Natural Food Certifiers (NFC), known for its organic, kosher, gluten and vegan certification programs has launched GMO Guard, a third party verification program certifying non-GMO foods. The category of non-GMO certifiers has been slim compared with organic or kosher certification programs. Currently, the largest non-GMO certification program in the U.S. is the Non-GMO Project. The [...]
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Non-GMO Food Gets Another Certifier: GMO GuardApril 19th, 2013 - Jill EttingerGeneral Mills’ Small Planet Foods Division Gets Non-GMO VerificationMarch 16th, 2013 - Jill Ettinger
With Whole Foods Market’s recent announcement that labeling of all foods sold in its U.S. and Canadian stores containing genetically modified ingredients will be mandatory by 2018, some manufacturers have already begun taking steps to ensure their product offerings are free from GMOs. The latest to join the Non-GMO verified program is Small Planet Foods, a subsidiary of General Mills. Read More:General Mills’ Small Planet Foods Division Gets Non-GMO VerificationGMO Labeling Campaign Efforts Strengthened By Organic PartnershipMarch 8th, 2013 - Jill Ettinger
Efforts to bring about national labeling regulations for foods containing genetically modified ingredients sold in the U.S. were strengthened by the recent announcement of a collaborative partnership between the Environmental Working Group and Organic Voices. Read More:GMO Labeling Campaign Efforts Strengthened By Organic PartnershipNumi Organic Tea First to Sport Non-GMO Verified PackagingAugust 28th, 2012 - Lacy
Numi Organic Tea, a leader in the organic beverage industry, announced that it has received approval for the coveted Non-GMO Project Verified seal—not just for its teas, but for its packaging as well. Read More:Numi Organic Tea First to Sport Non-GMO Verified PackagingBill Gates’ Newest Favorite Technology? Genetically Modified OrganismsFebruary 2nd, 2012 - Jill Ettinger
Microsoft founder and philanthropist Bill Gates came to the defense of genetically modified organisms and the potential they hold to “feed the world” and help relieve global poverty issues in a recent annual letter released on his foundation’s website. Read More:Bill Gates’ Newest Favorite Technology? Genetically Modified OrganismsHungarian Farmers Lose Thousands of Acres of Illegal GMO CornJuly 23rd, 2011 - Jill Ettinger
Nearly one thousand acres of genetically modified corn discovered growing throughout parts of Hungary were destroyed earlier this month, according to the deputy state secretary of the Ministry of Rural Development, Lajos Bognar. Read More:Hungarian Farmers Lose Thousands of Acres of Illegal GMO Corn |
