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Non-GMO Food Gets Another Certifier: GMO Guard

Jill Ettinger — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 17:22:17 +0000

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 [...]

General Mills’ Small Planet Foods Division Gets Non-GMO Verification

Jill Ettinger — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 14:31:02 +0000

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.

GMO Labeling Campaign Efforts Strengthened By Organic Partnership

Jill Ettinger — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 13:25:02 +0000

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.

Numi Organic Tea First to Sport Non-GMO Verified Packaging

Lacy — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 08:16:07 +0000

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.

Bill Gates’ Newest Favorite Technology? Genetically Modified Organisms

Jill Ettinger — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:00:12 +0000

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.

Hungarian Farmers Lose Thousands of Acres of Illegal GMO Corn

Jill Ettinger — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 07:00:55 +0000

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.