Evidence of a cover-up - Fudging the science/misinterpreting the conclusions

The Government represented the results regarding GE contamination as inconclusive. However final tests confirmed that the corn had GE contamination of less than 0.5%, as already discussed in Section 1 (Myth 1, page 1).

2. MYTH - GE contamination, if it existed, was below detectable levels and further testing would not provide further certainty.

FACT - Final tests confirmed that the corn had GE contamination of less than 0.5% and further tests were unlikely to change this conclusion.

Evidence

Dr Hannah's report confirmed the presence of GE contamination (for full discussion see page 2, Myth 1, "Was the corn GE contaminated?"). He stated; "further sampling is unlikely to change this conclusion". This conclusion was misinterpreted in the Cabinet paper 11 December as "further sampling and testing is unlikely to change [the] conclusion" that there was no "reliably detectable" contamination at all.