US CORN GROWERS WARNED OF NEW STARLINK PROBLEM 

14 Feb 2001 by Reuters reporters

 U.S. farmers were yesterday warned to prepare for the possibility of
unapproved gene-altered StarLink corn  seed that did not germinate last
year sprouting this season and contaminating their crops.

 The caution on "volunteer StarLink seed" was issued by the National
Corn Growers Association (NCGA).

 "The danger is volunteer StarLink corn pollinating surrounding
non-StarLink corn plants, further  compounding the problems of keeping
StarLink out of the supply of U.S. corn," Fred Yoder, head of the NCGA's
Biotech Working Group said.

    StarLink corn, which is not approved for human consumption due to
concerns that it might trigger allergic reactions, was discovered in
U.S. food products last September, leading to an eventual recall of more
than  300 food items.