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Posted on Feb 09, 2004, 5 a.m.
By Bill Freeman
Science and Health Correspondent LIKE it or not, genetically modified food is already in the South African food chain quite possibly in the next snack you bite into. Maize and soya, the two genetically modified food crops approved by government, are used in a wide variety of processed foods.
Science and Health Correspondent LIKE it or not, genetically modified food is already in the South African food chain quite possibly in the next snack you bite into. Maize and soya, the two genetically modified food crops approved by government, are used in a wide variety of processed foods. Chocolate, for example, contains lecithin, an emulsifier derived from soya. Since SA does not have segregation facilities to separate genetically modified from conventionally bred crops, there is always a chance that the soya or maize eaten in SA contains a genetically modified component.
Source: http://www.bday.co.za/bday/content/direct/1,3523,1537124-6099-0,00.html
[Editor: The preceding article was not written by A4M/WHN]
