Experts say it is resistant to stomach acids and enzymes, indicating that it could be an allergen. Symptoms could include nausea and, in extreme cases, anaphylactic shock. Foods containing potential allergens, possibly unknown to consumers, must carry labels. This summer about 300,000 acres, or about 0.4 percent of the total U.S. corn acreage, was planted in the yellow corn. The U.S. Agriculture Department is buying up all of this year's crop and then selling it for feed and other non-food uses.
Original taco shells after it confirmed the use of the genetically engineered corn.
Food manufacturers have been meeting with government agencies on how to address the problem. 25 products tested Safeway began removing its taco shells voluntarily out of 1,200 of 1,400 stores late Wednesday, said Brian Dowling, Safeway's vice president of public affairs. We've done it really as a precautionary measure. We didn't do it because we were concerned that there was a safety issue. Dowling added that the company has asked for an explanation from the manufacturer of the product, Mission Foods in Irving, Texas.