Letter: Genetic red herring

Friday 19 February 1999 00:02 GMT

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Sir: We have our labelling back to front. As a consumer, I should be able to assume that any food product I buy is made up of wholly natural components grown organically without the use of pesticides or chemical fertilisers and without genetic modification. I should also be able to assume that if a food is tampered with in any way, it would be clearly marked as such.

In fact the reverse is the case. On the one hand organic suppliers have to jump through hoops to get their food labelled so that we know it is natural, whereas products containing GM foods have found their way on to the shelves with little or no marking at all.

NICK DAVIES

London SW11

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