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To: Anthony Wong who wrote (1707)	3/18/1999 6:08:00 PM
From: Dan Spillane	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 2539

I wonder if I could sell an "insect fragment test" in London? You would likely find pieces of insects in the same food, with tests much less sensitive than a PCR. The question is, why would you look for something which is safe in the first place, and then further be upset when you couldn't find it, with one of the most sensitive tests in the world, the PCR? If they really want to test for things, they can test all shipments of soya coming into the country, and the PCR test will work all the time. The science editor is mostly correct, but doesn't point out that option. Before they do that, however, they must ask why they ended up so neurotic in the first place. (the article) BBC: No test for GM food Thursday, March 18, 1999 Published at 12:28 GMT By BBC News Online Science Editor Dr David Whitehouse Food retailers will not be able to rely on tests alone to ensure that their food contains no genetically-modified (GM) ingredients. They will have to know exactly where the foods ingredients came from.