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TUESDAY, JULY 17, 2001

A genetically modified corn product which led to an industry recall last year poses little risk to consumers, the Environmental Protection Agency is telling scientific advisers this week.

There is so little left of Starlink in the food supply that it will be gone within two or three years, says the EPA. But the company which makes the product is asking the EPA to allow a certain amount of the product to be consumed by humans.

The product was never approved for human use for fear of allergic reactions in some consumers so the company wants a 20 parts per billion standard created. The EPA says the actual level of the corn in the food supply ranges from 0.34 to 8 parts per billion.

The product has been cleared in a number of allergy reaction cases investigated by the Food and Drug Administration.

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EPA says little unapproved corn left in food supply (AP 7/17)

Relevant Links:
Office of Pesticide Programs, EPA - http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/biopesticides

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