Caius Rommens, the Ex-Director of J.R. Simplot and team leader at Monsanto was interviewed about his work on genetically modifying potatoes.
“The main problem about the current process for deregulation of GMO crops is that it is based on an evaluation of data provided by the developers of GMO crops. There is a conflict of interest. I propose that the safety of GMO crops is assessed by an independent group of scientists trained at identifying unintended effects.”