 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jim Erdman

1317 Meadow Hill Drive

Menomonie, WI 54751

**Marianne Widmalm**

1565 Kuehnle , Ann Arbor, MI 48103

March 8, 2007 1:13 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Marianne Widmalm

1565 Kuehnle

Ann Arbor, MI 48103

**Kathleen Diaz**

214 4th Street , Keansburg, NJ 07734

March 8, 2007 1:13 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kathleen Diaz

214 4th Street

Keansburg, NJ 07734

**Nikki Vallot**

433 N. Camden Dr. #1070, Beverly Hills, CA 90210

March 8, 2007 1:13 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Nikki Vallot

433 N. Camden Dr.

#1070

Beverly Hills, CA 90210

**Elizabeth Rainey**

23614 86th Ave W , Edmonds, WA 98026

March 8, 2007 1:13 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Elizabeth Rainey

23614 86th Ave W

Edmonds, WA 98026

585-924-7004

**Ernest Paviour**

7998 Lookout knob , Victor, NY 145648918

March 8, 2007 1:13 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Ernest Paviour

7998 Lookout knob

Victor, NY 14564-8918

**Margie Stavrianos**

1517 N.East Torch Lake Dr. , Central Lake, MI 49622

March 8, 2007 1:13 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Margie Stavrianos

1517 N.East Torch Lake Dr.

Central Lake, MI 49622

**Jane Abell**

6501 Almeda Rd. , Houston, TX 770212095

March 8, 2007 1:13 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I don\'t want the government to choose my drugs for me nor contaminate
the food supply.

The government has refused to label GE products.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jane Abell

6501 Almeda Rd.

Houston, TX 77021-2095

**Michelle Flowers**

13107 E Button Rd , Elk, WA 99009

March 8, 2007 1:13 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Michelle Flowers

13107 E Button Rd

Elk, WA 99009

**Thomas Connor**

17 Dubois Street , Wallkill, NY 12589-3113

March 8, 2007 1:13 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Thomas Connor

17 Dubois Street

Wallkill, NY 12589-3113

**Steven Federman**

Univ. of Toledo Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, Toledo, OH 43606

March 8, 2007 1:13 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Steven Federman

Univ. of Toledo

Dept. of Physics and Astronomy

Toledo, OH 43606

**elizabeth t. Rockwell**

606 List Ave , rochester, NY 146172641

March 8, 2007 1:13 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

We are exposed to so many more contaminents now with continued increases
in medical problems. Despite the higher costs, we personally are buying
more and more organic. We can afford to; what about those not so
fortunate? Stop this potential crisis now.

Sincerely,

elizabeth t. Rockwell

606 List Ave

rochester, NY 14617-2641

**Andrea Yakovakis**

3C Clark Street , Somerville, MA 02143

March 8, 2007 1:09 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Andrea Yakovakis

3C Clark Street

Somerville, MA 02143

**Louis Deneau**

6665 Canyon Rim , San Diego, CA 92111

March 8, 2007 1:09 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Louis Deneau

6665 Canyon Rim

San Diego, CA 92111

**Tawnya Shields**

2975 Kelly Rd , Hernando, MS 38632

March 8, 2007 1:09 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Tawnya Shields

2975 Kelly Rd

Hernando, MS 38632

**Renee Cossutta**

297 West Carter Avenue 1724 Redcliff Street, Sierra Madre, CA 91024

March 8, 2007 1:09 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Renee Cossutta

297 West Carter Avenue

1724 Redcliff Street

Sierra Madre, CA 91024

620-593-4295

**Jerold Hubbard**

2715 Road 27 , Johnson, KS 67855-5600

March 8, 2007 1:09 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jerold Hubbard

2715 Road 27

Johnson, KS 67855-5600

**Dean Sherwood**

3258 Airway Ave. , Saint Louis, MO 63114

March 8, 2007 1:09 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Dean Sherwood

3258 Airway Ave.

Saint Louis, MO 63114

**Tony Rich**

59-1526 Kohala Ranch Road , Kamuela, HI 967438536

March 8, 2007 1:09 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

First the USDA allowed salmon genes to be placed into raspberries,
supposedly to help prevent freezing in cold weather.

Now, the USDA has allowed the placement of human genes into rice
(cannibalism by any other name) to supposedly help prevent childhood
diarrhea.

Honeybee colonies throughout the United States are mysteriously dying.
Thousands of sheep and dozens of humans have mysteriously died in India
while working around bT cotton fields.

How far will the USDA allow the world\'s food supply to be contaminated
before it stops this insanity?

Sincerely,

Tony Rich

59-1526 Kohala Ranch Road

Kamuela, HI 96743-8536

**Lisa Penney**

2828 Greenbriar #!320 , Houston, TX 77098

March 8, 2007 1:09 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Lisa Penney

2828 Greenbriar #!320

Houston, TX 77098

**Anne DePoalo**

77 Asbury Avenue , Ocean Grove, NJ 07756

March 8, 2007 1:09 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Anne DePoalo

77 Asbury Avenue

Ocean Grove, NJ 07756

**Helen Serrano**

4200 Van Horne Ave. , Los Angeles, CA 90032

March 8, 2007 1:09 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Helen Serrano

4200 Van Horne Ave.

Los Angeles, CA 90032

**Lindee Adams**

1235 Kinghorn Rd , Pocatello, ID 83201

March 8, 2007 1:09 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

It is becoming increasingly difficult for Americans to raise their
families with whole, pure foods in a clean environment. The risks
involved if this type of crop is allowed is too great. We will already
be combating the ill effects of chemical treatment of our food crops for
years. The risks were not understood at the onset of using pesticides,
insectisides, chemical fertilizers. Americans health suffers, as well as
the environment. America\'s wealth is also effected as outside countries
ban American grown products.

Please. Protect America and Americans. I urge the USDA to deny this and
all other applications for outdoor production of pharmaceutical and
industrial food crops and to institute a ban on this practice
altogether.

Sincerely,

Lindee Adams

1235 Kinghorn Rd

Pocatello, ID 83201

**Nina Giordano**

13820 So 44th Street Apt. 1246, Phoenix, AZ 85044

March 8, 2007 1:09 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Nina Giordano

13820 So 44th Street

Apt. 1246

Phoenix, AZ 85044

**Ravenna Taylor**

43 Lambert Road , Stockton, NJ 08559

March 8, 2007 1:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are certain to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors. This is especially a problem in tornado-prone
Kansas, where winds would blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields
of corn, soybeans, or wheat.

Contamination poses potentially serious risks to human health, and
threatens the security of farmers, who may be held liable for
contamination of their own un-engineered crops. Contamination is
inevitable, and it would be both naive and unrealistic to think it can
be avoided or prevented.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crop,s and to institute
a complete ban on this irresponsible practice.

Sincerely, Ravenna Taylor 43 Lambert Road Stockton, New Jersey 08559

Sincerely,

Ravenna Taylor

43 Lambert Road

Stockton, NJ 08559

**Christina Wallerstein**

667 W California Blvd , Pasadena, CA 91105-2414

March 8, 2007 1:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Christina Wallerstein

667 W California Blvd

Pasadena, CA 91105-2414

**Louis McAllister, Jr**

415 W Price St , Philadelphia, PA 191444405

March 8, 2007 1:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Louis McAllister, Jr

415 W Price St

Philadelphia, PA 19144-4405

**Andrea Coffelt Kuetzing**

141 Sutherland Rd. , Friday Harbor, WA 99250

March 8, 2007 1:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Andrea Coffelt Kuetzing

141 Sutherland Rd.

Friday Harbor, WA 99250

**Sam Conkling**

7 Cross Rd , New Hampton, NH 03256

March 8, 2007 1:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sam Conkling

7 Cross Rd

New Hampton, NH 03256

**Douglas Hobbs**

79 Glen Road , Sussex, NJ 07461

March 8, 2007 1:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Douglas Hobbs

79 Glen Road

Sussex, NJ 07461

**Jill Dygert**

6118 Hampton Street , Melrose, FL 32666

March 8, 2007 1:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Lets keep food crops natural - no more genetically engineered, drug
producing crops!

Sincerely,

Jill Dygert

6118 Hampton Street

Melrose, FL 32666

**Melissa Kesler**

625 E. Bouse Drive , MIDWEST CITY, OK 73110

March 8, 2007 1:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Melissa Kesler

625 E. Bouse Drive

MIDWEST CITY, OK 73110

**Ben Goodman**

1840 Berm Lane , U.B.E., PA 18972

March 8, 2007 1:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Ben Goodman

1840 Berm Lane

U.B.E., PA 18972

**Catriona Gay**

1920B Robbins St , Santa Barbara, CA 93101

March 8, 2007 1:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely, Catriona Gay 1920B Robbins Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Sincerely,

Catriona Gay

1920B Robbins St

Santa Barbara, CA 93101

**Florine Bowman**

7324 Skillman St #2117, Dallas, TX 75231

March 8, 2007 1:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Florine Bowman

7324 Skillman St

#2117

Dallas, TX 75231

**Tim Chiavaroli**

4204 Winwood Court, , Floyds Knobs,, IN 471199225

March 8, 2007 1:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Tim Chiavaroli

4204 Winwood Court,

Floyds Knobs,, IN 47119-9225

**Brian Cummings**

1533 E. Royall Pl. #14 , Milwaukee, WI 53202

March 8, 2007 1:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Brian Cummings

1533 E. Royall Pl. #14

Milwaukee, WI 53202

**M Salas**

101 Sanborn Avenue , Boston, MA 02132

March 8, 2007 1:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

M Salas

101 Sanborn Avenue

Boston, MA 02132

**Sarah Gallagher**

1136 First Avenue , New York, NY 10021

March 8, 2007 1:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sarah Gallagher

1136 First Avenue

New York, NY 10021

**Lisa Faith**

4808 Sunnyslope Ave.#D , Sheman Oaks, CA 91423

March 8, 2007 1:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Lisa Faith

4808 Sunnyslope Ave.#D

Sheman Oaks, CA 91423

**Michael Parker**

508 Braddock Road , Pittsburgh, PA 15221

March 8, 2007 1:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Michael Parker

508 Braddock Road

Pittsburgh, PA 15221

**Todd Ramsey**

28923 Enchanted , Shenandoah, TX 77381

March 8, 2007 1:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Todd Ramsey

28923 Enchanted

Shenandoah, TX 77381

**Ana Calderon**

908 N. 2nd Street , Montebello, CA 90640

March 8, 2007 1:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely, Ana Calderon

Sincerely,

Ana Calderon

908 N. 2nd Street

Montebello, CA 90640

**Linda Bruce**

1135 Valentine Creek Drive , Crownsville, MD 21032

March 8, 2007 1:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Linda Bruce

1135 Valentine Creek Drive

Crownsville, MD 21032

**Albert \"Ritchey, Jr.\"**

2109 Cloud Croft Cir , Vestavia Hills, AL 352163003

March 8, 2007 1:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Albert \"Ritchey, Jr.\"

2109 Cloud Croft Cir

Vestavia Hills, AL 35216-3003

**Betzy Almaguer**

5939 SW 22 St , Miami, FL 33155

March 8, 2007 1:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Betzy Almaguer

5939 SW 22 St

Miami, FL 33155

**nancy fischer**

186 Carroll St , Bronx, NY 10464

March 8, 2007 1:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

nancy fischer

186 Carroll St

Bronx, NY 10464

**Johnnie Prosperie**

851 CR 4191 , Nacogdoches, TX 759617969

March 8, 2007 1:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Johnnie Prosperie

851 CR 4191

Nacogdoches, TX 75961-7969

**robert caletti**

605 Wallea Dr. , Menlo Park, CA 94025

March 8, 2007 1:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

robert caletti

605 Wallea Dr.

Menlo Park, CA 94025

**Kristin Cody**

1621 W Shawnee Dr , Chandler, AZ 85224

March 8, 2007 1:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kristin Cody

1621 W Shawnee Dr

Chandler, AZ 85224

**Sandra Miller**

2316 Camino de los Artesanos NW , Albuquerque, NM 871072906

March 8, 2007 1:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sandra Miller

2316 Camino de los Artesanos NW

Albuquerque, NM 87107-2906

**Joseph Ditty**

471 Fourth Avenue , New Kensington, PA 15068-2004

March 8, 2007 1:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Joseph Ditty

471 Fourth Avenue

New Kensington, PA 15068-2004

**Vernon and Mary Joyce Dixon**

6217 Upper Hightower Rd. , Hiawassee, GA 30546

March 8, 2007 1:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

As medical professionals who understand what the implications of this
issue are, we strongly urge the USDA to deny this and all other
applications for outdoor production of pharmaceutical and industrial
food crops and to institute a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Vernon and Mary Joyce Dixon

6217 Upper Hightower Rd.

Hiawassee, GA 30546

**Janet Drake**

66 Linda Ave , Framingham, MA 017014061

March 8, 2007 1:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Janet Drake

66 Linda Ave

Framingham, MA 01701-4061

**Ishrat Sahasrabudhe**

1009 Kimberwicke Rd , Mclean, VA 22102

March 8, 2007 1:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

I feel strongly enough about this subject to say that if the USDA
approves this application, I will essentially avoid purchasing U.S.
grown rice.

Sincerely,

Ishrat Sahasrabudhe

1009 Kimberwicke Rd

Mclean, VA 22102

**Nancy Berggren**

99 Grove St. , Ballston Spa, NY 120201824

March 8, 2007 1:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Nancy Berggren

99 Grove St.

Ballston Spa, NY 12020-1824

**Dianne Grady**

139 Summer Street , Plymouth, MA 02360

March 8, 2007 1:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Dianne Grady

139 Summer Street

Plymouth, MA 02360

281-578-2545

**Rebecca Hadley**

764 Meadow Bend Rd , Bellville, TX 77418

March 8, 2007 1:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Rebecca Hadley

764 Meadow Bend Rd

Bellville, TX 77418

**Thomas F. Conroy III**

9430 Tryon St , Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730

March 8, 2007 1:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Thomas F. Conroy III

9430 Tryon St

Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730

**Jason Langdon**

1357 Le Mar Drive , Cincinnati, OH 45238

March 8, 2007 1:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jason Langdon

1357 Le Mar Drive

Cincinnati, OH 45238

**Adina Thompson**

5628 Daisy Ave , Twentynine Palms, CA 92277

March 8, 2007 1:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Adina Thompson

5628 Daisy Ave

Twentynine Palms, CA 92277

**Marika Hoyt**

2510 Gregory Street , Madison, WI 53711

March 8, 2007 1:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Marika Hoyt

2510 Gregory Street

Madison, WI 53711

**Liz Hanellin**

100 Charlton Street , New York City, NY 10014

March 8, 2007 1:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Liz Hanellin

100 Charlton Street

New York City, NY 10014

**Nancy Clausen**

7361 Dogwood Lane , Manlius, NY 13104

March 8, 2007 1:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Nancy Clausen

7361 Dogwood Lane

Manlius, NY 13104

**Bonnie Westerlund**

PO Box 3 , Oregon House, CA 95962

March 8, 2007 1:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Emphasize INSTITUTE A BAN ON THIS PRACTICE ALTOGETHER!

Sincerely,

Bonnie Westerlund

PO Box 3

Oregon House, CA 95962

**Geraldine Bish**

8651 Wagner Creek Road , Talent, OR 97540

March 8, 2007 1:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Geraldine Bish

8651 Wagner Creek Road

Talent, OR 97540

**Kaitlin Rienzo-Stack**

200 Highland Avenue , Ithaca, NY 14850

March 8, 2007 1:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kaitlin Rienzo-Stack

200 Highland Avenue

Ithaca, NY 14850

**Hannah Johns**

POB 38 , Moline, KS 67353

March 8, 2007 1:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

Even if I didn\'t live in Kansas, I would oppose this and all other
applications to grow this genetically engineered crop.

Please deny this application, let\'s just grow food, the old varieties,
and cut down on pesticide, herbicide and petrochemically based
fertilizers, as the way toward healthy humans, and a healthy planet.
Thanks

Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Hannah Johns

POB 38

Moline, KS 67353

**Tina Burns**

241 Valley Rd , Rochester, NY 146182511

March 8, 2007 1:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

The USDA was established to look after the well-being of Americans. This
insane proposal is a direct threat to our safety and our food supply.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Tina Burns

241 Valley Rd

Rochester, NY 14618-2511

**Dorothy Dotson**

833 Highland , New Whiteland, IN 46184

March 8, 2007 1:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether. This is dangerous science.

Sincerely,

Dorothy Dotson

833 Highland

New Whiteland, IN 46184

**C. Bernardeau**

108 East Jefferson St , Falls Church, VA 22046

March 8, 2007 1:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

C. Bernardeau

108 East Jefferson St

Falls Church, VA 22046

**Linda Bescript**

8882 E. Maxwell Dr , Tucson, AZ 85747

March 8, 2007 1:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Linda Bescript

8882 E. Maxwell Dr

Tucson, AZ 85747

**Richard Lombard**

2 Morrow Lane , Groveland, MA 01834

March 8, 2007 1:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Richard Lombard

2 Morrow Lane

Groveland, MA 01834

**Rosa Rashall**

P.O. Box 153 , Whitethorn, CA 95589

March 8, 2007 1:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

I was shocked and dismayed by the news that bioengineered
\"Pharmaceutical rice\" may be planted in Kansas. The argument that this
is far away from other rice-growing regions doesn\'t hold water.
Haven\'t we learned anything from the GE contamination of heirloom
strains of corn in isolated Chiapas? It is simply not safe to assume
that we can plant GE plants, and they won\'t contaminate the food
supply. In all likelihood they will, and where then will we be? Already
Anheuser Busch threatened a boycott of the whole state where the crop
was originally planned. If the genes do escape, we will be watching
other boycotts rolling in\--from the EU, from Asia and South America.
This is reckless endangerment of our economy and our health. Are we
willing to put all of this at risk for the economic benefit of the
creators of this transgenic rice? NO!

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Rosa Rashall

P.O. Box 153

Whitethorn, CA 95589

**Jay Lyon**

572 29th St #3 , SF, CA 94131

March 8, 2007 1:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jay Lyon

572 29th St #3

SF, CA 94131

**Paul Schneller**

1500 E. Richland Dr. , Bloomington, IN 47408

March 8, 2007 1:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Paul Schneller

1500 E. Richland Dr.

Bloomington, IN 47408

**Dave Posmontier**

7309 Oak Av , Melrose Park, PA 19027

March 8, 2007 1:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Please just let rice be rice!

Sincerely,

Dave Posmontier

7309 Oak Av

Melrose Park, PA 19027

**Wendy Aten**

77 Yosemite Ave , Oakland, CA 94611

March 8, 2007 1:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Wendy Aten

77 Yosemite Ave

Oakland, CA 94611

**Mrs. Jack McMullen**

549 Forest Ridge Ct. , Montgomery, AL 36109

March 8, 2007 1:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Jack McMullen

549 Forest Ridge Ct.

Montgomery, AL 36109

**Lisa Salinas**

514 W 19th St , Marion, IN 46953-3007

March 8, 2007 1:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Lisa Salinas

514 W 19th St

Marion, IN 46953-3007

**Cheryl Gross**

4086 Tern Street , Sarasota, FL 34232

March 8, 2007 1:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

As a scientist, I find it unthinkable that the USDA does not recognize
the serious risks to our food supply and to human health that outdoor
drug production presents. The contamination of other crops is
inevitable, particularly from a project of this scale and in an area
subject to severe weather.

I strongly urge a denial of this application and the enactment of a
total ban on the outdoor growing of all pharmaceutical and industrial
crops.

Sincerely,

Cheryl Gross

4086 Tern Street

Sarasota, FL 34232

**Jennifer L. Cedar-Kraft**

2212 San Antonio Ave Apt 2, Alameda, CA 94501

March 8, 2007 1:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jennifer L. Cedar-Kraft

2212 San Antonio Ave

Apt 2

Alameda, CA 94501

**Barbara Busse**

3102 E. Clarendon Unit 102 , Phx, AZ 85016

March 8, 2007 1:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Barbara Busse

3102 E. Clarendon Unit 102

Phx, AZ 85016

**Seth Merritt**

116 Flintlock Road , Williamsburg, VA 23185

March 8, 2007 1:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Seth Merritt

116 Flintlock Road

Williamsburg, VA 23185

**Eunice Riemer**

392 Ridgecrest Ave. , Los Alamos, NM 875443568

March 8, 2007 1:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Eunice Riemer

392 Ridgecrest Ave.

Los Alamos, NM 87544-3568

**Brian Pope**

128 S Hayworth Ave Apt 5 , Los Angeles, CA 90048-3620

March 8, 2007 1:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Brian Pope

128 S Hayworth Ave Apt 5

Los Angeles, CA 90048-3620

**Theo Levine**

103 E 2nd St Apt 10 , New York, NY 10009-7955

March 8, 2007 1:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Theo Levine

103 E 2nd St Apt 10

New York, NY 10009-7955

**Mark Hensman**

8514 Timber Pine Court , Ellicott City, MD 21043

March 8, 2007 1:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Mark Hensman

8514 Timber Pine Court

Ellicott City, MD 21043

**Meri Dreyfuss**

7 Lakeview Ct , Novato, CA 94947

March 8, 2007 1:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Meri Dreyfuss

7 Lakeview Ct

Novato, CA 94947

**Juliette Amoroso**

4811 Walther Ave , Baltimore, MD 21214

March 8, 2007 1:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Juliette Amoroso

4811 Walther Ave

Baltimore, MD 21214

**David Mitchell**

950 Scenic Dr , Shoreview, MN 55126

March 8, 2007 1:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

David Mitchell

950 Scenic Dr

Shoreview, MN 55126

**annie laurie**

115 sicard ave , Dracut, MA 018263735

March 8, 2007 1:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

annie laurie

115 sicard ave

Dracut, MA 01826-3735

**Melissa Dyas**

26 East Fourth Street , Bloomsburg, PA 17815

March 8, 2007 1:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Melissa Dyas

26 East Fourth Street

Bloomsburg, PA 17815

**John Cloonan**

31 N. Laurel St. #1 , Ventura, CA 930015066

March 8, 2007 1:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

John Cloonan

31 N. Laurel St. #1

Ventura, CA 93001-5066

**Carmen Goodyear**

PO Box 51 , Albion, CA 95410

March 8, 2007 1:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Carmen Goodyear

PO Box 51

Albion, CA 95410

**Bert Goff**

65 Legion Rd , New Milford, CT 06776

March 8, 2007 1:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Bert Goff

65 Legion Rd

New Milford, CT 06776

**Elaine Howes**

3705 Perdew Dr. , Land O\' Lakes, FL 34638

March 8, 2007 1:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Elaine Howes

3705 Perdew Dr.

Land O\' Lakes, FL 34638

**Jo Anna Hebberger**

1446 Auction Road , Manheim, PA 17545

March 8, 2007 1:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

While all caution should be used with genetically engineered crops,
special care should be taken with wind pollinated genetically engineered
crops. It is impossible to contain wind borne pollen within an open
field, and with high winds pollen could be carried hundreds of miles to
contaminate other fields. Putting these crops in an open field is a
foolhardy endeavor.

Sincerely,

Jo Anna Hebberger

1446 Auction Road

Manheim, PA 17545

**Debra Rehn**

5130 SE 30th Av. #9 , Portland, OR 97202

March 8, 2007 1:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Debra Rehn

5130 SE 30th Av. #9

Portland, OR 97202

**Shan Albert**

1881 Washington Ave Apt 15F #15f, Miami Beach, FL 331397446

March 8, 2007 1:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Shan Albert

1881 Washington Ave Apt 15F

#15f

Miami Beach, FL 33139-7446

**Emma Ayers**

8717 Delmar Blvd. 2W , St Louis, MO 63124

March 8, 2007 1:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Emma Ayers

8717 Delmar Blvd. 2W

St Louis, MO 63124

**Jennifer Johnson**

1602 Campbell Lane , Galveston, TX 77551

March 8, 2007 1:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jennifer Johnson

1602 Campbell Lane

Galveston, TX 77551

**Kristi Hansen**

335 S Water St , Columbus, WI 53925

March 8, 2007 1:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I am an organic vegetable farmer and rely on having good, clean produce
to sell. I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for
outdoor production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to
institute a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kristi Hansen

335 S Water St

Columbus, WI 53925

**Heidi Zamzow**

240 Walcott Way , Pacific Grove, CA 93950

March 8, 2007 12:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

As a scientist, I appreciate and applaud the responsible use of
technology to address problems like world hunger and malnutrition.
Unfortunately, in the long-term these \"frankenfoods\" are likely to
have the opposite effect, resulting in economic and environmental
disaster.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Heidi Zamzow

240 Walcott Way

Pacific Grove, CA 93950

**J. Huston**

412 - 60th St. , Oakland, CA 94609

March 8, 2007 12:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

J. Huston

412 - 60th St.

Oakland, CA 94609

**Nora Pierson**

400 2nd Ave, #27G , New York, NY 10010

March 8, 2007 12:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Nora Pierson

400 2nd Ave, #27G

New York, NY 10010

**Susan McNary-Murray**

1334 Glenview St. NE , Canton, OH 447211915

March 8, 2007 12:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Susan McNary-Murray

1334 Glenview St. NE

Canton, OH 44721-1915

**Laurel Cox**

2345 milstead circle , MARIETTA, GA 30066

March 8, 2007 12:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Laurel Cox

2345 milstead circle

MARIETTA, GA 30066

**Dolores Nyerges**

5841 Burwood Ave , Los Angeles, CA 90042

March 8, 2007 12:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE, before it is too late. GMOs threaten an
individual\'s right to practice discernment in what they consume.

Sincerely,

Dolores Nyerges

5841 Burwood Ave

Los Angeles, CA 90042

**Jason Danklefsen**

195 Crestview Rd. , Columbus, OH 43202

March 8, 2007 12:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jason Danklefsen

195 Crestview Rd.

Columbus, OH 43202

**Victoria Phillips**

1541 Ulloa St. , San Francisco, CA 94116

March 8, 2007 12:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Victoria Phillips

1541 Ulloa St.

San Francisco, CA 94116

**Arlen Kleinsasser**

58 Belden Street , Falls Village, CT 06031

March 8, 2007 12:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Arlen Kleinsasser

58 Belden Street

Falls Village, CT 06031

**Winifred Pilla**

6515 High Ridge Pl. NE , Albuquerque, NM 871118154

March 8, 2007 12:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Winifred Pilla

6515 High Ridge Pl. NE

Albuquerque, NM 87111-8154

**Margaret Breslau**

601 Turner St. , Blacksburg, VA 24060

March 8, 2007 12:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Margaret Breslau

601 Turner St.

Blacksburg, VA 24060

**Jerry Hanson**

1010 Plaister Ave , Lake Bluff, IL 60044

March 8, 2007 12:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jerry Hanson

1010 Plaister Ave

Lake Bluff, IL 60044

**kathy losonczy**

10444 apt. 402, Rockville, MD 20852

March 8, 2007 12:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Give priority to public health over big business!

Sincerely,

kathy losonczy

10444

apt. 402

Rockville, MD 20852

**Daniel Sanchez, Sr.**

1063 Redwing Dr. , Crossville, TN 38572

March 8, 2007 12:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Daniel Sanchez, Sr.

