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Foe responds to duke's comments on GM food
6 June 2000
Commenting on a report in today's Times newspaper on the Duke of Edinburgh's views on genetically modified foods, Charles Secrett, Director of Friends of the Earth said:
“The Duke hit the nail on the head when he talked about the effect the grey squirrel has had on the countryside. Who would have predicted the damage it would do? If we had stopped to test the effects of this particular genetic import, we would never have allowed it to establish itself.
The fact remains that GM crops raise concern about possible damage to the environment and to human health. It is therefore essential that we proceed with caution. If we continue to charge down the road to commercial development of GM crops before any proper testing has been completed, the Duke and all the rest of us may live to regret it.”
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