Gene diets slammed as a 'con' that puts wealth before health

FEC Executive Director, Tom MacMillan, is quoted in an article highlighting the publication of Getting personal: shifting responsibilities for dietary health.

He says, "the public health returns from research in nutrigenomics are being talked up to garner public support and funding in the current climate of concern about obesity. Talking up public health may be tempting in the short-term, but we can expect a serious backlash if companies and scientists promise benefits they cannot deliver."

The full article appears here: www.foodmanufacture.co.uk