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Blair urges open mind on GM food

- 07 June 1999
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07 June 1999

Blair urges open mind on GM food


TONY Blair, the British prime minister, urged the public to keep an
open mind about genetically modified (GM) foods in the face of
widespread concern about their use.


He said it would be wrong to ban “what could be the leading science
of the 21st century”. But he agreed that he could not be certain that
genetic modification was the way ahead.


He insisted that Britain had one of the toughest regulatory regimes
covering the field in the world.


Blair set out his position, perceived by several newspapers as
being a reversal on his former pro-GM stance, when he was interviewed
for a weekend television programme.




  • The Times 07/06/99 page 2
  • The Independent 07/06/99 page 11
  • Financial Times 07/06/99 page 8
  • The Guardian 07/06/99 page 1
  • The Daily Telegraph 07/06/99 page 12
  • The Herald 07/06/99 page 3

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