1063 Redwing Dr.

Crossville, TN 38572

**Michael Filip**

1001 McCloud Ave , Mount Shasta, CA 96067

March 8, 2007 12:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Michael Filip

1001 McCloud Ave

Mount Shasta, CA 96067

**Patricia Stephen**

6668 Banner , Taylor, MI 48180

March 8, 2007 12:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Patricia Stephen

6668 Banner

Taylor, MI 48180

**Julia Earl**

7 Sunrise Lane , Larkspur, CA 94939

March 8, 2007 12:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Julia Earl

7 Sunrise Lane

Larkspur, CA 94939

**Marilyn Westerfield**

104 Starbird Road , Portland, ME 04102

March 8, 2007 12:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Marilyn Westerfield

104 Starbird Road

Portland, ME 04102

**Terrance Shoemaker**

13610 Woodlake Rd , Elbert, CO 80106

March 8, 2007 12:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Terrance Shoemaker

13610 Woodlake Rd

Elbert, CO 80106

**Philippe Paul**

2010 Klingle Rd NW , Washington, DC 20010

March 8, 2007 12:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Philippe Paul

2010 Klingle Rd NW

Washington, DC 20010

**Adam Steele**

PO Box 119 , Grafton, NY 12082

March 8, 2007 12:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Adam Steele

PO Box 119

Grafton, NY 12082

**Ann Watters**

1940 breyman ne , salem, OR 97301

March 8, 2007 12:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Ann Watters

1940 breyman ne

salem, OR 97301

**Brian Pierce**

3115 Brook Park Dr. , Green Bay, WI 54311

March 8, 2007 12:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Brian Pierce

3115 Brook Park Dr.

Green Bay, WI 54311

**Julio Paz y Mino**

100 Lincoln Avenue , Havertown, PA 19083-3004

March 8, 2007 12:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

This is another important area where USDA needs to protect citizens from
irreversible and reckless industrial pollution.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I expect the USDA to act in the best interests of the general citizenry
first, and others after that. USDA leadership should not have to be
reminded of this, but sadly enough for our republic, this is clearly
necessary. The agency is not just ignoring the needs of the citizens, it
is actively working against them, and this is intolerable. These kinds
of actions by authorities is the reason that this country was founded in
the first place.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Julio Paz y Mino

100 Lincoln Avenue

Havertown, PA 19083-3004

**sebastian McIntyre**

184 Liberty Street , San Francisco, CA 94110

March 8, 2007 12:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

sebastian McIntyre

184 Liberty Street

San Francisco, CA 94110

**Joseph Duda**

P.O. Box 1394 , South Dennis, MA 026601394

March 8, 2007 12:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Joseph Duda

P.O. Box 1394

South Dennis, MA 02660-1394

**danielle de costanzo**

po box 274 , corte madera, CA 94976

March 8, 2007 12:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

danielle de costanzo

po box 274

corte madera, CA 94976

**Beverly kudeki**

1309 theodore dr , champaign, IL 61821

March 8, 2007 12:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Beverly kudeki

1309 theodore dr

champaign, IL 61821

**Mark Solvang**

57 Toni Dr. , Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632

March 8, 2007 12:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Mark Solvang

57 Toni Dr.

Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632

**Dawn Kosec**

1895 Innwood Drive , Austintown, OH 44515

March 8, 2007 12:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Dawn Kosec

1895 Innwood Drive

Austintown, OH 44515

**Michael Molder**

14295 SC Hwy 121 , Newberry, SC 29108

March 8, 2007 12:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Michael Molder

14295 SC Hwy 121

Newberry, SC 29108

**Manford Samuelsen**

1050 W 10th St. , San Pedro, CA 90731

March 8, 2007 12:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: manpattt@cox.net

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Manford Samuelsen

1050 W 10th St.

San Pedro, CA 90731

**sani GOLRIZ**

8450 Whale Watch Way , La Jolla, CA 92037

March 8, 2007 12:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

sani GOLRIZ

8450 Whale Watch Way

La Jolla, CA 92037

**Penny Bussiere**

2301 Trammel Rd. , Woodruff, SC 29388

March 8, 2007 12:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Penny Bussiere

2301 Trammel Rd.

Woodruff, SC 29388

**Jim Stewart**

526 Barnett Dr , Cedar Falls, IA 50613

March 8, 2007 12:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jim Stewart

526 Barnett Dr

Cedar Falls, IA 50613

**Alan Stout**

2309 Grey Avenue , Evanston, IL 60201

March 8, 2007 12:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Alan Stout

2309 Grey Avenue

Evanston, IL 60201

**Francis Akamine**

1360 Mele Manu St. #D , Hilo, HI 967201792

March 8, 2007 12:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Francis Akamine

1360 Mele Manu St. #D

Hilo, HI 96720-1792

**Joe Colombo**

7611 132nd St Ct E , Puyallup, WA 98373

March 8, 2007 12:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Joe Colombo

7611 132nd St Ct E

Puyallup, WA 98373

**Adam Brushaber**

8 Fernwood Ct. , Vernon Hills, IL 60061

March 8, 2007 12:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Adam Brushaber

8 Fernwood Ct.

Vernon Hills, IL 60061

**Jack Ganse**

3005 Euclid Avenue , Boulder, CO 80303

March 8, 2007 12:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jack Ganse

3005 Euclid Avenue

Boulder, CO 80303

**Frederick Ruch**

25151 Brookpark Road #1804 , North Olmsted, OH 44070

March 8, 2007 12:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Frederick Ruch

25151 Brookpark Road #1804

North Olmsted, OH 44070

**Carie Weddle**

17557 Tilde Rd. , Hudson, IL 61748

March 8, 2007 12:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Carie Weddle

17557 Tilde Rd.

Hudson, IL 61748

**Jim Suhy**

4918 Glacier Dr , Los Angeles, CA 900412404

March 8, 2007 12:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jim Suhy

4918 Glacier Dr

Los Angeles, CA 90041-2404

**Pamela White**

839 West End Avenue 7A , New York, NY 10025

March 8, 2007 12:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Pamela White

839 West End Avenue 7A

New York, NY 10025

**Lolette Kuby**

9 cricklewood crescent , thornhill, ON L3T 4T8 Canada

March 8, 2007 12:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

Would you like to eat drugs with your side dish of rice? If not, ban
completely the farming of crops that contain pharmaceuticals. \"Pharma\"
and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food supply if
grown outdoors\--Drug and industrial companies think they can control
the crops, but even they cannot control the wind. Winds could easily
blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of corn, soybeans, or
wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks to human health and
threatens farmers who may be held liable for contamination. Experience
shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology companies can be trusted
to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Lolette Kuby

9 cricklewood crescent

thornhill, ON L3T 4T8

**Carole Starkes**

57 Jane St. #1 , New York, NY 10014

March 8, 2007 12:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Carole Starkes

57 Jane St. #1

New York, NY 10014

**Paula Stober**

3607 Timberoak Drive , Greensboro, NC 27410

March 8, 2007 12:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Paula Stober

3607 Timberoak Drive

Greensboro, NC 27410

**Harry Hazelton**

3990 Humbert Road , Alton, IL 620027111

March 8, 2007 12:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Harry Hazelton

3990 Humbert Road

Alton, IL 62002-7111

**Harold A. Samuels**

5659 Ramara Ave , Woodland Hills, CA 91367

March 8, 2007 12:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Harold A. Samuels

5659 Ramara Ave

Woodland Hills, CA 91367

**Kay Kester-Oliver**

818 Highway Ww , Saint Clair, MO 630772811

March 8, 2007 12:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kay Kester-Oliver

818 Highway Ww

Saint Clair, MO 63077-2811

**Mary Ann McFarland**

6832 Corder Lane , Lorton, VA 220791363

March 8, 2007 12:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Mary Ann McFarland

6832 Corder Lane

Lorton, VA 22079-1363

**Doug Goosey**

6916 Purpleridge , Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275

March 8, 2007 12:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Doug Goosey

6916 Purpleridge

Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275

**Sharon Seabrook**

3027 Oakhurst Ave , Los Angeles, CA 90034

March 8, 2007 12:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sharon Seabrook

3027 Oakhurst Ave

Los Angeles, CA 90034

**doris schneider**

1305 Cromwell Rd , Wyndmoor, PA 19038

March 8, 2007 12:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

doris schneider

1305 Cromwell Rd

Wyndmoor, PA 19038

**Jeff Peek**

4137 N Ridgeway Ave , Chicago, IL 60618

March 8, 2007 12:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jeff Peek

4137 N Ridgeway Ave

Chicago, IL 60618

**Kathleen Morris**

181 E. Beechwold Blvd. , Columbus, OH 432142107

March 8, 2007 12:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kathleen Morris

181 E. Beechwold Blvd.

Columbus, OH 43214-2107

**Janet Willaert**

422 East Hamilton St. , Homer, MI 49245

March 8, 2007 12:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Janet Willaert

422 East Hamilton St.

Homer, MI 49245

**Joyce Applegate**

316 N. Jackson , Poplarville, MS 39470

March 8, 2007 12:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Joyce Applegate

316 N. Jackson

Poplarville, MS 39470

**Robin Helms**

201 Gendale , Farmington, MO 63640-1017

March 8, 2007 12:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Robin Helms

201 Gendale

Farmington, MO 63640-1017

**Matt Taft**

154 Henry St , Trenton, ON K8V3V2 Canada

March 8, 2007 12:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Matt Taft

154 Henry St

Trenton, ON K8V3V2

**Kathleen Helmer**

23125 Dolorosa Street , Woodland Hills, CA 91367

March 8, 2007 12:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kathleen Helmer

23125 Dolorosa Street

Woodland Hills, CA 91367

**Joy Prescott**

16541 Redmond Way #376-C , Redmond, WA 98052

March 8, 2007 12:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Joy Prescott

16541 Redmond Way #376-C

Redmond, WA 98052

**Daniel Tiarks**

816 N. Hayworth Avenue #1 , Los Angeles, CA 90046

March 8, 2007 12:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Daniel Tiarks

816 N. Hayworth Avenue #1

Los Angeles, CA 90046

**Erwin Sawall Jr.**

3351 Holland Loop Road , Cave Junction, OR 97523

March 8, 2007 12:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

P. S. As a former researcher and farmer I feel that bio-engeneering is
moving too fast. Mistakes have been made in the past that could have
been prevented had more time been allowed for more study. We are now
working in an area that has not been totaly proven to not have adverse
effect in and on many parts of the biological world. Please move in the
area of caution. E.F.S.

Sincerely,

Erwin Sawall Jr.

3351 Holland Loop Road

Cave Junction, OR 97523

**Roger Miralia**

225 Mill Creek Drive , Boardman, OH 44512

March 8, 2007 12:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Roger Miralia

225 Mill Creek Drive

Boardman, OH 44512

**Sarai-David Martinez-Turrubiartes**

3232 W. Eastwood , Chicago, IL 60625

March 8, 2007 12:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sarai-David Martinez-Turrubiartes

3232 W. Eastwood

Chicago, IL 60625

**Forest Shomer**

PO Box 639 , Port Townsend, WA 98368

March 8, 2007 12:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Forest Shomer

PO Box 639

Port Townsend, WA 98368

**Beth Muir**

1642 Tenth Street , Manhattan Beach, CA 902666106

March 8, 2007 12:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Beth Muir

1642 Tenth Street

Manhattan Beach, CA 90266-6106

**James Jedibudiah**

1614 Fordem Ave. , Madison, WI 53704

March 8, 2007 12:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

James Jedibudiah

1614 Fordem Ave.

Madison, WI 53704

**jef moskot**

11434 SW 134 Avenue , Miami, FL 33186

March 8, 2007 12:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

jef moskot

11434 SW 134 Avenue

Miami, FL 33186

**Jim DuBois**

75 West St Apt 7, Northampton, MA 01060

March 8, 2007 12:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jim DuBois

75 West St

Apt 7

Northampton, MA 01060

**Marion Griswold**

30 Hollow Rd , Woodbury, CT 06798

March 8, 2007 12:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Marion Griswold

30 Hollow Rd

Woodbury, CT 06798

**Catherine Bullotta**

45 Mulberry Hill Rd. , Washington, PA 15301

March 8, 2007 12:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Catherine Bullotta

45 Mulberry Hill Rd.

Washington, PA 15301

**Joel Welty**

4736 S. Rolland Road , Blanchard, MI 493109129

March 8, 2007 12:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Pharma crops should only be grown indoors hydroponically, where they can
be strictly controlled.

Sincerely,

Joel Welty

4736 S. Rolland Road

Blanchard, MI 49310-9129

**terry badger**

440 Derby Ln , paso Robles, CA 93446

March 8, 2007 12:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

terry badger

440 Derby Ln

paso Robles, CA 93446

**Regina Benge**

PO Box 395 , Brodhead, KY 404090395

March 8, 2007 12:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Regina Benge

PO Box 395

Brodhead, KY 40409-0395

**Meredith Tucker**

498 Inverway Road , Inverness, IL 60067

March 8, 2007 12:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Meredith Tucker

498 Inverway Road

Inverness, IL 60067

**Celest Pollock**

6613 Collinsdale Rd Apt A , Parkville, MD 212346568

March 8, 2007 12:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Celest Pollock

6613 Collinsdale Rd Apt A

Parkville, MD 21234-6568

805-647-2369

**Tessa Weeks**

7231 Kodiak Street , Ventura, CA 930037054

March 8, 2007 12:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Tessa Weeks

7231 Kodiak Street

Ventura, CA 93003-7054

**Biz Lyon**

3529 Maloney Road , Knoxville, TN 37920

March 8, 2007 12:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Biz Lyon

3529 Maloney Road

Knoxville, TN 37920

**Patrik Rousselot**

274 Grizzly Peak Blvd. , Kensington, CA 94708

March 8, 2007 12:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Patrik Rousselot

274 Grizzly Peak Blvd.

Kensington, CA 94708

**Sharon Tebben**

66 Wood Thrush Ln , Berkeley Springs, WV 25411

March 8, 2007 12:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sharon Tebben

66 Wood Thrush Ln

Berkeley Springs, WV 25411

**Joan Hudson**

3045 Crystal Heights Drive , Soquel, CA 95073

March 8, 2007 12:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

While the move Jurassic Park was overblown, the premise that \"life will
find a way\" is not. We do not want \"pharma\" genes released to be
growing in our weeds, forests and fields.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Joan Hudson

3045 Crystal Heights Drive

Soquel, CA 95073

**Dorinda Scott**

1809 Treadwell Street , Austin, TX 78704

March 8, 2007 12:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Dorinda Scott

1809 Treadwell Street

Austin, TX 78704

**Gary Boren**

501 Guerrero #6 , San Francisco, CA 941101046

March 8, 2007 12:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Gary Boren

501 Guerrero #6

San Francisco, CA 94110-1046

**Sholey Argani**

217 Spring Ave , Takoma Park, MD 209124805

March 8, 2007 12:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sholey Argani

217 Spring Ave

Takoma Park, MD 20912-4805

**Paul Swartzel**

1160 Solon Street , Dubuque, IA 52001

March 8, 2007 12:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Paul Swartzel

1160 Solon Street

Dubuque, IA 52001

**Peggy S. Collins**

21310 lathrup St. , Southfield, MI 48075

March 8, 2007 12:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Peggy S. Collins

21310 lathrup St.

Southfield, MI 48075

**Jeff Petersen**

4775 N. Girard St. , Portland, OR 97203

March 8, 2007 12:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jeff Petersen

4775 N. Girard St.

Portland, OR 97203

**Sara Kennedy**

5 Haverhill Court , Ann Arbor, MI 48105

March 8, 2007 12:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sara Kennedy

5 Haverhill Court

Ann Arbor, MI 48105

**Ingrid Hyder**

3444 W Penn St , Philadelphia, PA 19129-1439

March 8, 2007 12:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

Experience and common sense tell us that Pharmaceutical and industrial
food crops are very likely to contaminate the food supply if grown
outdoors. This will be especially ture in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds would easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields.
Contamination poses potentially serious risks to human health and
threatens farmers who may be held liable for contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Ingrid Hyder

3444 W Penn St

Philadelphia, PA 19129-1439

**Julie Locascio**

2130 N Street NW, #403 , Washington, DC 20037

March 8, 2007 12:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Julie Locascio

2130 N Street NW, #403

Washington, DC 20037

**Michael Norden**

22290 Rd. S , Defiance, OH 435129509

March 8, 2007 12:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Michael Norden

22290 Rd. S

Defiance, OH 43512-9509

**Elan Carlson**

216 West 14th Street , Port Angeles, WA 983627724

March 8, 2007 12:39 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Elan Carlson

216 West 14th Street

Port Angeles, WA 98362-7724

**William Carroll**

287 41st St., Apt. 1 , Oakland, CA 94611

March 8, 2007 12:39 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

William Carroll

287 41st St., Apt. 1

Oakland, CA 94611

**Morgen Salas**

815 N Wright Ave , Kerens, TX 75144

March 8, 2007 12:39 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

It is short sighted to allow GMOs to contaminate our food crops. We
don\'t know the long-term results of these \'Frankenstein\' foods. It is
playing a dangerous game to allow our basic food crops to become
contaminated, as they will become if the GMO crops are in open fields in
tornado-prone Kansas, where winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds
into neighboring fields of corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses
potentially serious risks to human health and threatens farmers who may
be held liable for contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA
nor biotechnology companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Morgen Salas

815 N Wright Ave

Kerens, TX 75144

**Craig Melby**

205 Grove Street , Brevard, NC 28712

March 8, 2007 12:39 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this for outdoor production of pharmaceutical
and industrial food crops and to institute a ban on this practice
altogether.

Sincerely,

Craig Melby

205 Grove Street

Brevard, NC 28712

**barbara fankhauser**

8935 SW Camille Terrace , Portland, OR 97223

March 8, 2007 12:39 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

barbara fankhauser

8935 SW Camille Terrace

Portland, OR 97223

**Robert Stolzman**

14618 Tyler Foote Road , Nevada City, CA 959599316

March 8, 2007 12:39 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Robert Stolzman

14618 Tyler Foote Road

Nevada City, CA 95959-9316

**jay blotcher**

112 Steep Hill Road , high Falls, NY 124405213

March 8, 2007 12:39 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

jay blotcher

112 Steep Hill Road

high Falls, NY 12440-5213

**Katherine Lancaster**

730 S. Negley Ave., #21 , Pittsburgh, PA 15232

March 8, 2007 12:39 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

We don\'t need these crops, and the potential danger from growing them
is just too great. Humans have done enough damage to this planet;
please, let\'s not do any more.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Katherine Lancaster

730 S. Negley Ave., #21

Pittsburgh, PA 15232

**Joan Yates**

120 Starbird Rd , Portland, ME 04102

March 8, 2007 12:39 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Joan Yates

120 Starbird Rd

Portland, ME 04102

**Sue Rau**

178 Fayette Road , Massena, NY 13662

March 8, 2007 12:39 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither good intentions or
biotechnology companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

Studies have shown that natural pollinators preferentially choose
organic crops. They also AVOID genetically engineered crops. What do
they know that we as humans can\'t detect with our limited senses? I
vote to go with the pollinator\'s warning to us!

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sue Rau

178 Fayette Road

Massena, NY 13662

**Brian McKee**

4410 E. Linden St. , Tucson, AZ 85712

March 8, 2007 12:39 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination. Genes from
genetically-modified corn have repeatedly been found outside the fields
where originally grown.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Brian McKee

4410 E. Linden St.

Tucson, AZ 85712

**Patrick TRUE**

106 San Augustine Way Apt. D, Scotts Valley, CA 95066

March 8, 2007 12:39 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: WORD! Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

WORD: Genetically Modified (in a lab) crops are more serious than global
warming. The impact could threaten the survival of many millions of
people. This is NOT trivial in nature. And - no surprise - BIG PROFITS
are involved for some corporation.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate (ie,
totally f\*\*K up) the food supply if grown outdoors\--especially in
tornado-prone Kansas, where winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds
into neighboring fields of corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses
potentially serious risks to human health and threatens farmers who may
be held liable for contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA
nor biotechnology companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

When will PEOPLE become more important than profits?? Or will we
continue: war, oppression, suffering, and poverty\...

Sincerely,

Patrick TRUE

106 San Augustine Way

Apt. D

Scotts Valley, CA 95066

**Matthew Messner**

27 Surrey Court , Pearl River, NY 10965-1207

March 8, 2007 12:39 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Matthew Messner

27 Surrey Court

Pearl River, NY 10965-1207

**E-E Woehrling**

11 country corners , wayland, MA 01778

March 8, 2007 12:39 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

E-E Woehrling

11 country corners

wayland, MA 01778

**James Gysler**

3629 North Magnolia Avenue , Chicago, IL 606133820

March 8, 2007 12:39 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

James Gysler

3629 North Magnolia Avenue

Chicago, IL 60613-3820

**Sue Ellen Camden-Lee**

276 Spicewood Lane , Rutherfordton, NC 28139

March 8, 2007 12:39 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sue Ellen Camden-Lee

276 Spicewood Lane

Rutherfordton, NC 28139

**Thomas Adamski**

17 Council Dr , Oxford, CT 06478

March 8, 2007 12:39 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Thomas Adamski

17 Council Dr

Oxford, CT 06478

**Carl Lucas**

125a heritage village , SOUTHBURY, CT 06488

March 8, 2007 12:39 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Carl Lucas

125a heritage village

SOUTHBURY, CT 06488

**Jordan Beekhuis**

2201 Valleywood Dr. SE , Grand Rapids, MI 49546

March 8, 2007 12:39 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jordan Beekhuis

2201 Valleywood Dr. SE

Grand Rapids, MI 49546

**Lisa Niermann**

1438 Wedgwood Rd. , Golden, CO 80403

March 8, 2007 12:39 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Lisa Niermann

1438 Wedgwood Rd.

Golden, CO 80403

**Jonathan Sirotek**

PO Box 132 , Ouray, CO 81427

March 8, 2007 12:39 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jonathan Sirotek

PO Box 132

Ouray, CO 81427

**Sue Poppe**

176 Orient Way , Rutherford, NJ 07070

March 8, 2007 12:39 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sue Poppe

176 Orient Way

Rutherford, NJ 07070

**Gerrye Payne**

10582 Barnett Valley Rd. , Sebastopol, CA 95472

March 8, 2007 12:39 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Gerrye Payne

10582 Barnett Valley Rd.

Sebastopol, CA 95472

**Ricnard Baker**

975 290th Street , Atalissa, IA 52720

March 8, 2007 12:39 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Ricnard Baker

975 290th Street

Atalissa, IA 52720

**Dennis J. Landi**

328 E. Jacaranda Ave. , Orange, CA 92867

March 8, 2007 12:39 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Dennis J. Landi

328 E. Jacaranda Ave.

Orange, CA 92867

**Anna Sylvan**

15668 Quail Meadows Dr , Chesterfield, MO 630171770

March 8, 2007 12:39 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Anna Sylvan

15668 Quail Meadows Dr

Chesterfield, MO 63017-1770

**Jeff rische**

1611 116th Ave NE Suite 112, Bellevue, WA 980043048

March 8, 2007 12:39 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

No Russian Roullete wit our food supplies. This is for too risky.

Sincerely,

Jeff rische

1611 116th Ave NE

Suite 112

Bellevue, WA 98004-3048

**Doris Casella**

344 West 12th St/ 5G , New York, NY 10014

March 8, 2007 12:39 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Doris Casella

344 West 12th St/ 5G

New York, NY 10014

**Daniel Gilmore**

2602 E. La Cienega Dr. , Tucson, AZ 857161546

March 8, 2007 12:39 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Daniel Gilmore

2602 E. La Cienega Dr.

Tucson, AZ 85716-1546

**Arthur van der Harten**

8780 Maverick Street , Las Vegas, NV 89131

March 8, 2007 12:39 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Arthur van der Harten

8780 Maverick Street

Las Vegas, NV 89131

**Lori Saunders**

426 East Shore Drive , Whitmore Lake, MI 48189

March 8, 2007 12:39 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Lori Saunders

426 East Shore Drive

Whitmore Lake, MI 48189

**Di Sahhar**

3535 E. oast Hwy , Corona del Mar, CA 92625

March 8, 2007 12:39 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Di Sahhar

3535 E. oast Hwy

Corona del Mar, CA 92625

**James McMillan**

4111 NE 24th Ave. , Lighthouse Point, FL 330648027

March 8, 2007 12:39 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

James McMillan

4111 NE 24th Ave.

Lighthouse Point, FL 33064-8027

**John Brognard Sr.**

8087 Geaslin Drive , Middletown, MD 21769-8434

March 8, 2007 12:34 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

John Brognard Sr.

8087 Geaslin Drive

Middletown, MD 21769-8434

**Joseph Hiatt**

5415 Connecticut Ave, NW #735, Washington, DC 20015

March 8, 2007 12:34 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Joseph Hiatt

5415 Connecticut Ave, NW

#735

Washington, DC 20015

**janice arandelovic**

66 glenwood ave , london, ON n5z2p9 Canada

March 8, 2007 12:34 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

janice arandelovic

66 glenwood ave

london, ON n5z2p9

**Upgeya Pew**

9582 Hamilton Ave. #100 , Huntington Beach, CA 92646

March 8, 2007 12:34 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Upgeya Pew

9582 Hamilton Ave. #100

Huntington Beach, CA 92646

**Jeff Heidt**

PO Box 3863 , Sedona, AZ 86340

March 8, 2007 12:34 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jeff Heidt

PO Box 3863

Sedona, AZ 86340

**Vernon Whitney**

8411 Academy Street , HOUSTON, TX 77025

March 8, 2007 12:34 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Vernon Whitney

8411 Academy Street

HOUSTON, TX 77025

**jerold huebner**

449 Troutman St , brooklyn, NY 11237

March 8, 2007 12:34 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

jerold huebner

449 Troutman St

brooklyn, NY 11237

**eliza randall**

1447 S Sierra Bonita Ave , los angeles, CA 90019

March 8, 2007 12:34 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

eliza randall

1447 S Sierra Bonita Ave

los angeles, CA 90019

**Kay Mallett**

1650 Wyandotte Road Apt. D, Columbus, OH 43212

March 8, 2007 12:33 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kay Mallett

1650 Wyandotte Road

Apt. D

Columbus, OH 43212

**Monica Willett**

3512 Rutherford St , Harrisburg, PA 17111

March 8, 2007 12:33 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep drugs out of the U.S. food supply

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Monica Willett

3512 Rutherford St

Harrisburg, PA 17111

**Janet Maker**

925 Malcolm Ave , Los Angeles, CA 90024

March 8, 2007 12:33 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Janet Maker

925 Malcolm Ave

Los Angeles, CA 90024

**Deborah Bradford**

P.O.Box 4856 , Aspen, CO 81612

March 8, 2007 12:33 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Deborah Bradford

P.O.Box 4856

Aspen, CO 81612

**Margaret Lee**

212 Ferry Street #3 , Everett, MA 02149

March 8, 2007 12:33 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Margaret Lee

212 Ferry Street #3

Everett, MA 02149

**Nandi Devam**

1745 9th Street , Berkeley, CA 94710

March 8, 2007 12:33 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Nandi Devam

1745 9th Street

Berkeley, CA 94710

**heather mcintyre**

800 smythe street , fairbanks, AK 99701

March 8, 2007 12:33 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

heather mcintyre

800 smythe street

fairbanks, AK 99701

**Terry Barman**

P.O.Box 686 , Laguna Beach, CA 92652

March 8, 2007 12:33 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Terry Barman

P.O.Box 686

Laguna Beach, CA 92652

**Janice Foss**

622 Richmond St. , El Cerrito, CA 945303213

March 8, 2007 12:33 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Janice Foss

622 Richmond St.

El Cerrito, CA 94530-3213

**Patti Indre**

8685 Magnolia Trl Apt 316 , Eden Prairie, MN 55344

March 8, 2007 12:33 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Patti Indre

8685 Magnolia Trl Apt 316

Eden Prairie, MN 55344

**Deanna Stillings**

358 East St. , Carlisle, MA 01741

March 8, 2007 12:33 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination. It may not be
preventable unless grown indoors in a laminar flow room!

