Editorial

Department of Health, Press Release, 29 September, 1999. Manufacturers told to tighten up on chemical contaminant in soy sauce.

Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1999). Food Surveillance Information Sheet, No. 181, MAFF UK: Survey of 3-monochloropropane-1,2-diol (3-MCPD) in acid hydrolysed vegetable protein, 5 pp. London, UK: MAFF.

Department of Health (1999). Statement on carcinogenicity of 3-monochloropropane-1,2-diol (3-MCPD) COC/99/S5. London, UK: MAFF.

Combes R.D. (1997). Defining a “threshold of regulation”: the ultimate alternative for safety assesssment? ATLA 25, 187–191.

Ewen S.W.B. , & Pusztai A. (1999). Effect of diets containing genetically modified potatoes expressing Golanthus nivalis lectin on rat small intestine. The Lancet 354, 1353–1354.

Kuiper H.A. , Noteeborn H.P.J.M. , & Peijneburg A.A.C.M. (1999). Adequacy of methods for testing the safety of genetically modified foods. The Lancet 354, 1354.

Fenton B. , Stanley K. , Fenton S. , & Bolton-Smith C. (1999). Differential binding of insecticidal lectin GNA to human blood cells. The Lancet 354, 1354–1355.

Mowatt A. (1999). Letter to the Editor. The Lancet 354, 1725.

Ewen S.W.B. , & Pusztai A. (1999). Authors’ reply. The Lancet 354, 1726–1727.

Feldbaum C.B. (1999). Letter to the Editor. The Lancet 354, 1729.

Horton R. (1999). Genetically modified foods: “absurd” concern or welcome dialogue? The Lancet 354, 1314–1315.

Combes R.D. (1998). Screening for endocrine disruptors — time for more science and less politics. ATLA 26, 735–739.

Balls M. (1999). The precautionary principle should be used with caution — and should be applied to animal experimentation and genetic manipulation, not merely to protection of the environment. ATLA 27, 1–5.

Schwetz B.A. (1999). Responding to environmental issues: lessons learned. Environmental Health Perspectives 107, 488–489.