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Message From: Sent: To: Subject: 4/57208T2:39:2'PM Beck, Nancy [/o=ExchangeLabs/ou=Exchange Administrative Group (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)/cn=Recipients/cn=168ecb5184ac44de95a913297f353745-Beck, Nancy] Please Vote Against the Pesticide Experimental Use Permits; Applications: Oxitec Ltd. Importance: High I am 1 Billion % Agai nst Any and Al 1 Uses of GMO's in any Form!! Pi ease Read and Comment on My Concerns: Geneti cally Engi neered (GE) mosqui toes are on the hori zon for FLORIDA + TEXAS Uni ess you make your VOICE LOUD!!! I am 1 Bi11ion % Agai nst Any and Al 1 Uses of GMO in any Form!! STOP THE MADNESS! ! Prove they are Safe before any GE Mosquito Release!!! How will you feel when they decide to release GE Mosquitoes in your neighborhood and there is a very real possibi1ity that they will increase the bacterial anti bi oti c resi stance. A much larger and real threat to our public health than a fictitious war on Zika. Oxi tec is a for profi t company tryi ng to use FL and TX as test grounds for a product that has 1ots of Unknowns and Potenti al Hazards. The bi te of thi s GE Mosqui to never been cli ni cally tested on humans. Oxi tec has been able to avoid di scussi ng and explai ni ng many glari ng issues and has avoi ded answeri ng important safety questi o n s . Just because they release in some 1ess capable country doesn't mean we need to take the risk here, when we have alternatives (Wolbachia, Irradiated insects) that work better and d o n 't come with the risks. Now, wi th the EPA evaluati o n , we have a chance to force them to expl ai n what the 1ong term effects will be as these mosqui toes can breed thei r mutant DNA into the wild mosqui to popul ati on ! Y e s , they have offspri ng that survive, they do not al1 di e as they wi th thei r snake oi1 marketi ng campaign suggest, they release females and they have never done any 1ong term evaluati on of any of these issues. Pri or to any release they shoul d cl early test these mosqui t o e s , reared in an anti bi oti c, for anti bi oti c resi stance bacteri a promoti o n . Si nee they have surviving bacteri a on them as they emerge from the reari ng bath, the bacteria has already become resi stant to the anti bi oti c bath of tetracycline they are reared in. Over 700,000 people per year die from anti bi oti c resi stance, by 2050, it is projected to be 10 mi 11io n . Oxi tec is addi ng to the problem and if they are permi tted to release, it could be in your nei ghborhood! The WHO and the GDC list the growth of anti bi oti c resi stant bacteria as one of the greatest threats to human health and "Without urgent action, we are headi ng for a post-anti bi oti c era, in whi ch common infecti ons and mi nor inj uri es can once agai n ki11." Make them prove it is safe before releasi n g !! I am 1 Billion % Agai nst Any and Al 1 Uses of GMO in any Form!! I would 1ike a Reply to Al1 off My Concerns about thi s As Soon As Possi b l e. Thanks for Your Ti me and Consideration in thi s Matter, Ex. 6 I Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 12 ED 002061 00046933-00001