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Deanna Stillings

358 East St.

Carlisle, MA 01741

**Jesse Williams**

3853 Meade st , Denver, CO 80211

March 8, 2007 12:33 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jesse Williams

3853 Meade st

Denver, CO 80211

**Katherine Anderson**

193 W. Elm St. , Louisville, CO 80027

March 8, 2007 12:33 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Katherine Anderson

193 W. Elm St.

Louisville, CO 80027

**Cynthia Piper**

27401 Cottonwood Trail , North Olmsted, OH 440702534

March 8, 2007 12:33 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Stop Genetically Engineered Pharma Food Crops

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

Pharmaceudical and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the
food supply if grown outdoors. In tornado-prone Kansas, where winds
could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of corn,
soybeans, or wheat and contaminate them. Contamination poses potentially
serious risks to human health and threatens farmers who may be held
liable. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent accidental exposure to neighboring
crops.

The USDA should deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops. There should be
a ban on this practice altogether.

Thank you.

Sincerely,

Cynthia Piper

27401 Cottonwood Trail

North Olmsted, OH 44070-2534

**Jessica Lunt**

16 May St. \# 1 , Poughkeepsie, NY 12603

March 8, 2007 12:33 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jessica Lunt

16 May St. \# 1

Poughkeepsie, NY 12603

**Diana Donovan**

733 N. Jefferson Avenue , Sarasota, FL 34237

March 8, 2007 12:33 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Diana Donovan

733 N. Jefferson Avenue

Sarasota, FL 34237

**Donald Erway**

819 La Bellorita St. , South Pasadena, CA 91030

March 8, 2007 12:33 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Donald Erway

819 La Bellorita St.

South Pasadena, CA 91030

**susan schmidt**

6755 218th st. , Jordan, MN 55352

March 8, 2007 12:33 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

susan schmidt

6755 218th st.

Jordan, MN 55352

**Allen Montz**

2703 Pemberton dr. , Toledo, OH 43606

March 8, 2007 12:33 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Allen Montz

2703 Pemberton dr.

Toledo, OH 43606

**John Lee**

2102 Rolling Oak Lane , Garland, TX 75044

March 8, 2007 12:33 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

John Lee

2102 Rolling Oak Lane

Garland, TX 75044

**Dora Demers**

2202 Las Lomitas Drive , Hacienda Heights, CA 91745

March 8, 2007 12:33 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

This is an outrage. This is why we Americans are chronically ill with
cancer and other types of illnesses. Please grow food as close as
possible to the way nature intended. That is the proper way to get
nutrients from our food. \"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely
to contaminate the food supply if grown outdoors\--especially in
tornado-prone Kansas, where winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds
into neighboring fields of corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses
potentially serious risks to human health and threatens farmers who may
be held liable for contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA
nor biotechnology companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Dora Demers

2202 Las Lomitas Drive

Hacienda Heights, CA 91745

**Joseph Jackson**

345 Zoin St. , Hartford, CT 06106

March 8, 2007 12:33 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Toxic Drugs Out of Our Food!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops already ARE contaminating the food
supply when grown outdoors! In tornado-prone Kansas, the winds WILL blow
pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of corn, soybeans, or wheat!
Experience has already shown that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can prevent such contamination, once the crop is planted.

The previous placing of a pesticide producing gene in corn intended for
nonfood use has already resulted in unintentional cross-pollenation,
leading to the unintended death of billions of honey bees. These bees
are a \"lynch-pin\" species in our ecosystem! They are REQUIRED for the
pollination of almost ALL of the food and vegetable crops of this entire
NATION! Such contamination poses potentially serious risks to our food
supply, to human health, and threatens farmers who may be held liable
for contamination.

Although it is extensively lied about and covered up, this OLDER problem
is not yet even solved either! We are still currently forced to IMPORT
annually, billions of replacement honey bees from Russia and other
foreign nations, that are beyond the reach of this contamination! The
continuing presence of this \"rogue gene\" in other nonCORN food crops
is still killing entire hives of bees all over this nation. We do NOT
need any NEW problems anything like THIS one!

I urge the USDA to deny this and ALL applications for outdoor production
of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops, especially genetically
modified ones, and to institute a ban on this practice altogether.
Limitation to indoor cultivation of these crops, in strictly controlled
environments, is the ONLY way to keep our food supply safe!

Sincerely,

Joseph Jackson

345 Zoin St.

Hartford, CT 06106

**Michael Denis**

1336 young wo cr. , Folsom, CA 95630

March 8, 2007 12:33 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Michael Denis

1336 young wo cr.

Folsom, CA 95630

**Ralph Cole**

155 Shekinah Way , Deer Lodge, TN 37726

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Ralph Cole

155 Shekinah Way

Deer Lodge, TN 37726

**Erica Ruiz**

4549 Castaway Dr. #2 , Tampa, FL 33615

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Erica Ruiz

4549 Castaway Dr. #2

Tampa, FL 33615

**Sol Cohen**

261 Breezewalk Dr , Vallejo, CA 94591

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sol Cohen

261 Breezewalk Dr

Vallejo, CA 94591

**Marion Nankin**

604 Colony Drive , Hartsdale, NY 10530

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Marion Nankin

604 Colony Drive

Hartsdale, NY 10530

**Deborah Greymoon**

8585 Chipita Park Road , Cascade, CO 80809

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Deborah Greymoon

8585 Chipita Park Road

Cascade, CO 80809

**Lu Haner**

9 Sherman Rd. , Millis, MA 02054

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

I don\'t want rice with human breast milk and human spit genes in it.
Stop the madness before it\'s too late.

Sincerely,

Lu Haner

9 Sherman Rd.

Millis, MA 02054

**Ann Newman**

2975 Jordan Court , Woodbury, MN 55125

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Ann Newman

2975 Jordan Court

Woodbury, MN 55125

**Nanette Wizov**

109 Wesley Ave , Collingswood, NJ 08108-3301

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Nanette Wizov

109 Wesley Ave

Collingswood, NJ 08108-3301

**Anita Grayson**

13 Sandford St , Parketown, NJ 08087

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Anita Grayson

13 Sandford St

Parketown, NJ 08087

**Nancy Heck**

5329 1/2 Village Green , Los Angeles, CA 90016

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

Although most of this letter was composed by the Union of Concerned
Scientists, it expresses my beliefs which I feel very strongly about. I
will not knowingly eat any genetically engineered foods.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Thank you for your attention.

Sincerely,

Nancy Heck

5329 1/2 Village Green

Los Angeles, CA 90016

**Christine Blunt**

6721 East Redfield Road , Scottsdale, AZ 85254

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Christine Blunt

6721 East Redfield Road

Scottsdale, AZ 85254

**Jacqueline Schroller**

10236-B Regal Oaks , Dallas, TX 75230

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Please start concentrating on how we can help farmers produce more
\"natural\" crops of food, (as God gave us), and quit trying to ALTAR
our most precious resource in the name of progress! We do not know what
horrors this will present down the line, and our money could be used
toward higher production and dissemination of products instead of
experimentation! Let\'s get the job done as it was orignally meant to
be! START LISTENING TO THE PEOPLE OF THIS COUNTRY, PLEASE!!!!

Sincerely,

Jacqueline Schroller

10236-B Regal Oaks

Dallas, TX 75230

**Carolyn Allen**

845 Plaza Dr , San Jose, CA 95125

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Carolyn Allen

845 Plaza Dr

San Jose, CA 95125

**mike antone**

p.o. box 1148 , sacaton, AZ 85247

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

mike antone

p.o. box 1148

sacaton, AZ 85247

**judith valentine**

1290 Avenue of the Americas , New York City, NY 10104

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

judith valentine

1290 Avenue of the Americas

New York City, NY 10104

**Roberto de Moraes**

1915 Mason Hill Dr , Alexandria, VA 22307

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Roberto de Moraes

1915 Mason Hill Dr

Alexandria, VA 22307

**m berry**

bermondsey , london, se1 United Kingdom

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

m berry

bermondsey

london se1

**Ben Chiang**

4411 Cahuenga Blvd. #2, Toluca Lake, CA 91602-2386

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Ben Chiang

4411 Cahuenga Blvd.

#2

Toluca Lake, CA 91602-2386

**Keith Stegath**

3522 NW 23rd pl , Gainesville, FL 32605

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Keith Stegath

3522 NW 23rd pl

Gainesville, FL 32605

**Theodore H Voth Jr**

1146 Willamson #3 , Madison, WI 53703

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Theodore H Voth Jr

1146 Willamson #3

Madison, WI 53703

**Powell Miller**

8327 cohn st. , new orleans, LA 70118

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Powell Miller

8327 cohn st.

new orleans, LA 70118

**Madeline Shaw**

POB 299 , Slate Hill, NY 10973

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Madeline Shaw

POB 299

Slate Hill, NY 10973

**Susan Levine**

2353 13th Street , Boulder, CO 80304

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Susan Levine

2353 13th Street

Boulder, CO 80304

**Ethlynn Dewitt**

3322 Virginia , Kalamazoo, MI 490041645

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Ethlynn Dewitt

3322 Virginia

Kalamazoo, MI 49004-1645

**Jennifer Angelone**

20 Hillside Road , Portland, ME 04103

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jennifer Angelone

20 Hillside Road

Portland, ME 04103

**Susanne Scott**

19652 Stanton Ave. , Castro Valley, CA 94546

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Susanne Scott

19652 Stanton Ave.

Castro Valley, CA 94546

**Heidi Weiss**

2531 SE 18th , Portland, OR 97202

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Heidi Weiss

2531 SE 18th

Portland, OR 97202

**Brian Fortunato**

152 East 35th St., Apt. 5B , New York, NY 10016

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Brian Fortunato

152 East 35th St., Apt. 5B

New York, NY 10016

**Krissi Martel**

266 W. Tupper St. , Buffalo, NY 14201

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Krissi Martel

266 W. Tupper St.

Buffalo, NY 14201

**Kathleen Murphy**

153 Orchid Street , Tavernier, FL 33070

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kathleen Murphy

153 Orchid Street

Tavernier, FL 33070

**Robert Nichols III**

5506 La Pasada Street , Long Beach, CA 90815

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Robert Nichols III

5506 La Pasada Street

Long Beach, CA 90815

**Kent Kaluf**

33802 Alcazar Dr. #1 , Dana Point, CA 92629

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kent Kaluf

33802 Alcazar Dr. #1

Dana Point, CA 92629

**Edward Marx**

322 S Barr Rd , Port Angeles, WA 98362

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Edward Marx

322 S Barr Rd

Port Angeles, WA 98362

**Alicia Berger**

6974 Calle Del Paz W. , Boca Raton, FL 33433

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

No one asked me if I wanted \"Pharma\" and industrial food crops and if
you did I would say \"NO.\" As you well know, they are likely to
contaminate the food supply if grown outdoors\--especially in
tornado-prone Kansas, where winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds
into neighboring fields of corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses
potentially serious risks to human health and threatens farmers who may
be held liable for contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA
nor biotechnology companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

The USDA is not a sanctioned medical health care provider to America and
should not tamper with our lives through the food supply. I urge the
USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor production of
pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute a ban on this
practice altogether.

Sincerely, Alicia Berger 6974 Calle Del Paz West Boca Raton, FL 33433

Sincerely,

Alicia Berger

6974 Calle Del Paz W.

Boca Raton, FL 33433

**Holly Cooper**

15065 Pine Meadows Drive #1 #1, Ft. Myers, FL 33908

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Holly Cooper

15065 Pine Meadows Drive #1

#1

Ft. Myers, FL 33908

**Ronald Wilson**

9322 Beaumont St. , Norfolk, VA 23503-3110

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Ronald Wilson

9322 Beaumont St.

Norfolk, VA 23503-3110

**Sharane Miller**

1420 S. Hanover St. , Baltimore, MD 21230

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sharane Miller

1420 S. Hanover St.

Baltimore, MD 21230

**tom zeiser**

766 summit ave , cincinnati, OH 45204

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

tom zeiser

766 summit ave

cincinnati, OH 45204

**Cor van de Water**

1288 Fremont Ter E , Sunnyvale, CA 94087

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Cor van de Water

1288 Fremont Ter E

Sunnyvale, CA 94087

**Fred Bichl**

514 Justice Drive , Yakima, WA 98901

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Fred Bichl

514 Justice Drive

Yakima, WA 98901

**Charlotte Layton**

888 Cannon Street , Front Royal, VA 226305345

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Charlotte Layton

888 Cannon Street

Front Royal, VA 22630-5345

**Lillian Abatan**

6253 S. Sacramento , Chicago, IL 60629

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Lillian Abatan

6253 S. Sacramento

Chicago, IL 60629

**Joe Feinstein**

7308 Creek View , W. Bloomfield, MI 48322

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Joe Feinstein

7308 Creek View

W. Bloomfield, MI 48322

**David Lee Masur**

16024 42nd Ave , Clearlake, CA 95422

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

David Lee Masur

16024 42nd Ave

Clearlake, CA 95422

**Katharine Chasan**

209 North Prospect Street , Burlington, VT 05401

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Katharine Chasan

209 North Prospect Street

Burlington, VT 05401

**Diana Tutelo**

401 Veterans Road , Middletown, VA 22645

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Diana Tutelo

401 Veterans Road

Middletown, VA 22645

**Edward Olefirowicz**

1696 Glider Ct , Thousand Oaks, CA 91320

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Edward Olefirowicz

1696 Glider Ct

Thousand Oaks, CA 91320

**April Nowicki**

9308 Northlake Parkway Apt 111, Orlando, FL 32827

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

April Nowicki

9308 Northlake Parkway

Apt 111

Orlando, FL 32827

**Cleo Masur**

16024 42nd Ave , Clearlake, CA 95422-9034

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Cleo Masur

16024 42nd Ave

Clearlake, CA 95422-9034

**Maura Gregory**

3422 Fenimore Ave. , Mohegan Lake, NY 10547

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Maura Gregory

3422 Fenimore Ave.

Mohegan Lake, NY 10547

**Laurie Williams**

33 Primrose Lane , Brunswick, ME 04011

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

This is beyond insanity. To cross animal and plant species goes against
all of Nature. And Human Rice? How disgusting is that picture. To plant
FrankenFood anywhere that cross breeding and pollination can take place
is tantamount to Gross Irresponsibility.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Laurie Williams

33 Primrose Lane

Brunswick, ME 04011

**Barbara Erlichson**

31 Hancock Place , Somerset, NJ 08873

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Barbara Erlichson

31 Hancock Place

Somerset, NJ 08873

**Richard Ingram**

1104 Autumn Ridge Dr , Lexington, KY 40509

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Richard Ingram

1104 Autumn Ridge Dr

Lexington, KY 40509

**John Easterday**

6880 SW 156th Ave , Beaverton, OR 970075028

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

John Easterday

6880 SW 156th Ave

Beaverton, OR 97007-5028

**Lori Anderson**

232 Shawnee Ct SE , Albuquerque, NM 87108

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Lori Anderson

232 Shawnee Ct SE

Albuquerque, NM 87108

**Peter Rocco**

Bowdoin College 618 Smith Union, Brunswick, ME 04011

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Peter Rocco

Bowdoin College

618 Smith Union

Brunswick, ME 04011

**michiko shinmoto**

806 e acacia ave unit c , Glendale, CA 91205

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

michiko shinmoto

806 e acacia ave unit c

Glendale, CA 91205

**Patricia Morgan**

1002 Green Oak Dr. #13 , Novato, CA 949496760

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Patricia Morgan

1002 Green Oak Dr. #13

Novato, CA 94949-6760

**Barbara Grasseschi**

1083 Vine Street Mailbox 249, Healdsburg, CA 95448

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Barbara Grasseschi

1083 Vine Street

Mailbox 249

Healdsburg, CA 95448

**Philip Brad Parker**

15225 Dickens St. , Sherman Oaks, CA 91403

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Philip Brad Parker

15225 Dickens St.

Sherman Oaks, CA 91403

**S.M. Spencer**

100 Wallace St , Woodbury, TN 37190

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

S.M. Spencer

100 Wallace St

Woodbury, TN 37190

**Stephanie Gonzalez**

5303 Via Capote , Newbury Park, CA 91320

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Stephanie Gonzalez

5303 Via Capote

Newbury Park, CA 91320

**Mark Ogonowski**

736 N. Jerrie Ave. , Tucson, AZ 85711

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Mark Ogonowski

736 N. Jerrie Ave.

Tucson, AZ 85711

**Derek Wilcox**

56 West End , Ely, CB6 3AY United Kingdom

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Derek Wilcox

56 West End

Ely CB6 3AY

**Ellen Douglas**

107 Gameland Road , Sellersville, PA 18960

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Ellen Douglas

107 Gameland Road

Sellersville, PA 18960

**William Stone**

6308 Shoal Creek Blvd , Austin, TX 78757

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

William Stone

6308 Shoal Creek Blvd

Austin, TX 78757

**Lawrence Green**

735 Delaware Rd #114, Buffalo, NY 14223

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Lawrence Green

735 Delaware Rd

#114

Buffalo, NY 14223

**Vernon Batty**

PO Box 476 , La Luz, NM 88337

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Vernon Batty

PO Box 476

La Luz, NM 88337

**Richard Gale**

75 Eastmoor Avenue Apartment #4, Daly City, CA 940153727

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination \-- they are far more
likely to cause, than to prevent, such contamination, either through
carelessness or incompetence!

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Richard Gale

75 Eastmoor Avenue

Apartment #4

Daly City, CA 94015-3727

**James Schall**

324 Townsend Terrace , Las Cruces, NM 88005

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Please Keed Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

James Schall

324 Townsend Terrace

Las Cruces, NM 88005

**Thomas Mac Krell**

3116 Peach St. #2 , Erie, PA 16508

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

This is probably the worst idea to come from \"scientists\" in history
and could lead to health disasters across the food chain. \"Pharma\" and
industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food supply if grown
outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where winds could easily
blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of corn, soybeans, or
wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks to human health and
threatens farmers who may be held liable for contamination. Experience
shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology companies can be trusted
to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Thomas Mac Krell

3116 Peach St. #2

Erie, PA 16508

**Stephen Zettel**

634 Rawlings Rd , Libby, MT 59923

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Stephen Zettel

634 Rawlings Rd

Libby, MT 59923

**Deborah Cohen**

3943 Fairview Av , St. Louis, MO 63116

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Deborah Cohen

3943 Fairview Av

St. Louis, MO 63116

**Brian Sullivan**

7220 99th Ave SW , Lakewood, WA 98498

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Brian Sullivan

7220 99th Ave SW

Lakewood, WA 98498

**Karen Chorney**

441 Hillside Ln , Santa Monica, CA 904021111

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Karen Chorney

441 Hillside Ln

Santa Monica, CA 90402-1111

**vaughn currier**

1537 cameron crescent dr.,apt.22b , reston, VA 20190

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

vaughn currier

1537 cameron crescent dr.,apt.22b

reston, VA 20190

**Fred Reinman**

540 3rd Court , Fox Island, WA 98333

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether. With future demands for healthy foods
for human consumption as worldwide populations increase, we don\'t need
to endanger that supply by using plants to provide pharmaceuticals or
fuels.

Sincerely,

Fred Reinman

540 3rd Court

Fox Island, WA 98333

**Michael Midling**

214 E Camino Colegio , Santa Maria, CA 93454

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Michael Midling

214 E Camino Colegio

Santa Maria, CA 93454

**Robyn Laird**

12 Arbor Creek Dr , Pittsford, NY 145349531

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Safe Food - Good Drugs

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

Please keep drugs and food separate. \"Pharma\" food crops can
contaminate the food supply if grown outdoors\--especially in
tornado-prone Kansas, where winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds
into neighboring fields of corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses
potentially serious risks to human health and threatens farmers who may
be held liable for contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA
nor biotechnology companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Robyn Laird

12 Arbor Creek Dr

Pittsford, NY 14534-9531

**J. Michael Gilbreath**

7 Jennison Rd. , Wayland, MA 01778

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

J. Michael Gilbreath

7 Jennison Rd.

Wayland, MA 01778

**Judi Greil**

4121 W Tetakusim Rd Trlr 35 , Tucson, AZ 857468962

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Judi Greil

4121 W Tetakusim Rd Trlr 35

Tucson, AZ 85746-8962

**Flo Brodley**

351C Heritage Hills , Somers, NY 10589

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Flo Brodley

351C Heritage Hills

Somers, NY 10589

**sandra asper**

1553 miramar , newport beach, CA 92661

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

sandra asper

1553 miramar

newport beach, CA 92661

**Joan Lloyd**

1709 Chapala St Apt 16 , Santa Barbara, CA 931012959

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Joan Lloyd

1709 Chapala St Apt 16

Santa Barbara, CA 93101-2959

**Adam Berg**

HC 69 Box 50A , Rociada, NM 87742

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Adam Berg

HC 69 Box 50A

Rociada, NM 87742

**linda swanson-davies**

4763 sw maplewood , portland, OR 97219

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

linda swanson-davies

4763 sw maplewood

portland, OR 97219

**Jeff Horne**

424 S. Genesee Ave. , Los Angeles, CA 900363116

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jeff Horne

424 S. Genesee Ave.

Los Angeles, CA 90036-3116

**Richard Wilkinson**

206 E. James St. , Ponder, TX 76259 0274

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Richard Wilkinson

206 E. James St.

Ponder, TX 76259 0274

**Daniel Safer**

3305 Hamilton Street , Philadelphia, PA 19104

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Daniel Safer

3305 Hamilton Street

Philadelphia, PA 19104

**Melanie Picciotti**

376 McNaughton St. , Rochester, NY 14606

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Melanie Picciotti

376 McNaughton St.

Rochester, NY 14606

**Shreeraj Sutaria**

1280 Barry Ave. #3 , Los Angeles, CA 900251711

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Shreeraj Sutaria

1280 Barry Ave. #3

Los Angeles, CA 90025-1711

**Dagny SanMiguel**

627 H St, #A176 , Chula Vista, CA 91910

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: NO Drugs in of our food supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops will contaminate our food supply if
grown outdoors, pose serious risks to our health, and threaten farmers
who may WRONGLY be held liable for contamination they do not want.
Neither the USDA nor especially biotech companies can be trusted to
prevent contamination.

The USDA must deny this and ALL other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial genetically engineered food
crops and institute a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Dagny SanMiguel

627 H St, #A176

Chula Vista, CA 91910

**Geraldine Dickel**

693 Orange St , New Haven, CT 06511

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Geraldine Dickel

693 Orange St

New Haven, CT 06511

**Clark Andelin**

9607 Edwards Rd , Fox River Grove, IL 600211615

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

Stop backing big business at the expense of the public. \"Pharma\" and
industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food supply if grown
outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where winds could easily
blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of corn, soybeans, or
wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks to human health and
threatens farmers who may be held liable for contamination. Experience
shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology companies can be trusted
to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Clark Andelin

9607 Edwards Rd

Fox River Grove, IL 60021-1615

**Brian Kaczmarek**

714 Remington St. Suite 23, Fort Collins, CO 80524

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Brian Kaczmarek

714 Remington St.

Suite 23

Fort Collins, CO 80524

**Kymberli Drake-Martinez**

4735 Cowell Blvd #33 , Davis, CA 95618

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kymberli Drake-Martinez

4735 Cowell Blvd #33

Davis, CA 95618

**Wendy Wallace**

1931 Kingsbury Dr , Redlands, CA 92374

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

Please stop this nonsense, leave our food supply alone. Please, I urge
you to take a stand on this very important issue. \"Pharma\" and
industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food supply if grown
outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where winds could easily
blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of corn, soybeans, or
wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks to human health and
threatens farmers who may be held liable for contamination. Experience
shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology companies can be trusted
to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Wendy Wallace

1931 Kingsbury Dr

Redlands, CA 92374

**James Showalter**

120 Evelyn Way , San Francisco, CA 941271747

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

James Showalter

120 Evelyn Way

San Francisco, CA 94127-1747

**Richard Stein**

8 COLONIAL , Irvine, CA 92620

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Richard Stein

8 COLONIAL

Irvine, CA 92620

**John Nelson Jr**

104 Judge Lane , Bethlehem, CT 06751

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

John Nelson Jr

104 Judge Lane

Bethlehem, CT 06751

**Michael King**

51 Hillandale Dr. , Staunton, VA 24401

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Michael King

51 Hillandale Dr.

Staunton, VA 24401

**Jeremy Hill**

142 Farragut Avenue , San Francisco, CA 94112

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

Don\'t risk upsetting the ecological balance.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jeremy Hill

142 Farragut Avenue

San Francisco, CA 94112

**Melissa Lemke**

533 Glen St , Glens Falls, NY 128012206

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Melissa Lemke

533 Glen St

Glens Falls, NY 12801-2206

**Amanda Scuder**

117 West 58th Street, Apt. 9H , New York, NY 10019

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Amanda Scuder

117 West 58th Street, Apt. 9H

New York, NY 10019

**Juliette Linzer**

743 Stratford Rd , Oakland, CA 946102313

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

The more I read about this issue, the more sure I am that I would not
want my son to be eating engineered food products.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Juliette Linzer

743 Stratford Rd

Oakland, CA 94610-2313

**georgia mrazkova**

1121 east 46th street , minneapolis, MN 55407

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

georgia mrazkova

1121 east 46th street

minneapolis, MN 55407

**liz haviland**

607 S 5th , Laramie, WY 82070

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

liz haviland

607 S 5th

Laramie, WY 82070

**Susan Stambaugh**

563 S. 2nd Street , Carbondale, CO 81623

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Susan Stambaugh

563 S. 2nd Street

Carbondale, CO 81623

**Lucy McCrone**

501 East 32nd St. , Chicago, IL 60616

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Lucy McCrone

501 East 32nd St.

Chicago, IL 60616

**Rebecca Shedd**

4554 Wentworth Ave S , Minneapolis, MN 55419

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Rebecca Shedd

4554 Wentworth Ave S

Minneapolis, MN 55419

**Callie Riley**

8054 Oak Avenue , Citrus Heights, CA 956102514

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Callie Riley

8054 Oak Avenue

Citrus Heights, CA 95610-2514

**Howard Stein**

5000 S. East End Ave. Apt. B23, Chicago, IL 606153175

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Howard Stein

5000 S. East End Ave.

Apt. B23

Chicago, IL 60615-3175

**Concetta Cantelmo**

61 Clinton Ave , Budd Lake, NJ 07828

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Concetta Cantelmo

61 Clinton Ave

Budd Lake, NJ 07828

**G. Preuss**

405 Ruth Street , Bridgeport, CT 06606

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

G. Preuss

405 Ruth Street

Bridgeport, CT 06606

**Eva Seifert**

4809 Escaparod Way , Colorado springs, CO 80917

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Eva Seifert

4809 Escaparod Way

Colorado springs, CO 80917

**William Boyd**

3499 Huron View Ct , Dexter, MI 48130

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

William Boyd

3499 Huron View Ct

Dexter, MI 48130

**Charles Byrne**

306 W. Columbia Avenue, #3 , Champaign, IL 61820

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Charles Byrne

306 W. Columbia Avenue, #3

Champaign, IL 61820

**Susan Shouse**

14011 Puget Sound Blvd , Edmonds, WA 98026

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

I just don\'t understand why we don\'t have choices in this country
about what is grown and how it is grown. The EU is way ahead of us in
that regard. Too bad in the US it\'s all about the big corporation to
the determent of the individual.

