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Nature 408, 395 (23 November 2000) | doi:10.1038/35044248
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Aventis gets short shrift over release of modified corn
Jessa Netting
The US government looks unlikely to bow to demands from Aventis that it temporarily approve the company's genetically modified StarLink corn for human consumption, following the inadvertent and embarrassing release of the strain into the food chain.The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) appears unimpressed by data submitted in support of the request by Aventis, the North Carolina-based manufacturer of the corn.
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