Post by raphael on Jul 10, 2009 9:48:45 GMT -5
Whole Foods Market has partnered with the Non-GMO Project to test for the presence of genetically modified (GM) ingredients in its private label products in order to independently verify them as GM-free.
Although the USDA requires that certified organic produce must also be GM-free, there is no government requirement for labeling of foods containing GM ingredients in the non-organic sector. And for some crops, it is becoming increasingly difficult for manufacturers to source non-GM versions. GM soy, for example – the most widely grown GM crop – now accounts for 90 percent of soy produced in the US.
Whole Foods Market has said it will use the Non-GMO Project's Product Verification Program (PVP), which uses a process combining on-site audits, genetic testing of ingredients and a document-based review to confirm that foods do not contain GM ingredients – and it is urging other parts of the food industry to do the same.
www.foodnavigator-usa.com/Financial-Industry/Whole-Foods-Market-seeks-non-GMO-seal/?c=TJ6pZf%2BpD7fB8gxU6fYhwg%3D%3D&utm_source=newsletter_daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Newsletter%2BDaily
I didn't know exactly what this Product Verification Program or PVP is so I looked it up. Hooray for them!
The Non-GMO Project is a non-profit originally formed by retailers whose customers were concerned about foods containing GMO ingredients. There are estimates that up to 70% of processed foods on store shelves contain ingredients from genetically engineered crops. According to Jeffrey Smith, the author of Seeds of Deception, 'Many consumers in the US mistakenly believe that the FDA approves GM foods through rigorous, in-depth, long-term studies. In reality, the agency has absolutely no safety testing requirements. Instead the agency relies on research from companies like Monsanto, research that is meticulously designed to avoid finding problems. It's easy to understand the FDA's industry-friendly policy on regulation of GMOs when you see the revolving door between agency regulators and the companies they regulate. The FDA has claimed it was not aware of any information showing that GM crops were different 'in any meaningful or uniform way' from non-GMO crops and therefore didn't require testing. But 44,000 internal FDA documents made public by a lawsuit show that was a complete lie. The overwhelming consensus among the FDA's own scientists was that GM food was quite different and could lead to unpredictable and hard-to-detect allergens, toxins, new diseases, and nutritional problems. It turns out that FDA scientists who had urged superiors to require long-term studies were ignored.'
www.healthfreedom.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=653&Itemid=
Keep you GMO franken foods out of our food supply damnit!!!
Although the USDA requires that certified organic produce must also be GM-free, there is no government requirement for labeling of foods containing GM ingredients in the non-organic sector. And for some crops, it is becoming increasingly difficult for manufacturers to source non-GM versions. GM soy, for example – the most widely grown GM crop – now accounts for 90 percent of soy produced in the US.
Whole Foods Market has said it will use the Non-GMO Project's Product Verification Program (PVP), which uses a process combining on-site audits, genetic testing of ingredients and a document-based review to confirm that foods do not contain GM ingredients – and it is urging other parts of the food industry to do the same.
www.foodnavigator-usa.com/Financial-Industry/Whole-Foods-Market-seeks-non-GMO-seal/?c=TJ6pZf%2BpD7fB8gxU6fYhwg%3D%3D&utm_source=newsletter_daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Newsletter%2BDaily
I didn't know exactly what this Product Verification Program or PVP is so I looked it up. Hooray for them!
The Non-GMO Project is a non-profit originally formed by retailers whose customers were concerned about foods containing GMO ingredients. There are estimates that up to 70% of processed foods on store shelves contain ingredients from genetically engineered crops. According to Jeffrey Smith, the author of Seeds of Deception, 'Many consumers in the US mistakenly believe that the FDA approves GM foods through rigorous, in-depth, long-term studies. In reality, the agency has absolutely no safety testing requirements. Instead the agency relies on research from companies like Monsanto, research that is meticulously designed to avoid finding problems. It's easy to understand the FDA's industry-friendly policy on regulation of GMOs when you see the revolving door between agency regulators and the companies they regulate. The FDA has claimed it was not aware of any information showing that GM crops were different 'in any meaningful or uniform way' from non-GMO crops and therefore didn't require testing. But 44,000 internal FDA documents made public by a lawsuit show that was a complete lie. The overwhelming consensus among the FDA's own scientists was that GM food was quite different and could lead to unpredictable and hard-to-detect allergens, toxins, new diseases, and nutritional problems. It turns out that FDA scientists who had urged superiors to require long-term studies were ignored.'
www.healthfreedom.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=653&Itemid=
Keep you GMO franken foods out of our food supply damnit!!!