Sincerely,

Susan Shouse

14011 Puget Sound Blvd

Edmonds, WA 98026

**Tanya Cowperthwaite**

8622 Chapel Dr , Annandale, VA 22003

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Tanya Cowperthwaite

8622 Chapel Dr

Annandale, VA 22003

**Michael Anderson**

2707 S Hazel Ct , Denver, CO 80236

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Michael Anderson

2707 S Hazel Ct

Denver, CO 80236

**Suzanne Steele**

322 South 16th Street , Philadelphia, PA 19102

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Suzanne Steele

322 South 16th Street

Philadelphia, PA 19102

**James Fellrath**

212 Crestview Road , Columbus, OH 43202

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

James Fellrath

212 Crestview Road

Columbus, OH 43202

**Terri Little**

188 E Ridge Glow Pl , Oro Valley, AZ 857377973

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

It looks to me that the only way we the public will be assured that we
are eating uncontaminated food is to grow it ourselves as we did a
hundred years ago.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Terri Little

188 E Ridge Glow Pl

Oro Valley, AZ 85737-7973

**Rachel Wolf**

403 Emeline Avenue , Santa Cruz, CA 950602244

March 8, 2007 12:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Rachel Wolf

403 Emeline Avenue

Santa Cruz, CA 95060-2244

**Patricia Layden**

17341 Military Rd S , Seattle, WA 98188

March 8, 2007 12:19 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Patricia Layden

17341 Military Rd S

Seattle, WA 98188

**S.E. Hardy**

475 Orena Ct. , Camarillo, CA 93010

March 8, 2007 12:19 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

S.E. Hardy

475 Orena Ct.

Camarillo, CA 93010

**Jeremiah Blatz**

159 Madison Ave, #2A , New York, NY 10016

March 8, 2007 12:19 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jeremiah Blatz

159 Madison Ave, #2A

New York, NY 10016

**Andrea Hiller**

949 W End Ave , New York, NY 10025

March 8, 2007 12:19 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Andrea Hiller

949 W End Ave

New York, NY 10025

**Robert Meese**

1806 Haussler Dr , Davis, CA 95616

March 8, 2007 12:19 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Robert Meese

1806 Haussler Dr

Davis, CA 95616

**Joan Wallace**

1318 S. 51st St. , Omaha, NE 68106

March 8, 2007 12:19 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

This genie cannot be put back in the bottle once it escapes. I cannot
say it better than the Union of Concerned Scientists, which I support,
and who state the problem very well below. I can only add that this
problem is not theoretical as it has already happened in other cases
(see Monsanto v. Schmeiser). I am also from Nebraska and grew up in
Iowa. Being from a farming state, you should be concerned about the
effect on farmers and on the food supply.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Joan Wallace

1318 S. 51st St.

Omaha, NE 68106

**William Daniels**

283 Dallam Rd , Newark, DE 19711

March 8, 2007 12:19 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

William Daniels

283 Dallam Rd

Newark, DE 19711

**Gerald Gardner**

213 S. Revena Blvd. , Ann Arbor, MI 48103

March 8, 2007 12:19 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Urge you deny the Ventria Bios. application

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Gerald Gardner

213 S. Revena Blvd.

Ann Arbor, MI 48103

**Margaret Whiting**

1974 Caras Road , Waterloo, IA 50701

March 8, 2007 12:19 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Margaret Whiting

1974 Caras Road

Waterloo, IA 50701

**Lester Nunnelee**

268 Meadow Lane , Murfreesboro, TN 37128

March 8, 2007 12:19 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Lester Nunnelee

268 Meadow Lane

Murfreesboro, TN 37128

**David Gustafson**

3419 50 Street , Moline, IL 61265

March 8, 2007 12:19 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

David Gustafson

3419 50 Street

Moline, IL 61265

**Marilyn Hughes**

1126 4th Ave. , Longmont, CO 80501

March 8, 2007 12:19 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

Although I am all for scientific improvement the idea of genetically
engineered food especially with human genes scares me to death. I do not
believe we can foresee the consequences of such actions. We need more
study before this kind of application is approved!!

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Marilyn Hughes

1126 4th Ave.

Longmont, CO 80501

**Brian Patrick Lee**

230 E 6th Street Apt 8 , New York, NY 100038244

March 8, 2007 12:19 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Brian Patrick Lee

230 E 6th Street Apt 8

New York, NY 10003-8244

**Mary Hicklin**

11770 Hi Ridge Rd , Lakeside, CA 92040

March 8, 2007 12:19 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Mary Hicklin

11770 Hi Ridge Rd

Lakeside, CA 92040

**rebecca tippens**

68 Van Nuys Rd , colrain, MA 013409633

March 8, 2007 12:19 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

while we are facing a crisis in our health care system, we do not need
to add gas to the fire. At this point, we must ban \"Pharma\" and
industrial food crops that are likely to contaminate the food supply if
grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where winds could
easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of corn, soybeans,
or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks to human health
and threatens farmers who may be held liable for contamination.
Experience shows thatr biotechnology companies can not be trusted to
prevent contamination. They are too deeply drawn into starry skies
dreaming about the benefits\...both economic, and hopefully otherwise,
than to give any consideration to the debit side of the equation. Do not
let them play Russian Roulette with our lives. Nice and easy does it
please!

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

rebecca tippens

68 Van Nuys Rd

colrain, MA 01340-9633

**Edward Bala**

171 Villa Crest Dr. , State College, PA 168017950

March 8, 2007 12:19 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Why mess with something as important as a staple food, when it has
worked for centuries?

Sincerely,

Edward Bala

171 Villa Crest Dr.

State College, PA 16801-7950

**Shauna Bloom**

26546 North Shore Place , Hartford, SD 57033

March 8, 2007 12:19 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Shauna Bloom

26546 North Shore Place

Hartford, SD 57033

907-789-6176

**Marsha buck**

8445 Kimberly St. , Juneau, AK 99801

March 8, 2007 12:19 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Marsha buck

8445 Kimberly St.

Juneau, AK 99801

**Sue Castle**

20041 Osterman Rd. P7, Lake Forest, CA 92630

March 8, 2007 12:17 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

The quality of food I feed my family is extremely important to me. Cross
contamination will most likely occur, thus jeopardizing my ability to
safely feed my family. Please ensure the safety of our food supply and
deny this and all other applications for outdoor production of
pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute a ban on this
practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sue Castle

20041 Osterman Rd.

P7

Lake Forest, CA 92630

512-244-3935

**Alan Wilhite**

15501 Lymko Drive , Austin, TX 78728

March 8, 2007 12:17 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Alan Wilhite

15501 Lymko Drive

Austin, TX 78728

**Jordan Glass**

PO Box 274 , Hartsdale, NY 10595

March 8, 2007 12:17 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jordan Glass

PO Box 274

Hartsdale, NY 10595

**Alexis Holeman**

4825 Beech Harbor Ave. , Baton Rouge, LA 70817

March 8, 2007 12:17 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Alexis Holeman

4825 Beech Harbor Ave.

Baton Rouge, LA 70817

**Christina Pace**

218 Berlin Street , Montpelier, VT 05602

March 8, 2007 12:17 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Christina Pace

218 Berlin Street

Montpelier, VT 05602

**Courtney Peterson**

536 Lowell Mail Center , Cambridge, MA 02138

March 8, 2007 12:17 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

It\'s only a matter of time before these drug-containing rice
contaminates the food supply, and it is deplorable that the USDA is even
considering this proposal. Already, GM-crops\--even those not meant to
be cultivated\--have escaped their bounds, resulting in contamination
and other environmental consequences such as disruption of ecosystems.

I urge you not to allow GM crops with medicine to EVER be grown outside;
if you do, you will eventually expose millions of Americans to low-doses
of drugs.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Courtney Peterson

536 Lowell Mail Center

Cambridge, MA 02138

**Amber Dilger**

PO Box 2433 , Northlake, IL 60164

March 8, 2007 12:17 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Amber Dilger

PO Box 2433

Northlake, IL 60164

**Gwen Wolfram**

1525 NW 23rd St , Corvallis, OR 97330

March 8, 2007 12:17 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Gwen Wolfram

1525 NW 23rd St

Corvallis, OR 97330

**polly leighton**

7 woodedge lane , brookville, NY 11545

March 8, 2007 12:17 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

polly leighton

7 woodedge lane

brookville, NY 11545

**Donald Bry**

1101 W 28th St 311 , Minneapolis, MN 55408

March 8, 2007 12:17 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Donald Bry

1101 W 28th St 311

Minneapolis, MN 55408

**Honorie Cote**

1150 Williamson St., #203 , Madison, WI 53703

March 8, 2007 12:17 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Honorie Cote

1150 Williamson St., #203

Madison, WI 53703

**Tamara Bannister**

15552 B Long Place , Fort Polk, LA 71459

March 8, 2007 12:17 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Tamara Bannister

15552 B Long Place

Fort Polk, LA 71459

**Camille Martina**

23 Kent Park , Rochester, NY 14610

March 8, 2007 12:17 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops may pose a threat and contaminate
the food supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas,
where winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields
of corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination may pose serious risks to
human health. In the past we have expereinced incidences where neither
the USDA nor biotechnology companies can be trusted to prevent
contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this \'crop\' to be grown for outdoors for the
production of pharmaceuticals and to institute an end to this practice .

Sincerely,

Camille Martina

23 Kent Park

Rochester, NY 14610

**D. Meier**

924 West 12th Street , Cedar Falls, IA 50613

March 8, 2007 12:17 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

D. Meier

924 West 12th Street

Cedar Falls, IA 50613

**Sarah Collyer**

704 Water St #2 , Port Townsend, WA 98368

March 8, 2007 12:17 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sarah Collyer

704 Water St #2

Port Townsend, WA 98368

**Ashley Noble**

210 Burrus Hall , Blacksburg, VA 24060

March 8, 2007 12:17 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Ashley Noble

210 Burrus Hall

Blacksburg, VA 24060

**christine berger**

669 alma avenue apt #103, oakland, CA 94610

March 8, 2007 12:17 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

christine berger

669 alma avenue

apt #103

oakland, CA 94610

**Henry Bosch**

1406 Hubner Ave , Catonsville, MD 212284327

March 8, 2007 12:17 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Henry Bosch

1406 Hubner Ave

Catonsville, MD 21228-4327

**Richard Hall**

2414 Woodlawn Ave. , Boise, ID 83702-3852

March 8, 2007 12:17 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Richard Hall

2414 Woodlawn Ave.

Boise, ID 83702-3852

**Robert Orlando**

4705 State Hwy 28 , Cooperstown, NY 13326

March 8, 2007 12:17 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Robert Orlando

4705 State Hwy 28

Cooperstown, NY 13326

**James Monaco**

80 East 11th St New York, NY, NY 10003

March 8, 2007 12:17 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

James Monaco

80 East 11th St

New York

NY, NY 10003

**Ligia Ercius-DiPaola**

2815 Newlands , Belmot, CA 94002

March 8, 2007 12:17 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Ligia Ercius-DiPaola

2815 Newlands

Belmot, CA 94002

**Jackie Willer-Vescio**

250 Canyon Breeze Court , Simi Valley, CA 93065

March 8, 2007 12:17 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jackie Willer-Vescio

250 Canyon Breeze Court

Simi Valley, CA 93065

**Tim Duda**

340 Queen Anne Court , San Antonio, TX 782096625

March 8, 2007 12:17 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Tim Duda

340 Queen Anne Court

San Antonio, TX 78209-6625

**Bob Welsh**

2183 Juneau Ct. S , Salem, OR 97302

March 8, 2007 12:17 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Bob Welsh

2183 Juneau Ct. S

Salem, OR 97302

**Mary Robinson Crews**

333 Wesley Dr , Chapel Hill, NC 275161520

March 8, 2007 12:17 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Mary Robinson Crews

333 Wesley Dr

Chapel Hill, NC 27516-1520

**G. Christopher**

203 10th St , Troy, NY 121802914

March 8, 2007 12:17 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

G. Christopher

203 10th St

Troy, NY 12180-2914

**David MacPherson**

6269 Lazy Oak Trail , Muskegon, MI 49442

March 8, 2007 12:17 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

David MacPherson

6269 Lazy Oak Trail

Muskegon, MI 49442

**L. Hieber Jr.**

6655 Jackson Rd. #2 , Ann Arbor, MI 481039538

March 8, 2007 12:17 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

L. Hieber Jr.

6655 Jackson Rd. #2

Ann Arbor, MI 48103-9538

**John Keiser**

410 East 6 St., Apt. 17B , New York, NY 10009

March 8, 2007 12:17 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

John Keiser

410 East 6 St., Apt. 17B

New York, NY 10009

**Eileen Anderson**

2907 Ronda Road , Columbus, OH 43232

March 8, 2007 12:17 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Eileen Anderson

2907 Ronda Road

Columbus, OH 43232

**Tabitha Buggie-Hunt**

2773 Kendall Road , Holley, NY 14470

March 8, 2007 12:17 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Tabitha Buggie-Hunt

2773 Kendall Road

Holley, NY 14470

**Daniel Connelly**

793 Cox Lane , Cape May, NJ 082043717

March 8, 2007 12:17 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Daniel Connelly

793 Cox Lane

Cape May, NJ 08204-3717

**Susan Colwell**

2336-47th Ave SW , Seattle, WA 98116

March 8, 2007 12:17 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Susan Colwell

2336-47th Ave SW

Seattle, WA 98116

**Duane Tucker**

2307 Ocean , santa monica, CA 90405

March 8, 2007 12:17 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Duane Tucker

2307 Ocean

santa monica, CA 90405

**Peter Montana**

1421 Courtyard Drive , San Jose, CA 95118

March 8, 2007 12:17 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Peter Montana

1421 Courtyard Drive

San Jose, CA 95118

**Donna Bonetti**

1170 B Monroe Dr , Boulder, CO 80303

March 8, 2007 12:17 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Donna Bonetti

1170 B Monroe Dr

Boulder, CO 80303

**Glee D. Biery**

4105 NE 17th Terrace , Gainesville, FL 32609

March 8, 2007 12:17 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Glee D. Biery

4105 NE 17th Terrace

Gainesville, FL 32609

**Elysse Wageman**

1610 Dellwood Ct , Grafton, WI 530242037

March 8, 2007 12:17 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Elysse Wageman

1610 Dellwood Ct

Grafton, WI 53024-2037

**camilla smith**

96 grand st. , new york, NY 10013

March 8, 2007 12:17 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

camilla smith

96 grand st.

new york, NY 10013

**Mary Anderson**

3621 Pillsbury Avenue South , Minneapolis, MN 55409

March 8, 2007 12:17 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Mary Anderson

3621 Pillsbury Avenue South

Minneapolis, MN 55409

**Elyse Friedman**

9607 Edwards Rd , Fox River Grove, IL 60021

March 8, 2007 12:17 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Elyse Friedman

9607 Edwards Rd

Fox River Grove, IL 60021

**Carlene Petty**

780 Highway #44 West Lot #50, Shepherdsville, KY 40165

March 8, 2007 12:17 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

Tsk, tsk, tsk, even IF the USDA and biotechnology companies attempt to
prevent contamination, there are still the winds over Kansas to gainsay
them. Tornadoes can drive a human hair through a tree with the efficacy
of an arrow through a haystack. So, what could stand up to those winds?
Certainly not pharma rice!

Besides, pharma crops should not be grown anywhere where the
\"possibility\" of contamination of human food supplies exists. I would
not want pharma crops grown in Kentucky or in Tennessee or in Oregon or
in Kansas.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Carlene Petty

780 Highway #44 West

Lot #50

Shepherdsville, KY 40165

**Pat Miller**

8705 E. Upriver Dr , Spokane, WA 99212

March 8, 2007 12:17 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Pat Miller

8705 E. Upriver Dr

Spokane, WA 99212

**David Dresser**

826 Neilson St , Berkeley, CA 947071816

March 8, 2007 12:17 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

David Dresser

826 Neilson St

Berkeley, CA 94707-1816

202-885-3919

**Michael Roehm**

1545 18th St., NW Apt. #209, Washington, DC 20036

March 8, 2007 12:17 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

So-called \"pharma\" and other industrial food crops are likely to
contaminate the food supply if grown outdoors. (1) This is especially
true in tornado-prone Kansas, where winds could easily blow pharma rice
seeds into neighboring fields of corn, soybeans, or wheat. (2) Not only
that, but birds will mostly likely spread seed and possibly be adversely
affected. (3) Contamination poses potentially serious risks to human
health, threatens farmers who may be held liable for contamination, and
could harm wildlife. It is unfortunate, but previous experience has
shown that neither the USDA nor biotech corporations can be trusted to
prevent contamination.

Therefore, I reuqest that you deny this and all other such applications
for outdoor production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and
to institute a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Michael Roehm

1545 18th St., NW

Apt. #209

Washington, DC 20036

**Melody Allen**

2700 Stagecoach Ranch Loop , Dripping Springs, TX 78620

March 8, 2007 12:17 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Melody Allen

2700 Stagecoach Ranch Loop

Dripping Springs, TX 78620

**Celia Bressack**

157 E 3rd St #D, New York, NY 10009

March 8, 2007 12:17 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Celia Bressack

157 E 3rd St

#D

New York, NY 10009

**Jorin Hawley**

730 West 183rd St , Port Washington, NY 10033

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jorin Hawley

730 West 183rd St

Port Washington, NY 10033

**Joanna Bate**

3737 N. Country Club Rd. Apt. 208-N, TUCSON, AZ 85716

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Joanna Bate

3737 N. Country Club Rd.

Apt. 208-N

TUCSON, AZ 85716

**Mark Sweberg**

28 Deborah Rd , Warwick, RI 02888

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Mark Sweberg

28 Deborah Rd

Warwick, RI 02888

**Kelly Little**

8399 Forest Drive , Pasadena, MD 21122

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kelly Little

8399 Forest Drive

Pasadena, MD 21122

**Sally Rings**

4114 E. Mercer Lane , Phoenix, AZ 85028

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sally Rings

4114 E. Mercer Lane

Phoenix, AZ 85028

**Jody Roberts**

512 Woodland Terrace , Philadelphia, PA 19104

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

In the same week that the USDA announced the \"green light\" for
commerical production of the first human-rice hybrid crop, the USDA also
told farmers not to plant one of the most popular rice varieties in use
because of contamination. What message does this send to us about the
consistency and reliability of federal safety regulations?

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jody Roberts

512 Woodland Terrace

Philadelphia, PA 19104

**Karin Endy**

600 Prospect Ave , Brooklyn, NY 11215

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Karin Endy

600 Prospect Ave

Brooklyn, NY 11215

**Maria Jackson**

42905 Old SR 33 , SHade, OH 45776

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Maria Jackson

42905 Old SR 33

SHade, OH 45776

**Kelly Roth**

3523 Grant Avenue , Grove City, OH 43123

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kelly Roth

3523 Grant Avenue

Grove City, OH 43123

**Sara Diamond**

716 N Street , Davis, CA 95616

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely, Sara Diamond 716 N St Davis, CA 95616

Sincerely,

Sara Diamond

716 N Street

Davis, CA 95616

**Jeff Chase**

5628 east deblaay , kentwood, MI 49512

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jeff Chase

5628 east deblaay

kentwood, MI 49512

**Patricia Clark**

2114 Holly Ave , Columbia, MO 65202

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

This is life threatning to all life on this planet.

They have already destroyed the long grain white rice in the U.S. This
is insane. I refuse to eat any gentically altered crap. I eat only
organic grains.

Sincerely,

Patricia Clark

2114 Holly Ave

Columbia, MO 65202

**Heidi Fuchs**

2396 Keystone Ct Amherst College, Boulder, CO 80304

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Heidi Fuchs

2396 Keystone Ct

Amherst College

Boulder, CO 80304

**Alexander Deming**

7 North Maryland Ave , Port Washington, NY 11050

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Alexander Deming

7 North Maryland Ave

Port Washington, NY 11050

**Tracy Fullington**

1555 Delaney Drive Apt 1617, Tallahassee, FL 32309

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Tracy Fullington

1555 Delaney Drive

Apt 1617

Tallahassee, FL 32309

**Christina Oliver**

1440 Mccarthy , Ypsilanti, MI 48198

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Christina Oliver

1440 Mccarthy

Ypsilanti, MI 48198

**John Annecone**

1683 Almond Blossom Lane , San Jose, CA 95124

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

John Annecone

1683 Almond Blossom Lane

San Jose, CA 95124

**Sean Lynde**

238 East 7th Street #9 , New York, NY 10009

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sean Lynde

238 East 7th Street #9

New York, NY 10009

**Carl Hassell**

427 Yosemite Drive , Tracy, CA 95376

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Carl Hassell

427 Yosemite Drive

Tracy, CA 95376

**Larry Burk**

2713 Winton Road , Durham, NC 27707

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Larry Burk

2713 Winton Road

Durham, NC 27707

**Sean Wiedel**

1036 W Pacific Ave , Waukegan, IL 60085

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sean Wiedel

1036 W Pacific Ave

Waukegan, IL 60085

**Miles Chapuis**

POB 252 , Kentfield, CA 949140252

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether. Furthermore I cannot in the least
understand why the USDA is even considering this absurdity!

Sincerely,

Miles Chapuis

POB 252

Kentfield, CA 94914-0252

**Jordan Peterson**

216 W. Gilman St. #4 , Madison, WI 53703

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jordan Peterson

216 W. Gilman St. #4

Madison, WI 53703

**Zabrina Leith**

526 Broad Street , Beverly, NJ 08010

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Zabrina Leith

526 Broad Street

Beverly, NJ 08010

**Madeline Cotton**

223 Kenilworth , MEMPHIS, TN 38112

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Madeline Cotton

223 Kenilworth

MEMPHIS, TN 38112

**Dustin Wasylik**

5717 Schenk Road , Sandusky, OH 44870

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely Dustin Wasylik 5717 Schenk Road Sandusky OH 44870

Sincerely,

Dustin Wasylik

5717 Schenk Road

Sandusky, OH 44870

**Mary Wagner**

3633 N. Avers Ave , Chicago, IL 60618

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Mary Wagner

3633 N. Avers Ave

Chicago, IL 60618

**Jodi Barnes**

7911 Garland Ave. Apt. #3, Takoma Park, MD 20912

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jodi Barnes

7911 Garland Ave.

Apt. #3

Takoma Park, MD 20912

**patricia owen**

3050 airport avenue #E , santa monica, CA 90405

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

patricia owen

3050 airport avenue #E

santa monica, CA 90405

**Chip Phillips**

4135 45 St., 5A , Sunnyside, NY 11104

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Chip Phillips

4135 45 St., 5A

Sunnyside, NY 11104

**R. Ehr**

2839 N. Summit Ave. , Milwaukee, WI 53211

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination. What do you do once
the genie is out of the bottle?

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

R. Ehr

2839 N. Summit Ave.

Milwaukee, WI 53211

**Richard Shubert**

327 S. 11th St. \# 6 , Lincoln, NE 68508

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Richard Shubert

327 S. 11th St. \# 6

Lincoln, NE 68508

**Colleen Kratowcz**

323 Midway , VALPARAISO, IN 46385

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Colleen Kratowcz

323 Midway

VALPARAISO, IN 46385

**Anne Dugaw**

385 Ogle Street #C , Costa Mesa, CA 92627

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Please Keed Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

I am an American with severe food intolerance. I am certain that this is
in part due to genetically engineered foods and pesticides. Please keep
drugs out of our food supply. In fact, please stop trying to alter food
that nature provides. It causes serious side-effects for people like me.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Anne Dugaw

385 Ogle Street #C

Costa Mesa, CA 92627

**Lorraine Suzuki**

3870 Inglewood Blvd. , Los Angeles, CA 90066

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Lorraine Suzuki

3870 Inglewood Blvd.

Los Angeles, CA 90066

**Thomas Barrett**

984 West Bay Avenue , Barnegat, NJ 08005

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Thomas Barrett

984 West Bay Avenue

Barnegat, NJ 08005

**Thurman Williams**

7018 S. 38th Street , Bellevue, NE 68147

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Thurman Williams

7018 S. 38th Street

Bellevue, NE 68147

**Rik Masterson**

4542 NE 27th Ave , Portland, OR 972116524

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Rik Masterson

4542 NE 27th Ave

Portland, OR 97211-6524

**Cheryl Fala**

1157 Bloomfield Circle , Lansdale, PA 19446

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Cheryl Fala

1157 Bloomfield Circle

Lansdale, PA 19446

**Carrol Nast**

20860 Indian Dr , Colfax, CA 95713

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

Attention please. \"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to
contaminate the food supply if grown outdoors\--especially in
tornado-prone Kansas, where winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds
into neighboring fields of corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses
potentially serious risks to human health and threatens farmers who may
be held liable for contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA
nor biotechnology companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Carrol Nast

20860 Indian Dr

Colfax, CA 95713

**Wayne Nowak**

2213 Dominion Drive , Charlottesville, VA 22901

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

And I would encourage your viewing \"The Future of Food\" to better
understand why my wife and I have the concerns we have.

Sincerely,

Wayne Nowak

2213 Dominion Drive

Charlottesville, VA 22901

**kristin ebbert**

1616 1/2 micheltorena st , los angeles, CA 90026

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

kristin ebbert

1616 1/2 micheltorena st

los angeles, CA 90026

**Fr. Troy Beecham**

37 granite springs rd , granite springs, NY 10527

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Fr. Troy Beecham

37 granite springs rd

granite springs, NY 10527

**Timothy McGettigan**

316 Harrison Street , Pueblo, CO 81004

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Timothy McGettigan

316 Harrison Street

Pueblo, CO 81004

**william horwath**

2815 Loyola Dr. , Davis, CA 95618

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

william horwath

2815 Loyola Dr.

Davis, CA 95618

**Todd Sargent**

4035 SE Reedway , Portland, OR 97202

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Todd Sargent

4035 SE Reedway

Portland, OR 97202

**Joyce Lowry**

72 Flicker Drive , Novato, CA 949496655

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Joyce Lowry

72 Flicker Drive

Novato, CA 94949-6655

**Lynn DeTomasi**

695 Park st , Attleboro, MA 02703

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Lynn DeTomasi

695 Park st

Attleboro, MA 02703

**Nancy Gronlund**

75 Tri-State International , Lincolnshire, IL 60069

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors \-- especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Thank you.

