The denial by sources from the Ministry of Agriculture of its approval of importing and planting genetically modified (GM) crop seeds should serve to dispel consumers' anxiety that they would be unaware if they were eating GM foods.

But we get the message from what has been said about the future of GM technology. Advocates have said that GM crops will one day support sustainable agriculture development.

If we have to face the prospect that GM foods will be included in what we eat in the future, enough work must be done to make sure that the GM seeds to be planted will pose no threat to our health.