HC Deb 08 September 2003 vol 410 c197W
Chris Grayling

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what research his Department has undertaken into the health impact of genetically modified foods. [127738]

Miss Melanie Johnson

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) funds two extensive research programmes that underpin the safety assessment of genetically modified foods.

This research is undertaken by independent research scientists and is peer reviewed before final reports are made publicly available through the FSA's library. Details of the research programme are published in the FSA's Research and Surveys Programmes annual report and are available on the FSA website.