While releasing the guide, Jai Krishna of Greenpeace India demanded that 'food businesses adopt a no-GM policy, because of the risks to health and environment, and take proactive steps to inform consumers about the presence or absence of GM ingredients in their products'.

'The safety of GM crops as a foodstuff for animals and humans is unknown and the testing regimes are inadequate,' Jai Krishna added, alleging: 'Studies on laboratory animals (rats) have pointed out potential health risks, including allergies, abnormal growth of organs such as liver and kidney and many unpredictable effects'.