EPA: Bio-corn not threat to humans

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2001

The Environmental Protection Agency will allow farmers to continue to grow a genetically modified corn product because it poses no threat, said officials.

Known as Bt corn, the EPA has been reviewing the product for two years. Farmers must implement certain safeguards if they intend to grow it.

The EPA's decision does not apply to StarLink, a genetically modified corn product whose discovery in commercial foods caused a number of recalls and heightened fears of the biotech industry. There is a worry about food allergies the product can cause in humans.

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EPA Calls Biotech Corn No Threat (AP 10/17)

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

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