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Concern grows over genetically modified food.
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Concern grows over genetically modified food By Paul Mitchell and Keith Lee 21 November 1998 In January this year, a researcher at the Rowett Research Institute in Scotland said of genetically modified food, "If left to me, I would certainly not eat it. We are putting new things into food which would have not been eaten before. The effects on the immune system are not easily predictable and I challenge anyone who will say that the effects are predictable." On the basis of his recent research, the scientist concerned, Dr. Arpad Pusztai, repeated the warnings on the TV program World In Action on August 10. The next day, the director of the Rowett Research Institute ordered an investigation. Within days the director announced that he had impounded Dr. Pusztai's data and Dr. Pusztai was going to retire. Dr. Pusztai is a world authority in plant chemicals research and has worked...
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