Sincerely,

Nancy Gronlund

75 Tri-State International

Lincolnshire, IL 60069

**Helen Cotton**

177 N. Highland #605 , MEMPHIS, TN 38111

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Helen Cotton

177 N. Highland #605

MEMPHIS, TN 38111

**brandon whitesell**

124 plainview ave , raleigh, NC 27604

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

brandon whitesell

124 plainview ave

raleigh, NC 27604

**Dewey Odhner**

439 Avenue A , Horsham, PA 19044

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Dewey Odhner

439 Avenue A

Horsham, PA 19044

**David Adhira**

126 Calabria Avenue , Miami, FL 33134

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

David Adhira

126 Calabria Avenue

Miami, FL 33134

**Roger Zinn**

5524 Oakmont Ave , Bethesda, MD 208173528

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Roger Zinn

5524 Oakmont Ave

Bethesda, MD 20817-3528

**Miriam Jones**

424 W 119th St Apt 55 , New York, NY 10027

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Miriam Jones

424 W 119th St Apt 55

New York, NY 10027

**Michael Husson**

2915 W. 131st Way , Broomfield, CO 80020

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Michael Husson

2915 W. 131st Way

Broomfield, CO 80020

**Laura Geiger**

202 12th ST SE , Auburn, WA 980026647

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Laura Geiger

202 12th ST SE

Auburn, WA 98002-6647

**Gregory Terhune**

1032 Mound St , Cincinnati, OH 45203

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Gregory Terhune

1032 Mound St

Cincinnati, OH 45203

**Haydn Huntley**

2606 Alohia Place P.O. Box 910, Haiku, HI 96708

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Haydn Huntley

2606 Alohia Place

P.O. Box 910

Haiku, HI 96708

**Sally Schwartz**

1402 Jefferson St. , Hyattsville, MD 207823450

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sally Schwartz

1402 Jefferson St.

Hyattsville, MD 20782-3450

**Jim Toczynski**

1327 28th St. , Manistee, MI 496602554

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jim Toczynski

1327 28th St.

Manistee, MI 49660-2554

**David Roth**

1303 S Walter Reed Drive #201, Arlington, VA 22204

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

David Roth

1303 S Walter Reed Drive

#201

Arlington, VA 22204

**s Burnes**

1237 Ormewood Ave SE , Atlanta, GA 30316-3809

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

s Burnes

1237 Ormewood Ave SE

Atlanta, GA 30316-3809

**Marion Morgan**

3924 N California Ave , Chicago, IL 606183607

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Marion Morgan

3924 N California Ave

Chicago, IL 60618-3607

**Mary Zawoysky**

PO Box 521 , Woods Hole, MA 02543

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether. We are counting on you to protect our
food supply.

Sincerely,

Mary Zawoysky

PO Box 521

Woods Hole, MA 02543

**James Chirillo**

1117 Magnolia Rd. , Teaneck, NJ 07666-2745

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: PLEASE Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination. THE RISKS FAR
OUTWEIGH ANY TOUTED BENEFITS.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

James Chirillo

1117 Magnolia Rd.

Teaneck, NJ 07666-2745

**Craig Scheunemann**

6350 N. Wayne #105, Chicago, IL 60660

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Craig Scheunemann

6350 N. Wayne

#105

Chicago, IL 60660

**R. Soreil**

1403 Maharis Rd. , Virginia Beach, VA 23455

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

R. Soreil

1403 Maharis Rd.

Virginia Beach, VA 23455

**Jennifer Quraishi**

2132 West Isthmus Loop , Mesa, AZ 85202

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jennifer Quraishi

2132 West Isthmus Loop

Mesa, AZ 85202

**Ellen Podolsky**

83 Andrews St. , Medford, MA 02155

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Ellen Podolsky

83 Andrews St.

Medford, MA 02155

**Libby J. Goldstein**

331 Queen St. , Philadelphia, PA 19147 3220

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Libby J. Goldstein

331 Queen St.

Philadelphia, PA 19147 3220

**lorraine Olla**

156 Karrville Rd , PORT MURRAY, NJ 07865

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: ldolla@comcast.net

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

lorraine Olla

156 Karrville Rd

PORT MURRAY, NJ 07865

**Mary Ann Wilson**

10433 Wilshire Blvd. #902 , Los Angeles, CA 90024

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Mary Ann Wilson

10433 Wilshire Blvd. #902

Los Angeles, CA 90024

**Daniel Shively**

779 White Farm Rd , Indiana, PA 157011253

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Daniel Shively

779 White Farm Rd

Indiana, PA 15701-1253

**Jerri Martin**

109 Parkway , Berea, KY 40403

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jerri Martin

109 Parkway

Berea, KY 40403

**Paul Hofferkamp**

512 Heritage Dr , Oswego, IL 605438689

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Paul Hofferkamp

512 Heritage Dr

Oswego, IL 60543-8689

**Marilyn Kramer**

4348 E 15th St , Tucson, AZ 857114218

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Marilyn Kramer

4348 E 15th St

Tucson, AZ 85711-4218

**Chad Wawrzyniak**

1405 VT Route 12A , Northfield, VT 05663

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Chad Wawrzyniak

1405 VT Route 12A

Northfield, VT 05663

**Eric Blomstrom**

99 Linwood Street , New Britain, CT 06052

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Eric Blomstrom

99 Linwood Street

New Britain, CT 06052

**Amanda Carter**

239 Saint James Place \# 1, Brooklyn, NY 11238

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Amanda Carter

239 Saint James Place

\# 1

Brooklyn, NY 11238

**Loralei Matisse**

290 Pierce St , Lakewood, CO 80226

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Loralei Matisse

290 Pierce St

Lakewood, CO 80226

**Christine Hartmann**

5628A Loch Raven Blvd , Baltimore, MD 21239

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Christine Hartmann

5628A Loch Raven Blvd

Baltimore, MD 21239

**connie kosuda**

po box 621303 , las vegas, NV 89122

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

connie kosuda

po box 621303

las vegas, NV 89122

**Susan Lehman**

220 W. 71st Street , New York, NY 10023

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Susan Lehman

220 W. 71st Street

New York, NY 10023

**Melissa Lambert**

12313 Moorpark St , Studio City, CA 91604

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Melissa Lambert

12313 Moorpark St

Studio City, CA 91604

**Debbie Friesen**

9985 W. Busterville Lane , Tucson, AZ 85743

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Debbie Friesen

9985 W. Busterville Lane

Tucson, AZ 85743

**David Cotton**

223 Kenilworth Pl , Memphis, TN 381125405

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

David Cotton

223 Kenilworth Pl

Memphis, TN 38112-5405

**Pamela Dannacher**

2519 Pershing Avenue , Davenport, IA 52803

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Pamela Dannacher

2519 Pershing Avenue

Davenport, IA 52803

**Randy Bartlett**

POB 11197 , Lahaina, HI 96761

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Randy Bartlett

POB 11197

Lahaina, HI 96761

972-731-8774

**Catherine Tayler-Houle**

11212 Harbor Rd , Frisco, TX 75035

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Catherine Tayler-Houle

11212 Harbor Rd

Frisco, TX 75035

**Erika Ingato**

6650 Powder Valley Rd , Zionsville, PA 180922228

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Erika Ingato

6650 Powder Valley Rd

Zionsville, PA 18092-2228

**Douglas McNeill**

33T Ridge Rd. 33T Ridge Road, Greenbelt, MD 207700718

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Douglas McNeill

33T Ridge Rd.

33T Ridge Road

Greenbelt, MD 20770-0718

**Leslie Hudson**

70 Forest Avenue , Orono, ME 04473

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Leslie Hudson

70 Forest Avenue

Orono, ME 04473

**Kim Tostenson**

P.O. Box 412 , Evansville, MN 56326

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kim Tostenson

P.O. Box 412

Evansville, MN 56326

**Katie Grew**

4519 NE 28th ave , Portland, OR 97211

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Katie Grew

4519 NE 28th ave

Portland, OR 97211

**Elizabeth Mello**

9 Dulcies Pt Rd , Kingston, NH 03848

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Elizabeth Mello

9 Dulcies Pt Rd

Kingston, NH 03848

**Robert Zai III**

89 Lumley Ave. , Ft. Thomas, KY 41075

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Robert Zai III

89 Lumley Ave.

Ft. Thomas, KY 41075

**marilyn Steranko**

12329 Eastern Ave , Baltimore, MD 21220

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

marilyn Steranko

12329 Eastern Ave

Baltimore, MD 21220

920-434-8021

**Laura Diedrick**

2710 Shawano Avenue , Green Bay, WI 543136721

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Laura Diedrick

2710 Shawano Avenue

Green Bay, WI 54313-6721

**Merrill Cole, Ph.D.**

3655 Indian Queen Lane, #7 , Philadelphia, PA 19129

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keed Drugs Out of Our Food Supply

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Merrill Cole, Ph.D.

3655 Indian Queen Lane, #7

Philadelphia, PA 19129

**Tamara Mathews**

1835 SE 59th Ave , Portland, OR 97215

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Tamara Mathews

1835 SE 59th Ave

Portland, OR 97215

**Helen Harrell**

1784 Freeman Road , Spencer, IN 47460

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Helen Harrell

1784 Freeman Road

Spencer, IN 47460

**Craig Cook**

129 Sequoia Circle , SANTA ROSA, CA 95401

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Craig Cook

129 Sequoia Circle

SANTA ROSA, CA 95401

**Ruth Busch**

6077 County Road 290 \`, Lafayette, AL 36862

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Ruth Busch

6077 County Road 290

\`

Lafayette, AL 36862

**Ivor Freeman**

434 Old Post Rd , Newbury, NH 032555529

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Ivor Freeman

434 Old Post Rd

Newbury, NH 03255-5529

**Jean Digby**

3833 Botanical , Saint Louis, MO 63110

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jean Digby

3833 Botanical

Saint Louis, MO 63110

**Laura Herndon**

125 N. Brighton St. #231 , Burbank, CA 91506

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Laura Herndon

125 N. Brighton St. #231

Burbank, CA 91506

**Michael Tomlinson**

2776 18th Street , Sacramento, CA 95818

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Michael Tomlinson

2776 18th Street

Sacramento, CA 95818

**John Curotto**

621 Quinebaug Road P.O.Box 169, Quinebaug, CT 062620169

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

John Curotto

621 Quinebaug Road

P.O.Box 169

Quinebaug, CT 06262-0169

**George Stewart**

14035 123rd Lane , Hoyt, KS 664409222

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

George Stewart

14035 123rd Lane

Hoyt, KS 66440-9222

**Harry McNally**

44 Second St , Fanwood, NJ 07023

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Harry McNally

44 Second St

Fanwood, NJ 07023

**Bridget O\'Neill**

609 W. Church #32 , Champaign, IL 61820

March 8, 2007 12:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Bridget O\'Neill

609 W. Church #32

Champaign, IL 61820

**rob nash**

8754 river st , albq., NM 87113

March 8, 2007 11:49 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

rob nash

8754 river st

albq., NM 87113

**Carrie Rex**

335 61st St NW , Albuquerque, NM 871051903

March 8, 2007 11:05 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Carrie Rex

335 61st St NW

Albuquerque, NM 87105-1903

**Rosemarie Zellers**

1017 Walker Dr NE , Albuquerque, NM 871125252

March 8, 2007 11:05 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Rosemarie Zellers

1017 Walker Dr NE

Albuquerque, NM 87112-5252

**joy reese**

339 w. barry ave. , chicago, IL 60657

March 8, 2007 11:05 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

joy reese

339 w. barry ave.

chicago, IL 60657

**Patricia Elkaim**

4747 Berryman Ave. , Culver city, CA 90230

March 8, 2007 10:57 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Patricia Elkaim

4747 Berryman Ave.

Culver city, CA 90230

**Katy Love**

Two Brattle Square , Cambridge, MA 02138

March 8, 2007 9:46 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Katy Love

Two Brattle Square

Cambridge, MA 02138

**Eric Stevens**

287 W Center St , Logan, UT 843214522

March 30, 2007 1:05 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Eric Stevens

287 W Center St

Logan, UT 84321-4522

**Donna Adney**

po box 233 , Columbiana, AL 35051

March 29, 2007 11:24 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Donna Adney

po box 233

Columbiana, AL 35051

**Melinda Disque**

2315 Redding Run Rd , Home, PA 157477602

March 29, 2007 11:24 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Melinda Disque

2315 Redding Run Rd

Home, PA 15747-7602

**Cassandra Wilson**

380 Old Hwy 109 , Lexington, NC 27292

March 29, 2007 10:07 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Cassandra Wilson

380 Old Hwy 109

Lexington, NC 27292

**ron Blidar**

3508 Northampton Rd , Cuyahoga Falls, OH 442233068

March 29, 2007 9:28 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

ron Blidar

3508 Northampton Rd

Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44223-3068

**Tom McCormack**

Box 2167 , Reno, NV 89505

March 29, 2007 9:28 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Tom McCormack

Box 2167

Reno, NV 89505

**Lawren Richards**

4807 Rolling Meadows Ln , Signal Mt., TN 37377

March 29, 2007 9:28 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Lawren Richards

4807 Rolling Meadows Ln

Signal Mt., TN 37377

**Hollace M. Crane**

724 Griffin Rd , Indianapolis, IN 462278506

March 29, 2007 9:28 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Hollace M. Crane

724 Griffin Rd

Indianapolis, IN 46227-8506

**amanda heske**

2563 coventry circle , fullerton, CA 92833

March 29, 2007 9:28 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

amanda heske

2563 coventry circle

fullerton, CA 92833

**Amelia Hassberg**

2258 Jones Street , San Francisco, CA 94133

March 29, 2007 9:28 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Amelia Hassberg

2258 Jones Street

San Francisco, CA 94133

**Audrey Murray**

10275 W. Plum Tree Circle #108 , Hales Corners, WI 53130

March 29, 2007 8:32 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Audrey Murray

10275 W. Plum Tree Circle #108

Hales Corners, WI 53130

**Beatrice Hedlund**

240 SW Birdshill Rd , Portland, OR 97219

March 29, 2007 8:32 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Beatrice Hedlund

240 SW Birdshill Rd

Portland, OR 97219

**Laura Beidler**

63 Richards Rd , White River Junction, VT 05001

March 29, 2007 7:51 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Laura Beidler

63 Richards Rd

White River Junction, VT 05001

**Luther Quinn**

2625 SW 75th Street #1210, Gainesville, FL 32607

March 29, 2007 7:51 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Luther Quinn

2625 SW 75th Street

#1210

Gainesville, FL 32607

**Barbara Orr**

19327 Citronia St , Northridge, CA 913242112

March 29, 2007 7:51 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Barbara Orr

19327 Citronia St

Northridge, CA 91324-2112

**david lafond**

70 Brown Avenue , Holyoke, MA 010403502

March 29, 2007 6:38 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

david lafond

70 Brown Avenue

Holyoke, MA 01040-3502

**bibiana martinez**

alhambra2-20 , guaynabo, PR 00966 Puerto Rico

March 29, 2007 6:38 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

bibiana martinez

alhambra2-20

guaynabo, PR 00966

**john daniels**

PO Box 20266 , Reno, NV 895150266

March 29, 2007 5:22 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

john daniels

PO Box 20266

Reno, NV 89515-0266

**Karene Hedtcke**

445 Vista Circle , Columbus, WI 53925

March 29, 2007 5:22 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Karene Hedtcke

445 Vista Circle

Columbus, WI 53925

**Susan Yoohs**

1700 Early Drive , Felton, CA 95018

March 29, 2007 4:28 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Susan Yoohs

1700 Early Drive

Felton, CA 95018

**Craig Simpson**

242 Willow Avenue#2 , Somerville, MA 021442225

March 29, 2007 4:28 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Craig Simpson

242 Willow Avenue#2

Somerville, MA 02144-2225

**Robert Delaney**

1718 Bellevue Avenue , St. Louis, MO 63117

March 29, 2007 2:52 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Robert Delaney

1718 Bellevue Avenue

St. Louis, MO 63117

**Ann Turk**

912 W Idlewild Ave , Tampa, FL 33604

March 29, 2007 2:52 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Ann Turk

912 W Idlewild Ave

Tampa, FL 33604

**Lindsay Canas**

1050 whispering woods drive , canton, GA 30114

March 29, 2007 2:52 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Lindsay Canas

1050 whispering woods drive

canton, GA 30114

**Clark Cole**

200 Anza St , San Francisco, CA 941184303

March 29, 2007 1:52 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Clark Cole

200 Anza St

San Francisco, CA 94118-4303

**Philip Hult**

401 County Road 2425 N \# A , Mahomet, IL 61853

March 29, 2007 1:52 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

USDA and FDA have proven their utter failure to keep experimental
genetically engineered plants from contaminating the food supply.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination.

Experience shows that biotechnology companies can be trusted to prevent
contamination. In fact a court recently ordered a ban on sales of
unapproved GM alfalfa.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Philip Hult

401 County Road 2425 N \# A

Mahomet, IL 61853

**Lee Shuey**

26833 County Road 320B , Buena Vista, CO 81211

March 29, 2007 1:01 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Lee Shuey

26833 County Road 320B

Buena Vista, CO 81211

**francoise frey**

PO Box 600648 , newton, MA 02460

March 29, 2007 1:01 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

francoise frey

PO Box 600648

newton, MA 02460

**Marilyn Wood**

451 Day Lilly Dr. , Wilmington, NC 28405

March 29, 2007 1:01 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Marilyn Wood

451 Day Lilly Dr.

Wilmington, NC 28405

**Angel Cabral**

710 W 3rd Ave , Denver, CO 80223

March 29, 2007 1:01 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Angel Cabral

710 W 3rd Ave

Denver, CO 80223

**Sonia Goodman**

13014 229th St , Laurelton, NY 114131837

March 29, 2007 12:01 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sonia Goodman

13014 229th St

Laurelton, NY 11413-1837

**Joyce Wood**

179 LakeView Dr. , Bayfield, CO 811229436

March 29, 2007 10:42 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Joyce Wood

179 LakeView Dr.

Bayfield, CO 81122-9436

**Emily Lake**

4200 N Hazel Apt 107, Chicago, IL 60613

March 29, 2007 10:05 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Emily Lake

4200 N Hazel

Apt 107

Chicago, IL 60613

**Brenda Dolan**

12030 S Davis Rd , Burlingame, KS 66413

March 29, 2007 10:05 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

What effect will this drug plant have on the wildlife that is exposed to
it?? How many species will it kill?? What effect will introducing this
bio into our environment have on human immune systems??

Trying to \"feed the world\" is an honorable effort, please do the
research to ensure in doing so you are not signing a death warrant.

Sincerely,

Brenda Dolan

12030 S Davis Rd

Burlingame, KS 66413

**Barbara Scavezze**

39 Westwood St. , Burlington, MA 01803

March 29, 2007 8:53 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Barbara Scavezze

39 Westwood St.

Burlington, MA 01803

**Karen Guancione**

262 DeWitt Ave. , Belleville, NJ 07109

March 29, 2007 3:49 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Karen Guancione

262 DeWitt Ave.

Belleville, NJ 07109

**Nayana Cohen**

PO Box 871 , Tijeras, NM 87059

March 29, 2007 3:13 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Nayana Cohen

PO Box 871

Tijeras, NM 87059

**Layne Tisdel**

4218 Devon Ct. , Grand Prairie, TX 75052

March 29, 2007 3:13 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Layne Tisdel

4218 Devon Ct.

Grand Prairie, TX 75052

**Andrea Johnson**

210 Southmoor Cir , Stockbridge, GA 302814968

March 29, 2007 2:21 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Andrea Johnson

210 Southmoor Cir

Stockbridge, GA 30281-4968

**Linda Williams**

20370 Enoch Rd , Colorado Springs, CO 80930

March 29, 2007 2:21 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Linda Williams

20370 Enoch Rd

Colorado Springs, CO 80930

**Linda Adsit**

112 Oakleaf Drive , Weedsport, NY 13166

March 29, 2007 1:20 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Linda Adsit

112 Oakleaf Drive

Weedsport, NY 13166

**John Dalla**

1204 N Escondido Blvd Apt# A29, Escondido, CA 92026

March 29, 2007 1:20 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

John Dalla

1204 N Escondido Blvd

Apt# A29

Escondido, CA 92026

**Beverly Jennings**

602 Chestnut St. , Santa Cruz, CA 95060

March 29, 2007 1:20 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Beverly Jennings

602 Chestnut St.

Santa Cruz, CA 95060

**Gayle Endo**

10503 Tennessee Avenue , Los Angeles, CA 90064

March 29, 2007 12:36 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Gayle Endo

10503 Tennessee Avenue

Los Angeles, CA 90064

**Julia Johns**

113 Golfview Dr , McMurray, PA 153175327

March 28, 2007 11:35 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Julia Johns

113 Golfview Dr

McMurray, PA 15317-5327

**Lydia Dawes**

4802 Churchill Road , North Charleston, SC 29405

March 28, 2007 11:10 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Lydia Dawes

4802 Churchill Road

North Charleston, SC 29405

**jeanne taylor**

36 32 204 st , bayside n.y., NY 11361

March 28, 2007 11:10 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

jeanne taylor

36 32 204 st

bayside n.y., NY 11361

**elaine m. lapinsky**

3 potato , Kunkletown, PA 18058

March 28, 2007 11:10 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

elaine m. lapinsky

3 potato

Kunkletown, PA 18058

**David Lambert**

2113 Keith Way , Eugene, OR 97401

March 28, 2007 10:37 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

David Lambert

2113 Keith Way

Eugene, OR 97401

928-223-9041

**T Ananthanarayan**

31524 Britton Circle , Temecula, CA 92591

March 28, 2007 10:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

T Ananthanarayan

31524 Britton Circle

Temecula, CA 92591

**Nancy McCollom**

6854 Sweeter Rd , Twin Lake, MI 49457

March 28, 2007 9:54 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Nancy McCollom

6854 Sweeter Rd

Twin Lake, MI 49457

**Anne Broophy**

1457 Martha Custis Drive , Alexandria, VA 22302

March 28, 2007 9:11 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

The likely contamination of nearby food crops (given Kansas weather) is
unacceptable, and poses a grave risk to our nation\'s future.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Anne Broophy

1457 Martha Custis Drive

Alexandria, VA 22302

**Sheri Varner-Munt**

2017 Valley Court , Clayton, NC 27520

March 28, 2007 9:02 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sheri Varner-Munt

2017 Valley Court

Clayton, NC 27520

**Melissa Davidson**

5145 Route 209 , Accord, NY 12404

March 28, 2007 8:56 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Melissa Davidson

5145 Route 209

Accord, NY 12404

**Nicole Ashmankas**

5 Millbury Terrace , Millbury, MA 01527

March 28, 2007 8:29 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Nicole Ashmankas

5 Millbury Terrace

Millbury, MA 01527

**Barbara Baker**

3226 Conifer Dr , Santa Rosa, CA 954041712

March 28, 2007 7:48 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Barbara Baker

3226 Conifer Dr

Santa Rosa, CA 95404-1712

**s foss**

4848 route 2 south , oregon, IL 61061

March 28, 2007 7:35 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

s foss

4848 route 2 south

oregon, IL 61061

**nina kanga**

8450 vinevalley sunvalley CA 91352 , sun valley, CA 91352

March 28, 2007 7:35 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

nina kanga

8450 vinevalley sunvalley CA 91352

sun valley, CA 91352

**Linda Alford**

25 Preston Drive , Warwick, RI 028869024

March 28, 2007 6:55 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Linda Alford

25 Preston Drive

Warwick, RI 02886-9024

**Karen Wible**

91 River Rock Ln Unit H , Woodland, WA 98674

March 28, 2007 6:55 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Karen Wible

91 River Rock Ln Unit H

Woodland, WA 98674

**Nicole Markey**

36 Chiva Ct. , Rohnert Park, CA 94928

March 28, 2007 6:55 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Nicole Markey

36 Chiva Ct.

Rohnert Park, CA 94928

**Ms Davis**

12038 Christopher\'s Walk Trail , Houston, TX 77089

March 28, 2007 6:55 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Ms Davis

12038 Christopher\'s Walk Trail

Houston, TX 77089

**Melaine Philpot**

10405 Waycross Ave , Louisville, KY 40229

March 28, 2007 6:55 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Melaine Philpot

10405 Waycross Ave

Louisville, KY 40229

**Nicholas Dodaro**

125 E 13th Street #1015, Chicago, IL 60605

March 28, 2007 6:55 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Nicholas Dodaro

125 E 13th Street

#1015

Chicago, IL 60605

**Zoe B**

26710 105 St , Trevor, WI 53179

March 28, 2007 5:51 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Zoe B

26710 105 St

Trevor, WI 53179

**Colleen Teslik**

116 Seaman Ave., Apt. 6A , New York, NY 10034

March 28, 2007 5:51 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

This is a commonsense issue, as we all depend on the cleanliness of the
soil and our water supplies for survival.

Sincerely,

Colleen Teslik

116 Seaman Ave., Apt. 6A

New York, NY 10034

**Casey Hovermale**

2101 Ladnier Rd. #129 , Gautier, MS 39553

March 28, 2007 5:51 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Casey Hovermale

2101 Ladnier Rd. #129

Gautier, MS 39553

**Jen Wonn**

1130 Mahantongo St , Pottsville, PA 17901

March 28, 2007 5:51 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jen Wonn

1130 Mahantongo St

Pottsville, PA 17901

**Joe Keithley**

108 Marajean Ave. , New Albany, IN 47150

March 28, 2007 5:51 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Joe Keithley

108 Marajean Ave.

New Albany, IN 47150

**Liz D.**

Edgefield Dr. , Morris Plains, NJ 07950

March 28, 2007 5:51 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Liz D.

Edgefield Dr.

Morris Plains, NJ 07950

**Susan Milliner**

102 S. Kings Canyon Dr , Cedar Park, TX 78613

March 28, 2007 4:22 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Susan Milliner

102 S. Kings Canyon Dr

Cedar Park, TX 78613

**Rosalind Tuana**

1606 Knoll Dr , Reno, NV 895093737

March 28, 2007 4:22 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Rosalind Tuana

1606 Knoll Dr

Reno, NV 89509-3737

**Robert Gompf**

6905 Stahl Cove , Austin, TX 78731

March 28, 2007 4:22 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Robert Gompf

6905 Stahl Cove

Austin, TX 78731

**Paul Burks**

684 Benicia Drive #7 , Santa Rosa, CA 954093056

March 28, 2007 4:22 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Paul Burks

684 Benicia Drive #7

Santa Rosa, CA 95409-3056

**Gary Jones**

2275 Huntington Drive , San Marino, CA 91108

March 28, 2007 4:22 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Gary Jones

2275 Huntington Drive

San Marino, CA 91108

**Michelle Perez**

1818 rosario st. , LAREDO, TX 78043

March 28, 2007 2:42 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Michelle Perez

1818 rosario st.

