From Michael Abraham
It would have been more useful to the general population had these Nobel prizewinners suggested a testing protocol that would establish the health outcomes of GM foods. For example, a GM food for human consumption could be regarded and tested in the same way as a new drug.
For example, let 10,000 families be chosen to consume a given GM food as part of their daily diet. A matched set of 10,000 families would consume the equivalent non-GM food, with neither set knowing which food they were eating.
Of course, all this will take time and cost. But if such testing is appropriate for a drug that may be taken by millions, then surely it should be appropriate for a food that will be eaten by millions.
London, UK
