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2009-03-19 |

UK Government launches bid to allay fears over GM food

The Government has asked its top scientist to investigate the merits of genetically modified food in the hope that his verdict will allay public fears about so-called ”Frankenstein foods”. Officially, Gordon Brown and his ministers remain neutral on the issue of GM because of public hostility, saying that they will be ”guided by the science”. But they have quietly ordered a major research project, which they hope will provide the launchpad for a campaign to persuade people that GM food is safe.

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2009-03-19 |

UK Government launches bid to allay fears over GM food

The Government has asked its top scientist to investigate the merits of genetically modified food in the hope that his verdict will allay public fears about so-called ”Frankenstein foods”. Officially, Gordon Brown and his ministers remain neutral on the issue of GM because of public hostility, saying that they will be ”guided by the science”. But they have quietly ordered a major research project, which they hope will provide the launchpad for a campaign to persuade people that GM food is safe.

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