European officials said the long-term effects of altered food remained uncertain.

But in a world of genetically altered foods uncertainty will reign.

That is why emotional issues like genetically altered food or the way we treat the children of international divorces rise to the surface.

"Our biochemistry may not mesh with the altered food," he said.

Three weeks ago, the county council's executive board endorsed a decision to bar its schools and hospitals from using any genetically altered food.

But environmentalists argue that there is no evidence proving the altered foods' long-term safety.

Read on for 10 common genetically altered foods or crops you may not have been aware of.

So far, all the altered foods have been approved.

There are scientific disputes about what constitutes genetically altered foods.

The report acknowledges that genetically altered food will have an effect on consumers' behavioural patterns.