Nearly every global scientific organization has endorsed the safety of agricultural biotechnology. When activists invented scare stories, though, the EU waved the precautionary principle. Selective Precaution Nearly every global scientific organization has endorsed the safety of agricultural biotechnology. When activists invented scare stories, though, the EU waved the precautionary principle, arguing imports must be stymied as their safety is disputed. Where there is scientific uncertainty is the carcinogenic effects of acrylamides in food. Invoking the principle would suddenly ban traditional European foods like fries/chips, biscuits, crisps and other starchy products cooked with intense heat. Instead, food manufacturers will be instruc...