An index of stories about genetically engineered plants and animals, including Aventis' StarLink corn.

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StarLink corn could have been mixed in with other corn at any of several points, Gadsby says.

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Although StarLink stoked public fears about biotech crops, it has not been shown to cause any health problems.

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Aventis spokeswoman Margaret Gadsby says that no corn harvested within 660 feet of StarLink corn can be used in food for people.

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One of its brands of insect-resistant corn, StarLink, was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration only for use in animal feed.

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The StarLink corn, however, contains a protein that human beings may not be able to digest and that some scientists fear may cause allergic reactions.

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Aventis' StarLink biotech corn gives the company no end of trouble.

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It says partial approvals like the one for StarLink should be discontinued and that a procedure for testing for the presence of unapproved DNA should be a pre-condition for a crop's approval.

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Last year, traces of Aventis's StarLink corn, a genetically engineered variety not approved for human consumption, showed up in taco shells and other foods and this led to a series of expensive recalls.

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