LAREDO, TX 78043

**Judith Peabody**

4416 Windom Pl NW , Washington, DC 20016

March 28, 2007 2:42 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Judith Peabody

4416 Windom Pl NW

Washington, DC 20016

**Manuela Vieira-Daponte**

104 Maple Place , Keyport, NJ 07735

March 28, 2007 2:42 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Manuela Vieira-Daponte

104 Maple Place

Keyport, NJ 07735

**Ruth Merrill**

2047 Broxon Street , Boise, ID 83705

March 28, 2007 1:32 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Ruth Merrill

2047 Broxon Street

Boise, ID 83705

**Gayla Badovick**

1488 Upland Hills Drive, South , Upland, CA 91786

March 28, 2007 1:32 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Gayla Badovick

1488 Upland Hills Drive, South

Upland, CA 91786

**karen basore**

70 sunnyside ave , Sonoma, CA 95476

March 28, 2007 1:32 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

karen basore

70 sunnyside ave

Sonoma, CA 95476

**Denise Hanley**

515 140th Avenue SW , Tenino, WA 98589

March 28, 2007 12:11 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Denise Hanley

515 140th Avenue SW

Tenino, WA 98589

**Patricia Miceli**

553 Marlborough Road , Brooklyn, NY 112266517

March 28, 2007 12:11 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Patricia Miceli

553 Marlborough Road

Brooklyn, NY 11226-6517

**Peter Hawxhurst**

1809 wichita , Houston, TX 77004

March 28, 2007 10:50 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Peter Hawxhurst

1809 wichita

Houston, TX 77004

**Marvin and Ann Zimmerman**

11752 S.E. 176 Pl. Rd. , Summerfield, FL 34491

March 28, 2007 10:50 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

Just as more and more Americans are developing allergic reactions,
\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

WE URGE the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Marvin and Ann Zimmerman

11752 S.E. 176 Pl. Rd.

Summerfield, FL 34491

**Maryann St. John**

603 Jefferson , Bennington, VT 05201

March 28, 2007 10:50 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Maryann St. John

603 Jefferson

Bennington, VT 05201

**thomas watson**

po bx 797 , georgetown, SC 29442

March 28, 2007 9:11 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

thomas watson

po bx 797

georgetown, SC 29442

**Lisa Goldfeder**

4949 Battery Lane #511 , Bethesda, MD 20814

March 28, 2007 8:08 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Lisa Goldfeder

4949 Battery Lane #511

Bethesda, MD 20814

**Nina Nazimowitz**

P.O. Box 1432 , Kings Beach, CA 96143

March 28, 2007 2:27 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Nina Nazimowitz

P.O. Box 1432

Kings Beach, CA 96143

**jennifer meyers**

3040 telegraph , st louis, MO 63125

March 28, 2007 2:27 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

jennifer meyers

3040 telegraph

st louis, MO 63125

**JoAnne Sutton**

1041 Hayes Avenue , San Diego, CA 921032308

March 28, 2007 2:27 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

JoAnne Sutton

1041 Hayes Avenue

San Diego, CA 92103-2308

**Lynnde Dupays**

\"2239 W, 30Th Ave.\" , Denver, CO 80211

March 28, 2007 2:27 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Lynnde Dupays

\"2239 W, 30Th Ave.\"

Denver, CO 80211

**Bobby Wynn**

122 Bag End Rd , Hendersonville, NC 287392286

March 28, 2007 2:27 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Bobby Wynn

122 Bag End Rd

Hendersonville, NC 28739-2286

**Kathleen White**

4721 Selkirk St , Fremont, CA 945381978

March 28, 2007 12:34 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kathleen White

4721 Selkirk St

Fremont, CA 94538-1978

**susan blount**

802 vicksburg pl , atlanta, GA 30350

March 28, 2007 12:34 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

susan blount

802 vicksburg pl

atlanta, GA 30350

**Melissa Bittner**

7600 Emerson Lane , Flower Mound, TX 75022

March 28, 2007 12:34 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Please Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Melissa Bittner

7600 Emerson Lane

Flower Mound, TX 75022

**Helene Zimmerman**

13969 Marquesas Way #219B, Marina del Rey, CA 90292

March 28, 2007 12:34 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Helene Zimmerman

13969 Marquesas Way

#219B

Marina del Rey, CA 90292

**Graciela Lopez-Mobilia**

50 mt. N Miramontes , Monteverde, 5655 Costa Rica

March 28, 2007 12:34 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Graciela Lopez-Mobilia

50 mt. N Miramontes

Monteverde 5655

**David Wdowiak**

865 Sandalwood Rd , Canton, MI 481883032

March 27, 2007 10:47 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

David Wdowiak

865 Sandalwood Rd

Canton, MI 48188-3032

**Jaime Chadd**

1835 Meade Ave , San Diego, CA 92116

March 27, 2007 10:47 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jaime Chadd

1835 Meade Ave

San Diego, CA 92116

**lindzey phillips**

682 bear valley avenue , shamokin, PA 17872

March 27, 2007 10:47 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

lindzey phillips

682 bear valley avenue

shamokin, PA 17872

**Frances. Huss**

116 Ridgefield Rd , Newtown Sq, PA 190733813

March 27, 2007 10:47 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Frances. Huss

116 Ridgefield Rd

Newtown Sq, PA 19073-3813

**Jo Conaty**

22 Botsford Ave. , Milford, CT 06460

March 27, 2007 10:24 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jo Conaty

22 Botsford Ave.

Milford, CT 06460

**Janneke Bos-De Camp**

1212 lorain ave , Bethlehem, PA 18018

March 27, 2007 9:50 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Janneke Bos-De Camp

1212 lorain ave

Bethlehem, PA 18018

**John Scheels**

3300 Brittany Circle , Napa, CA 94558

March 27, 2007 9:26 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

John Scheels

3300 Brittany Circle

Napa, CA 94558

**John Domingue**

3246 S. Corona , Englewood, CO 80113

March 27, 2007 9:14 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

John Domingue

3246 S. Corona

Englewood, CO 80113

**Russ Thomas**

10311 Pony Express , Houston, TX 770644271

March 27, 2007 8:59 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Russ Thomas

10311 Pony Express

Houston, TX 77064-4271

**David Gross**

48 Sandburg Drive , Morganville, NJ 07751

March 27, 2007 8:59 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

David Gross

48 Sandburg Drive

Morganville, NJ 07751

**Karen Bernard**

1829 Middle Road , Glenshaw, PA 15116

March 27, 2007 8:59 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I STRONGLY urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for
outdoor production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to
institute a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Karen Bernard

1829 Middle Road

Glenshaw, PA 15116

**Erin Fazz**

P.O.Box 316 , Hollywood, MD 20636

March 27, 2007 8:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Erin Fazz

P.O.Box 316

Hollywood, MD 20636

**jay sweeney**

RD2 Box 143B -, Falls, PA 18615

March 27, 2007 8:09 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

jay sweeney

RD2 Box 143B

\-

Falls, PA 18615

**Carol Nightengale**

28467 SE Wk Anderson Rd , Gresham, OR 970806909

March 27, 2007 7:08 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Carol Nightengale

28467 SE Wk Anderson Rd

Gresham, OR 97080-6909

**Carol Milligan**

98 Sudbury Rd. , Stow, MA 01775

March 27, 2007 6:37 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Carol Milligan

98 Sudbury Rd.

Stow, MA 01775

**Linda Lee Manley**

3316 Pinebrook Dr , dallas, TX 75241

March 27, 2007 6:37 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Linda Lee Manley

3316 Pinebrook Dr

dallas, TX 75241

**Joan Naeseth**

100 W 59th St , MInneapolia, MN 55419

March 27, 2007 6:16 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Joan Naeseth

100 W 59th St

MInneapolia, MN 55419

**Roger Green**

1073 3rd ave , SLC, UT 84103

March 27, 2007 5:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Roger Green

1073 3rd ave

SLC, UT 84103

**Horacio Garcia**

2318 S. Avers Av. , Chicago, IL 60623

March 27, 2007 5:00 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Horacio Garcia

2318 S. Avers Av.

Chicago, IL 60623

**Margaret Maurin**

14 Westview Road , Bryn Mawr, PA 19010

March 27, 2007 5:00 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Margaret Maurin

14 Westview Road

Bryn Mawr, PA 19010

**Phil Mayfield**

rt2 box302ab-1 , Wanette, OK 74878

March 27, 2007 4:10 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Phil Mayfield

rt2 box302ab-1

Wanette, OK 74878

**Ric Lambart**

Box 363 , Columbus, NM 88029

March 27, 2007 4:10 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Ric Lambart

Box 363

Columbus, NM 88029

**James Buskirk**

2500 Rawson St. , Oakland, CA 946012254

March 27, 2007 4:10 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

James Buskirk

2500 Rawson St.

Oakland, CA 94601-2254

**Renee Carr**

621 36th St. , Newport Beach, CA 92663

March 27, 2007 3:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Renee Carr

621 36th St.

Newport Beach, CA 92663

**Laurie Saggan**

17709 66th Ct , Tinley Park, IL 604774010

March 27, 2007 3:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Laurie Saggan

17709 66th Ct

Tinley Park, IL 60477-4010

**Abby Thieme**

15 G Street , San Rafael, CA 94901

March 27, 2007 3:06 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Abby Thieme

15 G Street

San Rafael, CA 94901

**David Corcoran**

834 South Wolf Road , Des Plaines, IL 60016

March 27, 2007 1:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

David Corcoran

834 South Wolf Road

Des Plaines, IL 60016

**Barbara Corcoran**

834 South Wolf Road , Des Plaines, IL 60016

March 27, 2007 1:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Barbara Corcoran

834 South Wolf Road

Des Plaines, IL 60016

**Jacob Lyons**

2606 W. Clark Av. , Burbank, CA 91505

March 27, 2007 1:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jacob Lyons

2606 W. Clark Av.

Burbank, CA 91505

**David Nelson**

1 Ft. Griswold La. , Mansfield Center, CT 06250

March 27, 2007 1:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

David Nelson

1 Ft. Griswold La.

Mansfield Center, CT 06250

**Patrick Corbett**

408 North A St. , Lompoc, CA 93436

March 27, 2007 1:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Patrick Corbett

408 North A St.

Lompoc, CA 93436

**James Loacker**

12449 SE Spencer Ct , Happy Valley, OR 97086

March 27, 2007 1:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

James Loacker

12449 SE Spencer Ct

Happy Valley, OR 97086

**Jeanette Schneider**

690 West Delavan Avenue , Buffalo, NY 14222

March 27, 2007 1:53 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jeanette Schneider

690 West Delavan Avenue

Buffalo, NY 14222

**Rebecca Keeney**

10601 Horseshoe Bend Rd. #48, Boise, ID 83714

March 27, 2007 12:48 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Rebecca Keeney

10601 Horseshoe Bend Rd.

#48

Boise, ID 83714

**Cindy Gordon**

618 NW 98th St , Vancouver, WA 98665

March 27, 2007 12:48 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Cindy Gordon

618 NW 98th St

Vancouver, WA 98665

**patricia powell**

1928 huntington dr. , findlay, OH 45840

March 27, 2007 11:36 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

patricia powell

1928 huntington dr.

findlay, OH 45840

**Krys Osborne**

1538 Franklin Street, #N , Santa Monica, CA 90404

March 27, 2007 11:36 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Krys Osborne

1538 Franklin Street, #N

Santa Monica, CA 90404

**Seena Epstein**

8235 N. Hamlin , Skokie, IL 60076

March 27, 2007 11:36 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Seena Epstein

8235 N. Hamlin

Skokie, IL 60076

**Heather Donegan**

7358 Frederick Drive East , Indianapolis, IN 46260

March 27, 2007 11:36 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Heather Donegan

7358 Frederick Drive East

Indianapolis, IN 46260

**Lois Lundell**

95 Phillips Ave , Rockport, MA 019661036

March 27, 2007 11:36 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Lois Lundell

95 Phillips Ave

Rockport, MA 01966-1036

**Barbara Newcomer**

4315 Sunbeam Lake Drive , Jacksonville, FL 32257

March 27, 2007 10:22 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Barbara Newcomer

4315 Sunbeam Lake Drive

Jacksonville, FL 32257

**Norman Kandil**

9673 Marino Drive , Cincinnati, OH 45251

March 27, 2007 10:22 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Norman Kandil

9673 Marino Drive

Cincinnati, OH 45251

**star erickson**

616 east westover , east tawas, MI 48730

March 27, 2007 10:22 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

star erickson

616 east westover

east tawas, MI 48730

717-625-0534

**gayle materna**

642 W. Brubaker Valley Rd , Lititz, PA 17543

March 27, 2007 9:40 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

gayle materna

642 W. Brubaker Valley Rd

Lititz, PA 17543

**Laura Manges**

99 Neeley St , Berea, KY 404031797

March 27, 2007 7:45 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Laura Manges

99 Neeley St

Berea, KY 40403-1797

**Nancy Zearfoss**

6616 Saddlehorn Ct , Burke, VA 220154173

March 27, 2007 6:55 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Nancy Zearfoss

6616 Saddlehorn Ct

Burke, VA 22015-4173

**Patrick Larson**

1347 W Laird St , Tempe, AZ 852815314

March 27, 2007 4:50 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Patrick Larson

1347 W Laird St

Tempe, AZ 85281-5314

**Victoria Beliaeff**

26453 Redhawk Ln , Clovis, CA 936193602

March 27, 2007 3:06 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Victoria Beliaeff

26453 Redhawk Ln

Clovis, CA 93619-3602

**Colin Ames**

68 Stevenson Blvd. , Buffalo, NY 14226

March 27, 2007 1:45 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Colin Ames

68 Stevenson Blvd.

Buffalo, NY 14226

**DAN RODGERS**

4200 Cactus Ln , Mount Dora, FL 327575202

March 27, 2007 1:45 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

DAN RODGERS

4200 Cactus Ln

Mount Dora, FL 32757-5202

**wendy nelson**

413 north Ogden drive , los Angeles, CA 90036

March 27, 2007 12:44 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

wendy nelson

413 north Ogden drive

los Angeles, CA 90036

**Jaimi Haig**

626 Elizabeth St , Salt Lake City, UT 841023906

March 26, 2007 10:54 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jaimi Haig

626 Elizabeth St

Salt Lake City, UT 84102-3906

**John Hanks**

4415 Comanche Dr , Laramie, WY 820727206

March 26, 2007 10:54 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

So you are in a hurry to help agribusiness while risking our health.
This genetic modified stuff may have been behind the tremendous bee die
offs. Maybe if you think of yourself and your corrupt friends as honey
bees\.... Maybe then, you might get some smarts.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

John Hanks

4415 Comanche Dr

Laramie, WY 82072-7206

**Andrea Dunlay**

161 Prospect Blvd , Waterloo, IA 50701

March 26, 2007 10:54 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Andrea Dunlay

161 Prospect Blvd

Waterloo, IA 50701

**LaVerne Wilson**

120 leslie , Bolingbrook, IL 60440

March 26, 2007 10:16 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

LaVerne Wilson

120 leslie

Bolingbrook, IL 60440

**Afton Gladman**

2030 Arbuckle Rd. NW , London, OH 43140

March 26, 2007 10:16 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Afton Gladman

2030 Arbuckle Rd. NW

London, OH 43140

**Jerianne Heimendinger**

24 Sandra Lane , Manitou Springs, CO 80829

March 26, 2007 10:16 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jerianne Heimendinger

24 Sandra Lane

Manitou Springs, CO 80829

**Martha Cook**

1528 N Clinton Blvd Apt 2-S , Bloomington, IL 617011863

March 26, 2007 10:16 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

I am a botanist, and I am very concerned about drug producing crops
being grown outside. It has been found time and again that the spread of
genes from crops grown outside cannot be controlled. This is an
uncontrolled ecological experiment, and once the genes contaminate other
crops we can\'t take them back. Unapproved genetically modified rice has
already mysteriously wound up in european markets.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Martha Cook

1528 N Clinton Blvd Apt 2-S

Bloomington, IL 61701-1863

**Roger deRoos**

Box 3058 , Friday Harbor, WA 98250

March 26, 2007 9:43 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Roger deRoos

Box 3058

Friday Harbor, WA 98250

**Sarah Fraser**

11 Jett Court , Asheville, NC 28806

March 26, 2007 9:43 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sarah Fraser

11 Jett Court

Asheville, NC 28806

**Robert Feldman**

20 Hillside St , Red Bank, NJ 07701

March 26, 2007 9:30 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Robert Feldman

20 Hillside St

Red Bank, NJ 07701

**Bruce Baldwin**

32 Harness Ln , Levittown, NY 117561019

March 26, 2007 9:13 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Bruce Baldwin

32 Harness Ln

Levittown, NY 11756-1019

**Linda Peairs**

4883 S Purple Sage Dr , Chandler, AZ 852485449

March 26, 2007 9:13 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Linda Peairs

4883 S Purple Sage Dr

Chandler, AZ 85248-5449

**Susan Moller**

63 Villa ventosa , Taos, NM 87571

March 26, 2007 8:31 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Susan Moller

63 Villa ventosa

Taos, NM 87571

**Amy Moon**

PO Box 1486 , Laramie, WY 82073

March 26, 2007 8:31 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Amy Moon

PO Box 1486

Laramie, WY 82073

**Ivan Linares**

Rua Padre Landim, 292\-- Ap. 804 \-- Torre \-- Ap. 804 \-- Torre \-- CEP
50.710-470, Recife \-- Pernambuco \-- Brazil, NY 10093

March 26, 2007 8:00 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Preserve life, preserve integrity: please keep drugs out of our
food supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

I should point that I am Brazilian, and in my country we are facing the
same battle against non-tested transgenic crops. Do not let this happen
in your country, too. Remember it will be seen as a good action, which
will help to improve The United States image to the World.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Ivan Linares

Rua Padre Landim, 292\-- Ap. 804 \-- Torre

\-- Ap. 804 \-- Torre \-- CEP 50.710-470

Recife \-- Pernambuco \-- Brazil, NY 10093

**Betty Kissilove**

1401 10th Ave , San Francisco, CA 94122

March 26, 2007 8:00 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Betty Kissilove

1401 10th Ave

San Francisco, CA 94122

**Barbara Hughes**

17701 Avalon Blvd #259 , Carson, CA 90746

March 26, 2007 7:39 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Barbara Hughes

17701 Avalon Blvd #259

Carson, CA 90746

**Shayne Osterberg**

17 West Ave. , Salem, MA 01970

March 26, 2007 7:39 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Shayne Osterberg

17 West Ave.

Salem, MA 01970

**Eric Johnson**

1705 Dunedin Ave , Duluth, MN 55803

March 26, 2007 7:39 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Eric Johnson

1705 Dunedin Ave

Duluth, MN 55803

**adriana stone**

30th st , astoria, NY 11106

March 26, 2007 7:39 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

adriana stone

30th st

astoria, NY 11106

**Laura Young**

6666 Westminister Dr. , Fenton, MI 48430

March 26, 2007 7:39 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Laura Young

6666 Westminister Dr.

Fenton, MI 48430

**Adriana Roca**

Pastoriza 1350/205 , Montevideo, 11300 Uruguay

March 26, 2007 7:39 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Adriana Roca

Pastoriza 1350/205

Montevideo 11300

**Catherine Dubis**

303 West Madison Street , Chicago, IL 60606

March 26, 2007 7:39 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Catherine Dubis

303 West Madison Street

Chicago, IL 60606

**Dale McKenna**

1108 E. Cypress Avenue , Lompoc, CA 934367038

March 26, 2007 7:39 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Dale McKenna

1108 E. Cypress Avenue

Lompoc, CA 93436-7038

**SHELLY KRUEGER**

619 Poplar Springs Rd , Hiram, GA 301412332

March 26, 2007 7:39 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

SHELLY KRUEGER

619 Poplar Springs Rd

Hiram, GA 30141-2332

**John Johnson**

911 Livingston Street , La Crosse, WI 54603

March 26, 2007 7:39 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

John Johnson

911 Livingston Street

La Crosse, WI 54603

**faye wingate**

2504 Kensington Dr , Kalamazoo, MI 49008

March 26, 2007 7:39 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

faye wingate

2504 Kensington Dr

Kalamazoo, MI 49008

**Edward Blumstein**

6052 N. Lawndale , Chicago, IL 60659

March 26, 2007 7:39 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Edward Blumstein

6052 N. Lawndale

Chicago, IL 60659

**John Cusick**

3056 Felix St , Honolulu, HI 968161912

March 26, 2007 7:39 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

John Cusick

3056 Felix St

Honolulu, HI 96816-1912

**David Viveiros**

35 Channel Center , Boston, MA 02210

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

David Viveiros

Sincerely,

David Viveiros

35 Channel Center

Boston, MA 02210

**Johanna Slotnick**

23944 66 ave , Douglaston, NY 11362

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Johanna Slotnick

23944 66 ave

Douglaston, NY 11362

**Yvonne M Hansen**

2310 Westoak Drive , Austin, TX 78704

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply when grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat and even to neighboring states! Contamination
poses potentially serious risks to human health and threatens farmers
who may be held liable for contamination. Experience shows that neither
the USDA nor biotechnology companies can be trusted to prevent
contamination. Perhaps this is because these human entities are not as
powerful as Nature! when blowin\' in the wind!

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether beginning immediately!

Sincerely,

Yvonne M Hansen

2310 Westoak Drive

Austin, TX 78704

**Jacky Kusterer**

2025 Lakepointe Dr. #8-B , Lewisville, TX 75057

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jacky Kusterer

2025 Lakepointe Dr. #8-B

Lewisville, TX 75057

**Gerda Muri**

918 W. Wolfram St. #2, Chicago, IL 606575006

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Gerda Muri

918 W. Wolfram St.

#2

Chicago, IL 60657-5006

**Robert Cohn**

100 Shawnee rd , Ardmore, PA 19003-1629

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Robert Cohn

100 Shawnee rd

Ardmore, PA 19003-1629

**Jeanne Austin**

322 Black Barren Rd. , Peach Bottom, PA 17563

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jeanne Austin

322 Black Barren Rd.

Peach Bottom, PA 17563

**Linsey Betts**

900 North Grand , Sherman, TX 75090

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Linsey Betts

900 North Grand

Sherman, TX 75090

**sandra grinberg**

88-11 34th str apt 1N , jackson heights, NY 11372

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

sandra grinberg

88-11 34th str apt 1N

jackson heights, NY 11372

**Ashley Phillis**

61208 Nisika Ct , Bend, OR 97702

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Ashley Phillis

61208 Nisika Ct

Bend, OR 97702

**Carole LaVigne**

P.O. Box 553 , Burlington, VT 05402

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Carole LaVigne

P.O. Box 553

Burlington, VT 05402

**Phillip Donze**

4099 Bridgehampton Dr. , St. Charles, MO 63304

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Phillip Donze

4099 Bridgehampton Dr.

St. Charles, MO 63304

**Kenna Reed**

3402 Sagamom Ave , Kettering, OH 45429

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kenna Reed

3402 Sagamom Ave

Kettering, OH 45429

**Sharisa Kochmeister**

12587 W. Dakota Ave. #1-111 , Lakewood, CO 80228

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sharisa Kochmeister

12587 W. Dakota Ave. #1-111

Lakewood, CO 80228

**mauro ferrero**

7831 Stewart Ave , L.A., CA 90045

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

mauro ferrero

7831 Stewart Ave

L.A., CA 90045

**Sharon Schulman**

PO Box 25764 , Cos, CO 80936

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sharon Schulman

PO Box 25764

Cos, CO 80936

**janet hamm**

14774 hwy 210 , rocky point, NC 28457

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

janet hamm

14774 hwy 210

rocky point, NC 28457

**lorenza Green**

5419 Caves Hwy, Caves Junction, OR 97523

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

I am most distressed that \"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are
likely to contaminate the food supply if grown outdoors\--especially in
tornado-prone Kansas, where winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds
into neighboring fields of corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses
potentially serious risks to human health and threatens farmers who may
be held liable for contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA
nor biotechnology companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether. Genetics have yet to be proven safe.

Sincerely,

lorenza Green

5419

Caves Hwy

Caves Junction, OR 97523

**Judie Wilgress**

PO Box 58 , Waldron, WA 98297

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Judie Wilgress

PO Box 58

Waldron, WA 98297

**Leilani Hershey**

1940 Morgan Hill Rd , Easton, PA 18042

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Leilani Hershey

1940 Morgan Hill Rd

Easton, PA 18042

**Danielle LaVigna**

780 Center Blvd. #3 , Fairfax, CA 94930

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

I am concerned about my personal health, the health of my family and the
health of our country.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat.

Contamination poses potentially serious risks to human health and
threatens farmers who may be held liable for contamination. Experience
shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology companies can be trusted
to prevent contamination!

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Please take a stand for the health of the people you represent. Thank
you.

Sincerely,

Danielle LaVigna

780 Center Blvd. #3

Fairfax, CA 94930

**steve anderson**

2602 4th Ave. Apt. 305, Seattle, WA 98121

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

steve anderson

2602 4th Ave.

Apt. 305

Seattle, WA 98121

**Tom Graham**

13776 Hamby Hill Rd , Frazeysburrg, OH 43822

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Tom Graham

13776 Hamby Hill Rd

Frazeysburrg, OH 43822

**Linda Egnatchek**

1239 W Wellington Drive , Deltona, FL 32725

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether. We must make sure the people of this
great nation are informed about what they purchase and eat. Please label
GMO food and other products so we can make a choice.

