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Article: EPA Rejects Biotech Corn as Human Food; Federal Tests Do Not Eliminate Possibility That It Could Cause Allergic Reactions, Agency Told
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- The Washington Post
- Article date:
- July 28, 2001
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The federal government's investigation into whether StarLink corn
causes allergic reactions failed to establish that the genetically
engineered corn was safe to eat, according to an expert panel
convened by the Environmental Protection Agency.
While the panel did not conclude the modified corn causes
allergies, it said that months of study by federal agencies "do not
eliminate the possibility of such a reaction."
Based on the panel's recommendations, the EPA yesterday announced
that it would continue its policy against permitting even trace
amounts of StarLink in foods -- turning down a request to change that
position from Aventis CropSciences, which developed the corn.
The unapproved ...