March 14, 2001
		Greenpeace Exposes Kellogg's On March 8, Greenpeace revealed that laboratory testing concluded that a Morningstar Farms meatless Corn Dog tested positive for the presence of StarLink, a genetically engineered variety of corn that is not approved for human consumption. Morningstar Farms is owned by cereal giant, Kellogg's. In addition to this, Morningstar Veggie Patties and Harvest Burgers were identified as containing genetically modified soy, despite assurances from Kellogg's that Morningstar products would be made from non-biotech soy. Greenpeace has filed notice with the FDA, asking the agency to orchestrate an immediate recall and health examination of the Morningstar Corn Dogs. "Kellogg's is selling genetically contaminated Morningstar Farms food and lying to consumers about it," said Charles Margulis, Greenpeace Genetic Engineering Specialist. "Americans have asked Kellogg's over and over to stop this genetic experiment on our food, yet Kellogg's refuses to listen and tries to mislead consumers. No one should trust Kellogg's or Morningstar names again." Kellogg's company spokeswoman Chris Erwin says that her company is resisting a recall. "It's too preliminary. All we're doing is sending the products to an independent lab for testing." Greenpeace's testing was conducted by Genetic ID, the Iowa research facility that first identified StarLink's presence in Taco Bell brand taco shells. Gene Grabowski, spokesman for the Grocery Manufacturers of America, said that it was virtually impossible to keep StarLink out of the food chain because of the way it is intermingled during processing. "Strict segregation, 100 percent segregation, is impossible with today's food supply."