Reaction: Arthur Stevenson-Hart became 'very giddy' A Frankenstein food breakfast cereal designed for children and packed with additives linked to bad behaviour and hyperactivity is being sold in Britain. Lucky Charms, which is imported from the US, is the first mainstream GM food to go on sale in this country. The cereal, which is being sold by Tesco, is at the vanguard of what GM advocates hope will be numerous products to arrive in kitchens here. Its use of genetically modified corn is buried in small print on the package. GM corn has been eaten in the US for more than a decade. However, critics of the technology argue that not enough research has been carried out to ensure these foods are safe.
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Imported Lucky Charms can have adverse effects on children's behaviour
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It is marketed as nutritious, but contains four suspect colourings
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Lucky Charms
Lucky Charms
Small print: Tesco says that @placeholder adhere to the 'relevant legislation' even if it may have adverse effects