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Showing that a genetically modified food is chemically similar to its natural counterpart is not adequate evidence that it is safe for human consumption.

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1. Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, WC1E 6BT, London, UK
   Eric Brunner
2. GeneWatch UK, The Courtyard, Whitecross Road, Tideswell, Derbyshire, SK17 8NY, Buxton, UK
   Sue Mayer
3. SPRU–Science and Technology Policy Research, Mantell Building, University of Sussex, BN1 9RF, Brighton, UK
   Erik Millstone

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2. Eric Brunner
3. Sue Mayer

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Millstone, E., Brunner, E. & Mayer, S. Beyond ‘substantial equivalence’.Nature 401, 525–526 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1038/44006

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