TESTS FIND BIOTECH INGREDIENTS IN KELLOGG'S PRODUCTS

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TESTS FIND BIOTECH INGREDIENTS IN KELLOGG'S PRODUCTS

ANAHEIM, California, March 9, 2001 (ENS) - Laboratory testing has revealed that a Kellogg's product - the Morningstar Farms brand meat free Corn Dog - contains genetically engineered ingredients including StarLink corn, the conservation group Greenpeace announced Thursday.

StarLink is a genetically altered variety that is not approved for human consumption. In laboratory analyses, the Morningstar Farms Corn Dog tested positive for StarLink, and the corn dog and two other products tested positive for genetically altered soy.

Greenpeace filed notice with the Food and Drug Administration calling on the agency to order an immediate recall and health investigation of the Morningstar product.

"Kellogg's is selling genetically contaminated Morningstar Farms food and lying to consumers about it," said Charles Margulis, Greenpeace genetic engineering specialist. "Americans have asked Kellogg's over and over to stop this genetic experiment on our food, yet Kellogg's refuses to listen and tries to mislead consumers. No one should trust the Kellogg's or Morningstar names again."

Last October, Kellogg's was forced to stop production at a Memphis plant due to concerns about StarLink contamination, but the company claimed that no food products were affected. At the time, Kellogg's refused to respond to a Greenpeace survey asking about StarLink or other genetically engineered ingredients in its products.

After its 1999 purchase of Worthington Foods, the original maker of Morningstar Farms products, Kellogg's began telling consumers that Morningstar products would be made with non-engineered soy. In letters and emails last year, Kellogg's has told U.S. and British consumers that since April 1, 2000, the company has only been using non-engineered ingredients in its products.

Subsequent letters from Kellogg's to consumers admit that Harvest Burgers still contain genetically modified soy.

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