Sincerely,

Linda Egnatchek

1239 W Wellington Drive

Deltona, FL 32725

**Glynnis Campbell**

8912 Hazeltine Ave. , Panorama City, CA 91402

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Glynnis Campbell

8912 Hazeltine Ave.

Panorama City, CA 91402

**Jill Edison**

3982 Savannah Ct. , Boulder, CO 80301

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jill Edison

3982 Savannah Ct.

Boulder, CO 80301

**Genna Barrett**

7 Salem Ave. , Dover, NH 03820

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Genna Barrett

7 Salem Ave.

Dover, NH 03820

**Cheryl Becker**

409 Green Bay Rd , Lake Bluff, IL 600442340

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Cheryl Becker

409 Green Bay Rd

Lake Bluff, IL 60044-2340

**Kathleen Fellbaum**

10429 SW Cove Rd , Vashon, WA 98070

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kathleen Fellbaum

10429 SW Cove Rd

Vashon, WA 98070

**Marjorie Angelo**

186 Cartagena Drive , Brick, NJ 08723

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Marjorie Angelo

186 Cartagena Drive

Brick, NJ 08723

**Gunni Borden**

1408 Mountainview Drive , Chesterbrook, PA 19087

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Gunni Borden

1408 Mountainview Drive

Chesterbrook, PA 19087

**Cora Weberg**

22942 Garzota Dr , Valencia, CA 91354

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Cora Weberg

22942 Garzota Dr

Valencia, CA 91354

**brenda alvarez**

107 s. espana , laredo, TX 78043

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

brenda alvarez

107 s. espana

laredo, TX 78043

**Miriam Wolf**

PO Box 691 , Putney, VT 05346

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Miriam Wolf

PO Box 691

Putney, VT 05346

**Paul Mayhew**

P.O. Box 580 , Harpers Ferry, WV 25425

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Paul Mayhew

P.O. Box 580

Harpers Ferry, WV 25425

**John Staten**

41666 Huntington Dr. , Sterling Heights, MI 48313

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

John Staten

41666 Huntington Dr.

Sterling Heights, MI 48313

**M. Wiorek**

5414 S.9th St. , Milwaukee, WI 53221

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

M. Wiorek

5414 S.9th St.

Milwaukee, WI 53221

**Mara Obelcz**

3283 roxbury rd , hatfield, PA 19440

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Mara Obelcz

3283 roxbury rd

hatfield, PA 19440

**Marilyn Przeslawski**

1607 S Grant St. , Bay City, MI 48708

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Marilyn Przeslawski

1607 S Grant St.

Bay City, MI 48708

**geri falek**

3801 Lakeveiw Ter , Falls Church, VA 22041

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

geri falek

3801 Lakeveiw Ter

Falls Church, VA 22041

**joanne szamreta**

37 wilshire pk , needham, MA 02492

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

joanne szamreta

37 wilshire pk

needham, MA 02492

**Michael Hannan**

511 Bellewood RD , Louisville, KY 40223

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Michael Hannan

511 Bellewood RD

Louisville, KY 40223

**Russell Martin**

6 Whispering Pines , Freeport, ME 04032

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Russell Martin

6 Whispering Pines

Freeport, ME 04032

**Caren Liebman**

3480 Potter Street , Eugene, OR 97405

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Caren Liebman

3480 Potter Street

Eugene, OR 97405

**Susan Bell**

1063 sabattus St , Lewiston, ME 04240

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Susan Bell

1063 sabattus St

Lewiston, ME 04240

**Martha Christy**

22 Coleman Avenue #5 , Asheville, NC 28801

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Martha Christy

22 Coleman Avenue #5

Asheville, NC 28801

**Debbie Reid**

8501 E Alameda Ave #1011 , Denver, CO 80230

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Debbie Reid

8501 E Alameda Ave #1011

Denver, CO 80230

**Donna Knipp**

60 Seaman Ave., #2E , NEW YORK, NY 10034

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Donna Knipp

60 Seaman Ave., #2E

NEW YORK, NY 10034

**Patrick Studt**

3113 Prospect Dr , Sun Prairie, WI 53590

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Patrick Studt

3113 Prospect Dr

Sun Prairie, WI 53590

**Joseph VanHollebeke**

36292 Curtis Rd , Livonia, MI 48152

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Joseph VanHollebeke

36292 Curtis Rd

Livonia, MI 48152

**Sanford Evans**

6 Whittier Pl Apt 10A Apt 10A, Boston, MA 021141440

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sanford Evans

6 Whittier Pl Apt 10A

Apt 10A

Boston, MA 02114-1440

**Barbara Sorensen**

32250 Oak Rd , Washburn, WI 54891

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Barbara Sorensen

32250 Oak Rd

Washburn, WI 54891

**Richard Kummer**

808 Pine Road , Joppa, MD 21085

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Richard Kummer

808 Pine Road

Joppa, MD 21085

**Judy Fairless**

76 Liberty Corner Road , Warren, NJ 07059

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Judy Fairless

76 Liberty Corner Road

Warren, NJ 07059

**Martha Anderson**

2908 West 71st St. , Prairie Village, KS 66208

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Martha Anderson

2908 West 71st St.

Prairie Village, KS 66208

**Natalie Minkovsky**

111 Thorndike Rd , Philadelphia, PA 19115

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Natalie Minkovsky

111 Thorndike Rd

Philadelphia, PA 19115

**William Wagner**

128 Garfield , West Plains, MO 65775

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

William Wagner

128 Garfield

West Plains, MO 65775

**Errin Edlin**

16220 E Rich Ave , Spokane, WA 99216

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Errin Edlin

16220 E Rich Ave

Spokane, WA 99216

**stephen farmer**

369 Dutch Ridge Road , Portsmouth, OH 45662

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

stephen farmer

369 Dutch Ridge Road

Portsmouth, OH 45662

**Christine Eardley**

335 Fairmount Rd , Long Valley, NJ 078533012

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Christine Eardley

335 Fairmount Rd

Long Valley, NJ 07853-3012

**Mylene Courtade**

8362 Summit City Rd , Kingsley, MI 49649

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Mylene Courtade

8362 Summit City Rd

Kingsley, MI 49649

**Laura French**

6 Main St. Apt. B, North Kingstown, RI 02852

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Laura French

6 Main St.

Apt. B

North Kingstown, RI 02852

**cynthia holt**

614 east eleventh , shawnee, OK 74801

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

cynthia holt

614 east eleventh

shawnee, OK 74801

**Betty Fellows**

879 Hibiscus Ct , Nipomo, CA 934449206

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Betty Fellows

879 Hibiscus Ct

Nipomo, CA 93444-9206

**Laura Little**

121 C St. Apt 12 , Wheatland, CA 95692

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Laura Little

121 C St. Apt 12

Wheatland, CA 95692

**Katherine Pruschen**

249 W Long Creek Cv , Longwood, FL 32750

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Katherine Pruschen

249 W Long Creek Cv

Longwood, FL 32750

**Denyse Leon**

19977 ne 5th court , Miami, FL 33179

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Denyse Leon

19977 ne 5th court

Miami, FL 33179

**Susan Torres**

RR 12 Box 939 , Edinburg, TX 78541

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Susan Torres

RR 12 Box 939

Edinburg, TX 78541

**Pam Warnick**

1405 Tudor Street , Lowell, AR 72745

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Pam Warnick

1405 Tudor Street

Lowell, AR 72745

**Reid Hanson**

1142 Atwood Ln , Stillwater, MN 550824899

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Reid Hanson

1142 Atwood Ln

Stillwater, MN 55082-4899

**June Ulkoski**

1119 Pioneer road , Lansdale, PA 19446

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

June Ulkoski

1119 Pioneer road

Lansdale, PA 19446

**David Hansen**

3590 Mary Ader Av #832, Charleston, SC 29414

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

David Hansen

3590 Mary Ader Av

#832

Charleston, SC 29414

**Deborah Claros**

2800 Mickelson Pkwy. #108 , Madison, WI 53711

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Deborah Claros

2800 Mickelson Pkwy. #108

Madison, WI 53711

**Kirby Armstrong**

3301 Mensch Ct. Apt. C , Carmichael, CA 95608

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kirby Armstrong

3301 Mensch Ct. Apt. C

Carmichael, CA 95608

**Lonnie Maxfield**

423 Cushing St. S. W , Olympia, WA 98502

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Lonnie Maxfield

423 Cushing St. S. W

Olympia, WA 98502

**Ellen Dollar**

2357 Banderola Ct. , San Luis Obispo, CA 93401

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Ellen Dollar

2357 Banderola Ct.

San Luis Obispo, CA 93401

**Andrew Knapp**

1133 Porlier Street , Green Bay, WI 54301

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Andrew Knapp

1133 Porlier Street

Green Bay, WI 54301

**Nancy L. Bellers**

P.O. Box #174 , Bloomsbury, NJ 088040174

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Nancy L. Bellers

P.O. Box #174

Bloomsbury, NJ 08804-0174

**Marissa Weber**

19 Dogwood Lane , Hazlet, NJ 07730

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Marissa Weber

19 Dogwood Lane

Hazlet, NJ 07730

**Jennifer Bell**

114 Thompson Ave. , Roselle, NJ 07203

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jennifer Bell

114 Thompson Ave.

Roselle, NJ 07203

**Liz Simpson**

1410 14Th Street N , St. Petersburg, FL 33704

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Liz Simpson

1410 14Th Street N

St. Petersburg, FL 33704

**Melinda Rankins**

2185 NW 159th St #79 , Clive, IA 50325

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Melinda Rankins

2185 NW 159th St #79

Clive, IA 50325

**Sue Addison**

PO Box 8384 , Santa Cruz, CA 950618384

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sue Addison

PO Box 8384

Santa Cruz, CA 95061-8384

**Jo Ward**

\"2725 Parklane, Dr.\" , Bosque Farms, NM 87068

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Please, please allow us to have safe food to eat.

Sincerely,

Jo Ward

\"2725 Parklane, Dr.\"

Bosque Farms, NM 87068

**Ed Reardon**

631 SW 14th Terrace , Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Ed Reardon

631 SW 14th Terrace

Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312

**Gail Coverdale**

1571 W. 54Th St. Apt. 3 , Erie, PA 16509

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Gail Coverdale

1571 W. 54Th St. Apt. 3

Erie, PA 16509

**Jon Senour**

5051 La Jolla Blvd , San Diego, CA 92109

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jon Senour

5051 La Jolla Blvd

San Diego, CA 92109

**Roben Voigt**

1520 Hilltown Pike , Hilltown, PA 18927

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Roben Voigt

1520 Hilltown Pike

Hilltown, PA 18927

**Janet Paisley**

100 E South Street , Charlottesville, VA 22902

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Janet Paisley

100 E South Street

Charlottesville, VA 22902

**Helen Bloom**

P.O.Box 1184 , Blue Hill, ME 04614

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Helen Bloom

P.O.Box 1184

Blue Hill, ME 04614

**Lois Hertog**

108 Marajean Ave. , New Albany, IN 47150

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Lois Hertog

108 Marajean Ave.

New Albany, IN 47150

**Robert Greenlaw**

12 Shenandoah Ave. , Harrisonburg, VA 22802

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Robert Greenlaw

12 Shenandoah Ave.

Harrisonburg, VA 22802

**Colleen Doing**

P.O. Box 81 , Leggett, CA 955850081

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Colleen Doing

P.O. Box 81

Leggett, CA 95585-0081

**Patricia Bode**

137 Coronado Circle , Santa Rosa, CA 95409

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Patricia Bode

137 Coronado Circle

Santa Rosa, CA 95409

**Liz Fox**

1008 Paseo del Pueblo Sur #214 , Taos, NM 875716412

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Liz Fox

1008 Paseo del Pueblo Sur #214

Taos, NM 87571-6412

**Alda West**

131 Quail Creek Drive , Griffin, GA 30223

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Alda West

131 Quail Creek Drive

Griffin, GA 30223

**Joan Leaf**

4439 24Th Street , San Francisco, CA 94114

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Joan Leaf

4439 24Th Street

San Francisco, CA 94114

**Deborah Fitzgerald**

14 Milltown Road , Bridgewater, NJ 08807

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Deborah Fitzgerald

14 Milltown Road

Bridgewater, NJ 08807

**christine hoex**

300 horn ave , santa rosa, CA 95407

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

Please for the sake of our children, and the future of safe food, read
this message that I am sending.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are highly likely to contaminate
the food supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas,
where winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields
of corn, soybeans, or wheat. We do not have controll of the elements,
and it\'s not fair to include all consumers as guinea pigs just because
the biotech industry is profit driven and can\'t be relied on to do the
careful contained research that this science demands. Biotech can hold
many positive results for our future, but we are in danger of losing
that future if we let pharma crops get out of controll. Remember Rachael
Carsons SILLENT SPRING. There are always unforeseen consequences.
Contamination is a serious risk to human health, ours and our children.
Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology companies can
be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

christine hoex

300 horn ave

santa rosa, CA 95407

**Karen Hall**

12018 Wayland St. , Oakton, VA 22124

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Safety-first practices now could prevent unmanageable situations later,
while still allowing scientific discovery to continue.

Sincerely,

Karen Hall

12018 Wayland St.

Oakton, VA 22124

**Carlynn Canny**

2685 River Rd , Willoughby Hills, OH 440949401

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Carlynn Canny

2685 River Rd

Willoughby Hills, OH 44094-9401

**Chris Feala**

1820 Goddard Apt D, Lincoln Park, MI 48146

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Chris Feala

1820 Goddard

Apt D

Lincoln Park, MI 48146

**Dianne Dencler**

286 Dixon Ave , Pittsburgh, PA 152161208

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Dianne Dencler

286 Dixon Ave

Pittsburgh, PA 15216-1208

**Donna Green**

18416 NW Chemeketa Ln #938 , Portland, OR 97229

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Keep our food natural, not tampered by human hands. We dont know the
long term affect on our DNA with man-made foods. Keep food close to
nature.

Sincerely,

Donna Green

18416 NW Chemeketa Ln #938

Portland, OR 97229

**fleur nooyen**

2223 Lemoyne street , los angeles, CA 90025

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

fleur nooyen

2223 Lemoyne street

los angeles, CA 90025

**Thomas Fink**

1045 Brentwater Road , Camp Hill, PA 17011

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Thomas Fink

1045 Brentwater Road

Camp Hill, PA 17011

**Meri-Beth Koch**

49 Bay Dr , Key West, FL 33040

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Meri-Beth Koch

49 Bay Dr

Key West, FL 33040

**Franklin Platizky**

3117 Cedar Hill , Denton, TX 76209

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Franklin Platizky

3117 Cedar Hill

Denton, TX 76209

**David Freeman**

150 Bent Arrow Dr. #18 , Destin, FL 32541

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

David Freeman

150 Bent Arrow Dr. #18

Destin, FL 32541

**Beth Murdock**

7310 Sw 34Th Ave , Portland, OR 97219

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Beth Murdock

7310 Sw 34Th Ave

Portland, OR 97219

**Maira Memmi**

7359 Calle De Fuentes , Carlsbad, CA 92009

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Maira Memmi

7359 Calle De Fuentes

Carlsbad, CA 92009

**Kelly Kramer**

11431 Kathy Ln , Garden Grove, CA 92840

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kelly Kramer

11431 Kathy Ln

Garden Grove, CA 92840

**C. Blakesley**

33 Mallorca , Foothill Ranch, CA 92610

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

C. Blakesley

33 Mallorca

Foothill Ranch, CA 92610

**VIRGINIA HARDEN**

1031 OAK VIEW CIRCLE , MIDDLETOWN, PA 17057

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

VIRGINIA HARDEN

1031 OAK VIEW CIRCLE

MIDDLETOWN, PA 17057

**Katherine Carr**

6666 Westminister St. , Fenton, MI 48430

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Katherine Carr

6666 Westminister St.

Fenton, MI 48430

**Diane Thomas**

350 SE 2nd Street #1720, Ft Lauderdale, FL 33301

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Diane Thomas

350 SE 2nd Street

#1720

Ft Lauderdale, FL 33301

**Ken Parker**

4000A Granite Creek Road , Scotts Valley, CA 95066

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Ken Parker

4000A Granite Creek Road

Scotts Valley, CA 95066

**Joy Loyd**

1425 Old Buckhorn Road , Garner, NC 27529

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Joy Loyd

1425 Old Buckhorn Road

Garner, NC 27529

**Denise Bence**

PO Box 274 , West Hyannisport, MA 02672

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Denise Bence

PO Box 274

West Hyannisport, MA 02672

**mary williams**

\"841 S. 500 E., #8\" , Salt Lake City, UT 84102

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

mary williams

\"841 S. 500 E., #8\"

Salt Lake City, UT 84102

**richard metz**

910 Bent Lane , Erdenheim, PA 19038

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

richard metz

910 Bent Lane

Erdenheim, PA 19038

**Viviane Paolini**

1000 Villagio Circle , Sarasota, FL 34237

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

What about all the people that do not need this GMO rice, did we became
cannibalist?

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Viviane Paolini

1000 Villagio Circle

Sarasota, FL 34237

**John Wiles III**

9100 Cottonwood Cove , Olive Branch, MS 386546921

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

John Wiles III

9100 Cottonwood Cove

Olive Branch, MS 38654-6921

**Susan Duffy**

514 Woodland Circle , Pendleton, SC 29670

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Susan Duffy

514 Woodland Circle

Pendleton, SC 29670

**Erika Kuciw**

28 Prospect Park SW - #3 , Brooklyn, NY 11215

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

Please protect your children and your children\'s children, and their
children.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Erika Kuciw

28 Prospect Park SW - #3

Brooklyn, NY 11215

**Lynne Herrli**

PO Box 9 , Spring Green, WI 53588

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Lynne Herrli

PO Box 9

Spring Green, WI 53588

**Bryan Freehling**

P.O. Box 253 , Lahaska, PA 18931

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Bryan Freehling

P.O. Box 253

Lahaska, PA 18931

**Carol Board**

44 Conde Place , Roswell, NM 88203

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Carol Board

44 Conde Place

Roswell, NM 88203

**Gary Naylor**

3527 NE Couch St , Portland, OR 972323419

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Gary Naylor

3527 NE Couch St

Portland, OR 97232-3419

**Nikki Wojtalik**

3723 Green Oak Ct , Parkville, MD 21234

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Nikki Wojtalik

3723 Green Oak Ct

Parkville, MD 21234

**Anne Salzer**

13 Holly Lane , Greenland, NH 03840

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Anne Salzer

13 Holly Lane

Greenland, NH 03840

**Timothy Lauxmann**

214 S. Main St. , Leslie, MI 49251

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Timothy Lauxmann

214 S. Main St.

Leslie, MI 49251

**B. Jane Christian**

1665 W. 85th Ave. #103 Apt. 103, Denver, CO 80260

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

B. Jane Christian

1665 W. 85th Ave. #103

Apt. 103

Denver, CO 80260

**Lisa Perrine**

15775 SW Village Lane , Beaverton, OR 97007

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Lisa Perrine

15775 SW Village Lane

Beaverton, OR 97007

**Dina Heilman**

30164 Bonnie View Dr , Wickliffe, OH 44092

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Dina Heilman

30164 Bonnie View Dr

Wickliffe, OH 44092

**Elaine Temming**

5406 Dickens Dr. , Cincinnati, OH 452411796

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Elaine Temming

5406 Dickens Dr.

Cincinnati, OH 45241-1796

**Margaret Novitski**

1208 E. Preston , Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Margaret Novitski

1208 E. Preston

Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858

**Ken Lesem**

90 James Ave , Burlington, VT 05408

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Ken Lesem

90 James Ave

Burlington, VT 05408

**thomas kuzera**

14624 short st , posen, IL 60469

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

thomas kuzera

14624 short st

posen, IL 60469

**Mary Cora sangree**

304 E 3rd Street , Brooklyn, NY 11218

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Mary Cora sangree

304 E 3rd Street

Brooklyn, NY 11218

**melissa herring**

se harold st , Portland, OR 97206

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

melissa herring

se harold st

Portland, OR 97206

**Constance Del Nero**

3 Old Lantern Rd , Acton, MA 01720

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

I am very worried about what we may be doing to our health by launching
\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops. These are very likely to
contaminate the food supply if grown outdoors\--especially in
tornado-prone Kansas, where winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds
into neighboring fields of corn, soybeans, or wheat. I am afraid to
imagine what risks contamination poses to human health as well as
threatening farmers who may be held liable for contamination. Experience
shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology companies can be trusted
to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Constance Del Nero

3 Old Lantern Rd

Acton, MA 01720

**Benjamin Thomas**

4204 Antilla Pl , Greensboro, NC 27407

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Benjamin Thomas

4204 Antilla Pl

Greensboro, NC 27407

**Carol Peterson**

POB 51330 , Eugene, OR 97405

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Carol Peterson

POB 51330

Eugene, OR 97405

**Andrew Johns**

626 La Paloma Rd , El Sobrante, CA 948031736

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Andrew Johns

626 La Paloma Rd

El Sobrante, CA 94803-1736

**Czeslaw Czapla**

7236 N Vancouver Avenue , Portland, OR 972171548

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Czeslaw Czapla

7236 N Vancouver Avenue

Portland, OR 97217-1548

**Sara Windjue**

601 Washington Ave. , Stevens Point, WI 54481

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sara Windjue

601 Washington Ave.

Stevens Point, WI 54481

**John Sniegocki**

5891 E. Woodmont Ave. , Cincinnati, OH 45213

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

John Sniegocki

5891 E. Woodmont Ave.

Cincinnati, OH 45213

**John Palm**

3010 Linney Rd , Bozeman, MT 597188532

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

John Palm

3010 Linney Rd

Bozeman, MT 59718-8532

**Kay Doost**

1618 Marion STreet , Greensboro, NC 27403

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

It is of grave concern to me that there could be approval of genetically
engineered crops. There are many issues that surround these crops that
cannot be controlled.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kay Doost

1618 Marion STreet

Greensboro, NC 27403

**jan salas**

28 fern rd , kentfield, CA 94904

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

jan salas

28 fern rd

kentfield, CA 94904

**Victoria Baker**

P.O. Box 2119 , Redway, CA 95560

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: No Drugs In Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

We already know that GE crops cross-pollinate surrounding fields because
of the farmer in Canada who was convicted of stealing from Monsanto when
Monsanto fields contaminated his own. This is not a fear or a myth, this
is a fact.

If we already know that GE crops cross-pollinate (and GE pollen has been
found up to 5 miles from the originating field), then there is no way
that drug-producing GE crops could be grown outside and not contaminate
surrounding fields growing food.

I hope it is obvious that it would be incredibly inappropriate for drugs
to appear in our food supply. Therefore it must be obvious that these
crops must not be allowed to be grown outdoors, if at all.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Victoria Baker

P.O. Box 2119

Redway, CA 95560

**Leeann Ford**

3101 Willamette , Eugene, OR 97405

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Leeann Ford

3101 Willamette

Eugene, OR 97405

**Leslie Glendye**

104 Crestview Avenue , Somerset, MA 02725

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Leslie Glendye

104 Crestview Avenue

Somerset, MA 02725

**KATRINA MOFFITT**

451 Grand Avenue , New Haven, CT 06460

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

KATRINA MOFFITT

451 Grand Avenue

New Haven, CT 06460

**Nicole Adam**

8841 E Carol Way , Scottsdale, AZ 85260

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Nicole Adam

8841 E Carol Way

Scottsdale, AZ 85260

**Wendy Schnegg**

4419 Centennial Blvd.; #247 , Colorado Springs, CO 80907

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Wendy Schnegg

4419 Centennial Blvd.; #247

Colorado Springs, CO 80907

**Caroline Wells**

6200 Indian School Rd NE Apt 156, Albuquerque, NM 87110

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

Please stop messing with our food. It was fine the way it was.

Sincerely,

Caroline Wells

6200 Indian School Rd NE

Apt 156

Albuquerque, NM 87110

**Odette Mc Millan**

524 harris rd. , charlottesville, VA 22903

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Odette Mc Millan

524 harris rd.

charlottesville, VA 22903

**pamela vangiessen**

2604 White Oak Dr , houston, TX 770097326

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

pamela vangiessen

2604 White Oak Dr

houston, TX 77009-7326

**Linda Stamer**

PO Box 1696 , Big Bear City, CA 923141696

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Linda Stamer

PO Box 1696

Big Bear City, CA 92314-1696

**Carrie Ellis**

1620 S 252nd St , des moines, WA 98198

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Carrie Ellis

1620 S 252nd St

des moines, WA 98198

**Joanne Urban**

6604 S. 135 St. , Omaha, NE 68137

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Joanne Urban

6604 S. 135 St.

Omaha, NE 68137

**Lindsay Nye**

RR 2 Box 235 , Olyphant, PA 18447

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Lindsay Nye

RR 2 Box 235

Olyphant, PA 18447

**Lydia M. Whitney**

8107 Hampton Valley Rd , Emmitsburg, MD 217279506

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Lydia M. Whitney

8107 Hampton Valley Rd

Emmitsburg, MD 21727-9506

**Indira Santiago**

6412 S Cheyenne St , Tacoma, WA 98409

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Indira Santiago

6412 S Cheyenne St

Tacoma, WA 98409

**Fredric Lewis**

2086 Grape St , Denver, CO 802073837

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Fredric Lewis

2086 Grape St

Denver, CO 80207-3837

**marianne feore**

324 dolphin lane , west babylon, NY 11704

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

marianne feore

324 dolphin lane

west babylon, NY 11704

**JAMES CONROY**

214 9th St , Hicksville, NY 118015446

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

JAMES CONROY

214 9th St

Hicksville, NY 11801-5446

**Ronald Saff**

2300 Centerville Rd , Tallahassee, FL 323084355

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Ronald Saff

2300 Centerville Rd

Tallahassee, FL 32308-4355

**Peggy J. Curet**

1 Camino Santa Maria St One Camino Santa Maria, San Antonio, TX
782285433

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Peggy J. Curet

1 Camino Santa Maria St

One Camino Santa Maria

San Antonio, TX 78228-5433

**Carol Verga**

6711 W. Mercer Way , Mercer Island, WA 98040

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Carol Verga

6711 W. Mercer Way

Mercer Island, WA 98040

**Dan Greaney**

13052 Tamera Way , Redding, CA 960037038

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Dan Greaney

13052 Tamera Way

Redding, CA 96003-7038

**Ari Gauss**

235 W. 108th St. , New York, NY 10025

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Ari Gauss

235 W. 108th St.

New York, NY 10025

**Helen Hamilton**

1114 So Long Ave #3, Hillside, NJ 07205

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Helen Hamilton

1114 So Long Ave

#3

Hillside, NJ 07205

**Vic Burton**

5837 Grand Ave , Kansas City, MO 641132127

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Vic Burton

5837 Grand Ave

Kansas City, MO 64113-2127

**Tisha Le Rose**

13501 McCall Ct NE , Albuquerque, NM 871231847

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

SCIENTISTS AROUND THE WORLD ARE BEGINNING TO SEE A CONNECTION WITH THE
DYING OF THE BEE POPULATION THAT IS HAPPENING WORLD WIDE, TO GENETICALLY
ALTERED FOODS. YOU MUST KNOW THAT NO BEES MEANS WE CANNOT SURVIVE FOR
MORE THAN FOUR YEARS, AS BEES POLLINATE OUR CROPS. Do you really want to
be responsible for the destruction of the human race and all other life
kingdoms?

Sincerely,

Tisha Le Rose

13501 McCall Ct NE

Albuquerque, NM 87123-1847

**Elizabeth Marco**

63-109 Saunders St., C12 , Rego Park, NY 11374

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Elizabeth Marco

63-109 Saunders St., C12

Rego Park, NY 11374

**Rebecca Backman**

19 Pomeroy Road , Andover, MA 01810

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: PLEASE Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

It is not speculation. \"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are more
likely than not to contaminate the food supply when grown
outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where winds could easily
blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of corn, soybeans, or
wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks to human health and
threatens farmers who may be held liable for contamination. Experience
shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology companies can be trusted
to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to act responsibly and deny this and all other
applications for outdoor production of pharmaceutical and industrial
food crops. Act now to institute a ban on this practice altogether.
Initially, the idea of \"pharma\" crops was intriguing, but experience
has shown that it is an idea whose time has passed.

