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OCTOBER 26, 2000

Several stores in the Seattle, Washington, area have removed Western Family brand taco and tostada shells from their shelves.

Consumer groups have tested the products and they were found to contain StarLink, a genetically modified corn not meant for human consumption.

Get the Story:
Seattle stores remove taco shells that have modified corn (The Seattle Post-Intelligencer 10/26)

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Relevant Links:
Western Family Foods - www.westernfamily.com
The Center for Food Safety - www.centerforfoodsafety.org
Genetically Engineering Food Alert -www.gefoodalert.org
Aventis CropScience - www2.aventis.com/cropsc/cro_main.htm
Bioengineered foods, The FDA - www.fda.gov/oc/biotech/default.htm