Health minister Anbumani Ramadoss, who has a point of view on issues ranging from increasing cell phone use to junk food to smoking and drinking, has been approached by environmental and health activists to lend support in their campaign against controversial genetically modified (GM) food in India. Environmental group Greenpeace knocked on doors of health ministry on Thursday "to remind Ramadoss about health risks of GM foods'. Its activists piled up a particular brand of corn chips packets, which they said contained GM ingredients, in front of the building housing his ministry along with a banner - Dr Ramadoss, we do not want GM food. The apex body for the regulation of genetically engineered food products, the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC), is expected to meet on June 25 and activists want Ramadoss to speak to the GEAC and take up the issue of "illegal GM food in India'. Demanding a immediate stop on "illegal GM food', they say it is a serious health issue that needs the health minister's intervention. Last month, Greenpeace had alleged that corn chips manufactured by a leading MNC and sold widely in India contained GM ingredients. Campaigner Rajesh Krishnan said, "There is no doubt that presence of such illegal GM food products in the market is a threat to public health. But the GEAC has been deferring a decision on the matter for want of trivial details'. "It is confirmed that the chips contains MON863 variety of corn which caused liver and kidney toxicity on rats. Ramadoss is known to take strong positions on health issues and has shown his concern about junk food. We wonder why he is quiet on such a serious issue,' he questioned. Environmentalists say India has a law prohibiting the sale of any GM food products without the permission of the GEAC. Greenpeace received RTI responses from the director-general of health services, director-general of foreign trade and the GEAC