Sincerely,

Rebecca Backman

19 Pomeroy Road

Andover, MA 01810

**Tim Bailey**

427 15th St #3b , Brooklyn, NY 112155737

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

THERE IS NO WAY HUMANS WILL BE ABLE TO CONTROL THE SPREAD OF THESE GE
PRODUCTS IN NATURE. THE RISKS OUTWEIGH THE BENEFITS. Please put people
before profits.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Tim Bailey

427 15th St #3b

Brooklyn, NY 11215-5737

**richard s. wertz**

PO Box 441 , Snohomish, WA 982910441

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

richard s. wertz

PO Box 441

Snohomish, WA 98291-0441

**David Seppa**

2816 NE Rodney Ave , Portland, OR 97212

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

I also believe that it\'s time to stop perpetuating the myths that
genetically engineered organisms can be adequately controlled and that
they have an innocuous effects on the environment.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

David Seppa

2816 NE Rodney Ave

Portland, OR 97212

**Carol Hirth**

1309 Cornell Ave , Berkeley, CA 947021009

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Carol Hirth

1309 Cornell Ave

Berkeley, CA 94702-1009

**Peter Seely**

W7065 Silver Spring Lane , Plymouth, WI 53073

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Peter Seely

W7065 Silver Spring Lane

Plymouth, WI 53073

**Rachelle Luddington**

3022 West Donatello Drive , Scottsdale, AZ 85086

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Rachelle Luddington

3022 West Donatello Drive

Scottsdale, AZ 85086

**Mae Haynes**

15219 Holdridge Drive , Wayzata, MN 55391

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

Our food supply is already compromised by the use of poisons that
replicate the effects of hormones, which have resulted in major changes
in the development of our children, many of whom reach puberty at the
age of 9 or 10; changes to their bodies with which they are nowhere near
emotionally ready to confront. Now we are faced with the potential of
further contamination of our crops.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Mae Haynes

15219 Holdridge Drive

Wayzata, MN 55391

**Stephen Black**

3208 Covina St. , Bakersfield, CA 93306

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Stephen Black

3208 Covina St.

Bakersfield, CA 93306

**Sue Christiansen**

41 Valley , Iowa City, IA 52246

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sue Christiansen

41 Valley

Iowa City, IA 52246

**Kimberly Miller**

1170 Penhurst Dr , Florissant, MO 630336038

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kimberly Miller

1170 Penhurst Dr

Florissant, MO 63033-6038

**Betty Brite**

621 Hightree Road , Santa Monica, CA 90402

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Betty Brite

621 Hightree Road

Santa Monica, CA 90402

**Paul Miller**

10306 Kerrigan Street , Santee, CA 92071

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Paul Miller

10306 Kerrigan Street

Santee, CA 92071

**Mary McGilligan**

814 5th Ave , Two Harbors, MN 556161429

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Mary McGilligan

814 5th Ave

Two Harbors, MN 55616-1429

**Gerald Adams**

368 Adams Rd. , Chesterfield, SC 29709

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Gerald Adams

368 Adams Rd.

Chesterfield, SC 29709

**Frederick Mackey**

1650 S ALBION ST APT 207 , DENVER, CO 802224012

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Frederick Mackey

1650 S ALBION ST APT 207

DENVER, CO 80222-4012

**Anna Marie Rhodes**

1990 Newburg Road #204 , Louisvillle, KY 40205

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Anna Marie Rhodes

1990 Newburg Road #204

Louisvillle, KY 40205

**Janus Wilhelm**

2494 Phipps Lane , Salem, OR 97305

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Janus Wilhelm

2494 Phipps Lane

Salem, OR 97305

**anne Kaeser**

3397 Jarvis , San Jose, CA 95118

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

anne Kaeser

3397 Jarvis

San Jose, CA 95118

**k lucas**

2111 old ranch ct , salinas, CA 93908

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

k lucas

2111 old ranch ct

salinas, CA 93908

**Barbara Drake**

2048 S Balsam St , Lakewood, CO 80227

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Barbara Drake

2048 S Balsam St

Lakewood, CO 80227

**Judith Haldeman**

2804 Eads Ave , Saint Louis, MO 631042006

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies fulfill their stated intent to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Judith Haldeman

2804 Eads Ave

Saint Louis, MO 63104-2006

**carol Fraser**

6810 Champion Village Ct , Houston, TX 770691779

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

carol Fraser

6810 Champion Village Ct

Houston, TX 77069-1779

**Dennis Thomas**

147 St. Germain Ln , Pleasant Hill, CA 945231135

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Dennis Thomas

147 St. Germain Ln

Pleasant Hill, CA 94523-1135

**Dave Kimber**

215 Nassau St. Apt. B Apt B, Danville, PA 17821

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Dave Kimber

215 Nassau St. Apt. B

Apt B

Danville, PA 17821

**Marianne Toth**

374 Lakewood Ln , Marquette, MI 498559509

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Marianne Toth

374 Lakewood Ln

Marquette, MI 49855-9509

**Melina Hammer**

231 Decatur Street , brooklyn, NY 11233

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Melina Hammer

231 Decatur Street

brooklyn, NY 11233

**Beth Rich**

2448 Maple Street , Deckerville, MI 48427

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Beth Rich

2448 Maple Street

Deckerville, MI 48427

**Alicia Kern**

3615 W. Hidden Lane Unit E, Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA 90274

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Alicia Kern

3615 W. Hidden Lane

Unit E

Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA 90274

**Katherine Chess**

914 Seahorse Court , Ventura, CA 93001

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

As a Biologist and Botanist, I fear the potential ramifications of using
Any genetically modified organisms for food or medicine. This concern is
directed toward human health as well as health of domestic animals and
natural ecosystems.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

We do not know enough yet to allow mixing genetically modified crops
into open agriculture. As a scientist, I think it is a short-sighted,
ignorant decision to allow this direction with genetic research. Natural
systems are already challenged too much by humans. We should Not
introduce potentially dangerous (even disasterous) modified oganisms
into agricultural or natural lands.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Katherine Chess

914 Seahorse Court

Ventura, CA 93001

**Emily Hersh**

8601 Bridgeport Drive , Austin, TX 78758

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Emily Hersh

8601 Bridgeport Drive

Austin, TX 78758

**Thaddeus Venar**

3111 10th St , Boulder, CO 803042523

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

Pollen drift is unpreventable outside of greenhouse evironments.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Thaddeus Venar

3111 10th St

Boulder, CO 80304-2523

**Alan L Weiss**

403 W Noyes , Arlington Heights, IL 600053665

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Alan L Weiss

403 W Noyes

Arlington Heights, IL 60005-3665

**Emily Bloss**

17317 Laura Lee Dr , Spring Hill, FL 346107732

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Emily Bloss

17317 Laura Lee Dr

Spring Hill, FL 34610-7732

**Aaron Pinsker**

865 Waite Drive , Boulder, CO 80303

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Aaron Pinsker

865 Waite Drive

Boulder, CO 80303

**Ueli Stadler**

831 4th St , Lake Oswego, OR 97034

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Ueli Stadler

831 4th St

Lake Oswego, OR 97034

**Sara Pic-Harrison**

9 Aldwin Rd. #1 , Roslindale, MA 02131

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sara Pic-Harrison

9 Aldwin Rd. #1

Roslindale, MA 02131

**Pamela Phillips**

107 Girard St. , Flippin, AR 72634

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Pamela Phillips

107 Girard St.

Flippin, AR 72634

**sandra sorbin**

5253 e117st , garfield hts, OH 44125

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

sandra sorbin

5253 e117st

garfield hts, OH 44125

**Natalie Abram**

8760 Park Laureate Dr 306, Louisville, KY 40220

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Natalie Abram

8760 Park Laureate Dr

306

Louisville, KY 40220

**P.R. Millican**

POB 1983 , Boulder, CO 80306

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

P.R. Millican

POB 1983

Boulder, CO 80306

**Gwen Staats**

486 Flower St , Costa Mesa, CA 926272312

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Gwen Staats

486 Flower St

Costa Mesa, CA 92627-2312

**Jendra Jarnagin**

133 Vanderbilt St. , Brooklyn, NY 11218

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jendra Jarnagin

133 Vanderbilt St.

Brooklyn, NY 11218

**Ryan Rupert**

1841 W. Chambery , Olathe, KS 66061

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Ryan Rupert

1841 W. Chambery

Olathe, KS 66061

**Mark Guempel**

41 Prescott Turn , Clark, NJ 07066

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Mark Guempel

41 Prescott Turn

Clark, NJ 07066

**D. James Lawrie**

1458 Popinjay Drive , Reno, NV 89509

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

D. James Lawrie

1458 Popinjay Drive

Reno, NV 89509

**Susan Phoenix**

18111 NE 91ST CT , Redmond, WA 98052

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

Our food supply is too precious to risk contaminating it. We should be
focusing on organic foods rather than these dangerous pharma crops!

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Susan Phoenix

18111 NE 91ST CT

Redmond, WA 98052

**Emmanuelle Bowles**

1711 Woodland Street, Nashville, TN 372061933

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Emmanuelle Bowles

1711

Woodland Street

Nashville, TN 37206-1933

**Andrew Benton**

48 College Avenue , Flourtown, PA 19031

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Andrew Benton

48 College Avenue

Flourtown, PA 19031

**Jocelyn Hyers**

2021 Sparrow Lane , Blackshear, GA 31516

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jocelyn Hyers

2021 Sparrow Lane

Blackshear, GA 31516

**M. Gillespie**

4805 Chateau Dr , Godfrey, IL 620351629

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

M. Gillespie

4805 Chateau Dr

Godfrey, IL 62035-1629

**Jon White**

11215 Research Blvd Apt 2180, Austin, TX 78759

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

Based on my experience over a 30 year career as a botanist, plant
ecologist and government policy analyst, I am forced to conclude that
\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops will inevitably contaminate the
food supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas,
where winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields
of corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious
risks to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jon White

11215 Research Blvd

Apt 2180

Austin, TX 78759

**GREG ORRICK**

4308 RALEIGH AVE \# 301 , ALEXANDRIA, VA 22304

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

Enough people like me are already allergic to foods, such as gluten and
peanuts, as it is. Contamination of food with genetics from pharma crops
is likely to increase allergic reactions and other side effects from
their consumption. Please don\'t make food more hazardous.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

GREG ORRICK

4308 RALEIGH AVE \# 301

ALEXANDRIA, VA 22304

**Richard Lipka**

606 Thomas , Pittsburg, KS 66762

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Richard Lipka

606 Thomas

Pittsburg, KS 66762

**eileen trainor**

503 Picasso Drive , san marcos, TX 78666

March 26, 2007 5:27 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

eileen trainor

503 Picasso Drive

san marcos, TX 78666

**Brad Gaffney**

50 Mary St , San Rafael, CA 949013450

March 24, 2007 6:43 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

Have you forgotten the immense damage done by the Starlink Corn
disaster? The risks to human health and biodiversity posed by this
technology are too great.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Brad Gaffney

50 Mary St

San Rafael, CA 94901-3450

**Andrea Kubat**

2167 E 129th Ave , Thornton, CO 80241

March 24, 2007 6:43 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Andrea Kubat

2167 E 129th Ave

Thornton, CO 80241

**Linda Slembarski**

950 52nd Ave Ct #Q5 , Greeley, CO 80634

March 24, 2007 6:43 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Linda Slembarski

950 52nd Ave Ct #Q5

Greeley, CO 80634

**Marvin Gentz**

PO Box 951 , Ukiah, CA 95482

March 24, 2007 6:43 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Marvin Gentz

PO Box 951

Ukiah, CA 95482

**Katherine MacLeod**

23220 Bent Tree Lane , California, MD 20619

March 24, 2007 6:43 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Katherine MacLeod

23220 Bent Tree Lane

California, MD 20619

**Dianne Douglas**

2723 E. Valencia Drive , Phoenix, AZ 85042

March 24, 2007 6:43 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Dianne Douglas

2723 E. Valencia Drive

Phoenix, AZ 85042

**Elizabeth H.**

7540 Nw Mountain View Drive , Corvallis, OR 97330

March 24, 2007 6:43 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Elizabeth H.

7540 Nw Mountain View Drive

Corvallis, OR 97330

**Chet Krul**

22925 Maxine , St Clair Shores, MI 48080

March 24, 2007 6:43 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Chet Krul

22925 Maxine

St Clair Shores, MI 48080

**Carole Biedenbach**

6331 Genesee St , Lancaster, NY 14086

March 24, 2007 6:43 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Carole Biedenbach

6331 Genesee St

Lancaster, NY 14086

**Heidi Sagarsee**

613 Gardendale , Terre Haute, IN 47803

March 24, 2007 6:43 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Heidi Sagarsee

613 Gardendale

Terre Haute, IN 47803

**Tamara Teague**

140 Woodcreek , Rockwall, TX 75032

March 24, 2007 6:43 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.Please do not approve this practice.

Sincerely,

Tamara Teague

140 Woodcreek

Rockwall, TX 75032

**Andrew Wolniak**

P.O. Box 3421 , New Haven, CT 06515

March 24, 2007 6:43 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Andrew Wolniak

P.O. Box 3421

New Haven, CT 06515

**Catherine McNamara**

2152 Torchwood Drive , Orlando, FL 32828

March 24, 2007 6:43 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Catherine McNamara

2152 Torchwood Drive

Orlando, FL 32828

**Carmen Tinker**

2008 Lake Hill Ln , Plano, TX 75023

March 24, 2007 6:43 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Carmen Tinker

2008 Lake Hill Ln

Plano, TX 75023

**Sue Smith**

1819 Crescent , Denton, TX 76201, TX 76201

March 24, 2007 6:43 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sue Smith

1819 Crescent

Denton, TX 76201, TX 76201

**Wolfgang Loera**

2381 132ND Ave SE , Bellevue, WA 98005

March 24, 2007 6:43 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Wolfgang Loera

2381 132ND Ave SE

Bellevue, WA 98005

**Linda Wallner**

4211 Silver Terrace Ct , Phenix City, AL 36867

March 24, 2007 6:43 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Linda Wallner

4211 Silver Terrace Ct

Phenix City, AL 36867

**Sunny Tabino**

70056 Sanderson Road , Summerville, OR 97876

March 24, 2007 6:43 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Sunny Tabino

70056 Sanderson Road

Summerville, OR 97876

**Craig Lee Asbury**

3731 S. Glenstone Ave. , Springfield, MO 658044469

March 24, 2007 6:43 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Craig Lee Asbury

3731 S. Glenstone Ave.

Springfield, MO 65804-4469

**Melora Horvath**

245 S. Serrano Ave. #111 , Los Angeles, CA 90004

March 24, 2007 6:43 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Please Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Melora Horvath

245 S. Serrano Ave. #111

Los Angeles, CA 90004

**Mia Kypros**

67 Mott street Apt.9 , New York, NY 10013

March 24, 2007 6:43 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Mia Kypros

67 Mott street Apt.9

New York, NY 10013

**Martha Martin**

\<mauimartha@gmail.com\> 29 Hana Hwy, P.O.Box 790300, Paia, HI 967790300

March 24, 2007 6:43 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields.
Contamination poses potentially serious risks to human health and
threatens farmers who may be held liable for contamination. Experience
shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology companies can be trusted
to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceuticals in food crops and to institute a ban on
this practice altogether.

Preventing open farming of GMO crops is the only way to protect
traditional food crops from contamination.

Sincerely,

Martha Martin

\<mauimartha@gmail.com\>

29 Hana Hwy, P.O.Box 790300

Paia, HI 96779-0300

**Oliver Jones**

1085 W Yosemite Ave Apt 4, Merced, CA 95348

March 24, 2007 6:43 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Oliver Jones

1085 W Yosemite Ave

Apt 4

Merced, CA 95348

**Kathryn Greeson**

7891 Yates St. , Westminster, CO 80030

March 24, 2007 6:43 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kathryn Greeson

7891 Yates St.

Westminster, CO 80030

**Armond Muscat**

PO Box 251 , Algonquin, IL 601020251

March 24, 2007 6:43 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Armond Muscat

PO Box 251

Algonquin, IL 60102-0251

**K. Durkin**

4083 Lanark , Waterford, MI 48328

March 24, 2007 6:43 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

K. Durkin

4083 Lanark

Waterford, MI 48328

**Marni Howard**

4811 Hillswick Drive , Sugar Land, TX 77479

March 24, 2007 6:43 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Marni Howard

4811 Hillswick Drive

Sugar Land, TX 77479

**Carol Sears**

6271 Cascade Rd SE , Grand Rapids, MI 49546

March 24, 2007 6:43 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Carol Sears

6271 Cascade Rd SE

Grand Rapids, MI 49546

**Mary Hamilton**

41 Allen Road , Hammond, NY 13646

March 24, 2007 6:43 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Mary Hamilton

41 Allen Road

Hammond, NY 13646

**crystal shannon**

13322 Force St , Houston, TX 770152812

March 24, 2007 6:43 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

crystal shannon

13322 Force St

Houston, TX 77015-2812

**Mildred Herschler**

102 W. Briarcliff Dr. , Landrum, SC 29356

March 24, 2007 6:43 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Mildred Herschler

102 W. Briarcliff Dr.

Landrum, SC 29356

**Dwanda Byrd**

8103 Hazelwood Drive , Cottondale, AL 35453

March 24, 2007 6:43 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Dwanda Byrd

8103 Hazelwood Drive

Cottondale, AL 35453

**MaryBeth Gradziel**

115 Short Rd , Red Rock, TX 78662

March 24, 2007 6:43 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

MaryBeth Gradziel

115 Short Rd

Red Rock, TX 78662

**Linda Sartor**

7899 St. Helena Rd. , Santa Rosa, CA 95404

March 24, 2007 6:43 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Linda Sartor

7899 St. Helena Rd.

Santa Rosa, CA 95404

**Roy Gibbon**

2430 E. Colorado Blvd. , Pasadena, CA 91107

March 24, 2007 6:43 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Roy Gibbon

2430 E. Colorado Blvd.

Pasadena, CA 91107

**Liz Frey**

2390 W Satsop Cloquallum Rd , Elma, WA 985419621

March 24, 2007 6:43 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Liz Frey

2390 W Satsop Cloquallum Rd

Elma, WA 98541-9621

**Danielle Dubno**

47 Greystone Rd , Rockville Centre, NY 115704512

March 24, 2007 6:43 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Danielle Dubno

47 Greystone Rd

Rockville Centre, NY 11570-4512

**K. Bandell**

11065 East Imperial Highway , Norwalk, CA 90650

March 24, 2007 6:43 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

K. Bandell

11065 East Imperial Highway

Norwalk, CA 90650

**Helen Williams**

1337 Perico Point Cir , Bradenton, FL 342098201

March 24, 2007 6:43 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Helen Williams

1337 Perico Point Cir

Bradenton, FL 34209-8201

**V. Perkins**

11151 E. Grant Rd. , Franktown, CO 80116

March 24, 2007 6:43 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that NEITHER THE USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination. I\'D LIKE YOU TO BE
MORE CONCERNED ABOUT THE PUBLIC HEALTH THAN ABOUT THE GENETIC
ENGINEERING COMPANIES AND THEIR PROFITS.

I urge the USDA to DENY this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

V. Perkins

11151 E. Grant Rd.

Franktown, CO 80116

**valerie white**

po box 1568 , Boulder Creek, CA 950061568

March 24, 2007 6:43 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

valerie white

po box 1568

Boulder Creek, CA 95006-1568

**Ralph conroy**

47 Conory Rd , West Chazy, NY 12992

March 24, 2007 6:43 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Ralph conroy

47 Conory Rd

West Chazy, NY 12992

**Nancy Stiefel**

634 Center Court, S.W., #101 , Vero Beach, FL 32962

March 24, 2007 6:43 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Nancy Stiefel

634 Center Court, S.W., #101

Vero Beach, FL 32962

**Peter Beves**

26 Bartherick Road , Westminster, MA 01473

March 24, 2007 6:43 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Peter Beves

26 Bartherick Road

Westminster, MA 01473

**Kim Floyd**

5375 Shirley J Lane P.O. Box 422, Wrightwood, CA 92397

March 24, 2007 6:43 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kim Floyd

5375 Shirley J Lane

P.O. Box 422

Wrightwood, CA 92397

**Briana Wagner**

15610 National Pike , Hagerstown, MD 21740

March 24, 2007 6:43 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Briana Wagner

15610 National Pike

Hagerstown, MD 21740

**Jennifer Lubinsky**

1500 Richard Ave , Merrick, NY 11566

March 24, 2007 6:43 AM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jennifer Lubinsky

1500 Richard Ave

Merrick, NY 11566

**Barbara Marino**

97 Twin Lakes Drive , Fairfield, OH 45014

March 23, 2007 8:00 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Barbara Marino

97 Twin Lakes Drive

Fairfield, OH 45014

**Tracy Tyree**

4444 Hedge Court , Jeffersonville, OH 43128

March 23, 2007 8:00 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Tracy Tyree

4444 Hedge Court

Jeffersonville, OH 43128

**Tam Gonyea**

6533 taylor rd , Kaufman, TX 75142

March 23, 2007 8:00 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Tam Gonyea

6533 taylor rd

Kaufman, TX 75142

**B L Harant**

4106 PInedale Drive , Baltimore, MD 21236

March 23, 2007 8:00 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

B L Harant

4106 PInedale Drive

Baltimore, MD 21236

**Virginia Beugless**

4904 SW Spokane St. , Seattle, WA 98116

March 23, 2007 8:00 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Virginia Beugless

4904 SW Spokane St.

Seattle, WA 98116

**Joanne LaFreniere**

50 Fletcher Pl. , Burlington, VT 05401

March 23, 2007 8:00 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Joanne LaFreniere

50 Fletcher Pl.

Burlington, VT 05401

**Tamara Keller**

1037 Santa Fe Ave. , Albany, CA 947062341

March 23, 2007 8:00 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Tamara Keller

1037 Santa Fe Ave.

Albany, CA 94706-2341

**Joanna Messing**

10 Winter St. , Montpelier, VT 05602

March 23, 2007 8:00 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Joanna Messing

10 Winter St.

Montpelier, VT 05602

**Rozalyn Sherman**

529 Rosecliff Court , Somerset, NJ 08873

March 23, 2007 8:00 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Rozalyn Sherman

529 Rosecliff Court

Somerset, NJ 08873

**greeley wells**

5253 carberry creek , Applegate, OR 97530

March 23, 2007 8:00 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

greeley wells

5253 carberry creek

Applegate, OR 97530

**ZACK THOMSEN**

484 OLIVE AVE , FREMONT, CA 94539

March 23, 2007 8:00 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

ZACK THOMSEN

484 OLIVE AVE

FREMONT, CA 94539

**Meagan McDonough**

32 Oak Knoll , Vineyard Haven, MA 02568

March 23, 2007 6:44 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Meagan McDonough

32 Oak Knoll

Vineyard Haven, MA 02568

**Adria Siraco**

3125 sw watson crt , Port St Lucie, FL 34953

March 23, 2007 6:44 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Adria Siraco

3125 sw watson crt

Port St Lucie, FL 34953

**Susan Westervelt**

Po Box 223 , Deary, ID 83823

March 23, 2007 6:44 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Susan Westervelt

Po Box 223

Deary, ID 83823

**Bob Eaton**

176 Lake Shore Dr. , New Hartford, CT 06057

March 23, 2007 6:44 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Bob Eaton

176 Lake Shore Dr.

New Hartford, CT 06057

**Carol von Borstel**

2922 W Sequim Bay Rd , Sequim, WA 983828419

March 23, 2007 6:44 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Carol von Borstel

2922 W Sequim Bay Rd

Sequim, WA 98382-8419

**Kathryn Plitt**

1410 Sea Cliff Dr NW , Gig Harbor, WA 98332

March 23, 2007 6:44 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kathryn Plitt

1410 Sea Cliff Dr NW

Gig Harbor, WA 98332

**Robert Edwards**

8504 Hans Engel Way , Fair Oaks, CA 95628

March 23, 2007 6:44 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Robert Edwards

8504 Hans Engel Way

Fair Oaks, CA 95628

**Alyssa Burrows**

1060 E Harrision St. , Seattle, WA 98102

March 23, 2007 6:44 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

Do not allow drugs to be grown in food. The wind blows, and cross
contamination will follow. Do you have kids? Are you ready to allow this
biological exdperiment to play forth on your progeny? I\'m not. \"oh,
they say it\'s an acceptable amount of blood thinners in these corn
flakes\...but be careful playing today in case you fall.\" Stop allowing
genetic engineering, period. If you don\'t say no to Ventria Bioscience,
the American public who has done its best to stay informed even though
there has been a dearth of reporting on these genetic-engineering topics
will know where your priorities lie.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Alyssa Burrows

1060 E Harrision St.

Seattle, WA 98102

**A. Freeman**

123 Any St , Cheyenne, WY 82003

March 23, 2007 6:44 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Drugs should NOT be in Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

A. Freeman

123 Any St

Cheyenne, WY 82003

**Christen Richard**

111 Clark Ave. , Branford, CT 06405

March 23, 2007 6:44 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Christen Richard

111 Clark Ave.

Branford, CT 06405

**Holly Chisholm**

183 Ora , Oxford, MI 48371

March 23, 2007 6:44 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Holly Chisholm

183 Ora

Oxford, MI 48371

**Josh Whittington**

14 E 4th St , Cumberland, MD 215024105

March 23, 2007 6:44 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Josh Whittington

14 E 4th St

Cumberland, MD 21502-4105

**Cindy Thomsen**

1437 W. Catalpa Ave., Apt. 3E , Chicago, IL 606401250

March 23, 2007 6:44 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Cindy Thomsen

1437 W. Catalpa Ave., Apt. 3E

Chicago, IL 60640-1250

**Judy McAloon**

1831 1/2 Dunlap Ave , Marinette, WI 54143

March 23, 2007 5:23 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Judy McAloon

1831 1/2 Dunlap Ave

Marinette, WI 54143

**Yvonne Vecchia**

5 Vic-Lin Drive , Salisbury, MA 01952

March 23, 2007 5:23 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Yvonne Vecchia

5 Vic-Lin Drive

Salisbury, MA 01952

**Damon motz-Storey**

3743 South Summit Lane , Evergreen, CO 80439

March 23, 2007 5:23 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Damon motz-Storey

3743 South Summit Lane

Evergreen, CO 80439

**Yoshaany Rahm**

720 Grove Ave , Ukiah, CA 954823933

March 23, 2007 5:23 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat.Please stop this from happening. Contamination
poses potentially serious risks to human health and threatens farmers
who may be held liable for contamination. Experience shows that neither
the USDA nor biotechnology companies can be trusted to prevent
contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Yoshaany Rahm

720 Grove Ave

Ukiah, CA 95482-3933

**Esther Sykes-Wood**

8495 Highway 70 , Arlington, TN 38002

March 23, 2007 5:23 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Esther Sykes-Wood

8495 Highway 70

Arlington, TN 38002

**Barbara Attell**

21822 Lanar , Mission Viejo, CA 92692

March 23, 2007 5:23 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Barbara Attell

21822 Lanar

Mission Viejo, CA 92692

**Naomi Filoteo-Lacayo**

6 Donore Sq , San Antonio, TX 78229

March 23, 2007 5:23 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Naomi Filoteo-Lacayo

6 Donore Sq

San Antonio, TX 78229

**Danita Dunkin**

73319 Sunnyvale Dr. , 29 Palms, CA 92277

March 23, 2007 5:23 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Danita Dunkin

73319 Sunnyvale Dr.

29 Palms, CA 92277

**Jeanie Schiefelbusch**

5414 W. 80th Terr , Prairie Village, KS 66208

March 23, 2007 5:23 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jeanie Schiefelbusch

5414 W. 80th Terr

Prairie Village, KS 66208

**Dorothy Sullivan**

531 Lena St. , SAINT AUGUSTINE, FL 32084

March 23, 2007 5:23 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Dorothy Sullivan

531 Lena St.

SAINT AUGUSTINE, FL 32084

**mary austin**

388 pigeon hill road , chenango forks, NY 13746

March 23, 2007 5:23 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

mary austin

388 pigeon hill road

chenango forks, NY 13746

**E. Cartwright**

950 Graham St. , Saint Augustine, FL 32095

March 23, 2007 5:23 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

E. Cartwright

950 Graham St.

Saint Augustine, FL 32095

**Jennifer Willis**

10061 Bennington Dr , Cincinnati, OH 452411255

March 23, 2007 5:23 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Jennifer Willis

10061 Bennington Dr

Cincinnati, OH 45241-1255

**Andrew Jurash**

1929 Grand Prairie Rd SE Apt 107 Apt 107, Albany, OR 97322

March 23, 2007 5:23 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Andrew Jurash

1929 Grand Prairie Rd SE Apt 107

Apt 107

Albany, OR 97322

**Dorothy Kusold**

17019 Dorchester Dr , Cleveland, OH 441191351

March 23, 2007 5:23 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Dorothy Kusold

17019 Dorchester Dr

Cleveland, OH 44119-1351

**Susan Garrett**

PO Box 1402 , Green Valley, AZ 856221402

March 23, 2007 5:23 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Susan Garrett

PO Box 1402

Green Valley, AZ 85622-1402

**Kathy Crist**

PO Box 726 , Sedona, AZ 863390726

March 23, 2007 5:23 PM

Secretary Mike Johanns

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Subject: Keep Drugs Out of Our Food Supply!

Dear Secretary Johanns,

I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deny
the application by Ventria Bioscience to grow up to 3,200 acres of
genetically engineered, drug-producing rice in Kansas.

\"Pharma\" and industrial food crops are likely to contaminate the food
supply if grown outdoors\--especially in tornado-prone Kansas, where
winds could easily blow pharma rice seeds into neighboring fields of
corn, soybeans, or wheat. Contamination poses potentially serious risks
to human health and threatens farmers who may be held liable for
contamination. Experience shows that neither the USDA nor biotechnology
companies can be trusted to prevent contamination.

I urge the USDA to deny this and all other applications for outdoor
production of pharmaceutical and industrial food crops and to institute
a ban on this practice altogether.

Sincerely,

Kathy Crist

PO Box 726

Sedona, AZ 86339-0726