"The so-called 'corn-gate scandal' is, in reality, an attempt by anti-GM activists to create a food scare," executive director of the Life Sciences Network Francis Wevers said today.

"Eco-activist author Nick Hager has rushed into publication with a book which is selective in its use of material to support a thesis that he started off with. As a result of his poor research, or willful misrepresentation, he has made allegations which a thorough investigation would not have supported.

"This is yet another example of the fondness anti-GM activists have for inventing scandal where none exists," concluded Mr Wevers.

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