GMOs not akin to UFOs

• Steve L. Taylor and Sue Hefle, University of Nebraska, published an editorial about genetically modified foods in the Oct. 8 National Post (Don Mills, Ontario). The editorial “Beyond Substantial Equivalence” that appeared in the Oct. 7 issue of Nature attacked “the well-regarded principle [...] that has been accepted by most experts as a primary strategy in the evaluation of safety for GMO foods,” they said, and promulgated “the misguided notion that GMO foods are not tested for food safety.” …