HL Deb 01 March 1999 vol 597 c156WA
Baroness Blatch

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether genetically modified foods are safe for:

  1. (a) pregnant mothers;
  2. (b) nursing mothers; and
  3. (c) infant children. [HL1183]

Baroness Hayman

In the United Kingdom it is the responsibility of the Independent Advisory Committee on Novel Foods and Processes (ACNFP) to assess the safety of genetically-modified (GM) foods. For each of the GM foods approved so far, the ACNFP advised that they are comparable to, and as safe for human consumption as, their conventional counterparts.