Uncertainty over the safety of genetically engineered corn has not been reflected in Government announcements, a leading gene scientist believes. [...] University of Canterbury scientist Dr Jack Heinemann, the director of the university’s Centre for Integrated Research in Biosafety, has taken issue with the NZFSA. He said the authority had made some ”interesting comments” in its public statements that were inconsistent with the expert opinion it had sought from crown research institute ESR (Environmental Science and Research) on a report by Food Standards Australia New Zealand.