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Science 30 October 1998:
Vol. 282. no. 5390, pp. 856 - 857
DOI: 10.1126/science.282.5390.856b
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News of the Week

FOOD SAFETY:
U.K. Government Tries to Reassure Wary Public

Nigel Williams

The British government last week moved to tighten controls on the introduction of genetically modified crops in an effort to calm public concerns about their safety. The environment and agriculture departments proposed regulations to slowly phase in and monitor the planting of genetically modified crops and established a new committee to scrutinize the biotechnology industry. But the calming effect of these moves was partly offset by a decision to delay plans for a new independent food standards agency, which would monitor genetically modified foods as well as food hygiene and safety.

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