GM rumpus puts FSA back in the spotlight
By: Ben Cooper | 24 June 2010
Two resignations and allegations that it has been biased in favour of the GM industry have put the Food Standards Agency (FSA) back in the headlines at a time when a new government could be considering its future. Ben Cooper assesses where the GM furore leaves the oft-troubled UK food body.
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Two resignations and allegations that it has been biased in favour of the GM industry have put the Food Standards Agency (FSA) back in the headlines at a time when a new government could be considering its future. Ben Cooper assesses where the GM furore leaves the oft-troubled UK food body.
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