BEING receptive to new ideas is one thing. Having the information on which to
form an opinion is quite another. Lack of data is becoming a real issue in the
debate over genetically modified foods.
On Saturday, Britain’s Prime Minister Tony Blair revealed a change of heart
over these delicacies. A year ago, his office announced that “the Prime Minister
is very strongly minded that these products are safe”. What evidence persuaded
Blair to take this line was never made public. Now this week, in The
Independent newspaper, he writes that “there is no doubt that there is
potential for…
