While neither Zenker nor Blackstone said so explicitly, that analysis directly refuted the charges leveled against the industry in the previous story. And, of course, the second story was buried deep inside the newscast, airing after the second commercial break. The pattern of one-sidedness was evident again on September 18, when the CBS Evening News began with what seemed an alarming report from Wyatt Andrews about dangerous food in American supermarkets. That s not what they ve been warning about, actually. In fact, because modified corn, soy and potato has been included in so many commercially-prepared foods, practically all Americans have eaten the stuff for years, and there have been no reports of any problems apart from food allergies.
Potential allergies are the problem in the case of the taco shells.
While there are no known reports of injury, this finding by a coalition of environmental groups is the most serious evidence so far of the potential danger in some gene-altered food. None of these sources were labeled as liberal anti-industry activists. Four days later, on Friday, September 22, Kraft had completed its own testing and initiated a voluntary recall of the taco shells. The CBS Evening News once again pushed the story all the way to the top of its evening newscast. As with his first story, no representatives of the company, or industry spokesmen, were shown on-camera, although Andrews did summarize Kraft s press release.