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Some Common Foods that
Contain
Genetically Modified Products:
There are about 40 varieties of genetically
engineered crop approved for marketing in the U.S. As a result,
60-70% of the foods on your grocery shelves contain genetically
engineered components.
If you really want to avoid GMO foods, buy fresh
organic produce. If you want to buy processed foods and avoid
genetically engineered ingredients, read product labels. If the
label mentions any of the ingredients listed below without
explicitly qualifying it as organic, then the product
probably contains genetically engineered ingredients.
Products very likely to contain GMO products:
| Soybeans:
Soy flour, soy oil, lecithin, soy protein isolates
and concentrates. Products that may contain
genetically engineered soy derivatives: vitamin E,
tofu dogs, cereals, veggie burgers and sausages,
tamari, soy sauce, chips, ice cream, frozen yogurt,
infant formula, sauces, protein powder, margarine,
soy cheeses, crackers, breads, cookies, chocolates,
candies, fried foods, shampoo, bubble bath,
cosmetics, enriched flours and pastas. |
| Corn:
Corn flour, corn starch, corn oil, corn sweeteners,
syrups. Products that may contain genetically
engineered corn derivatives: vitamin C, tofu dogs,
chips, candies, ice cream, infant formula, salad
dressings, tomato sauces, breads, cookies, cereals,
baking powder, alcohol, vanilla, margarine, soy
sauce, tamari, soda, fried foods, powdered sugar,
enriched flours and pastas. |
| Canola:
Oil. Products that may contain genetically
engineered canola derivatives: chips, salad
dressings, cookies, margarine, soaps, detergents,
soy cheeses, fried foods. |
| Cotton:
Oil, fabric. Products that may
contain genetically engineered cotton or its
derivatives: clothes, linens, chips, peanut butter,
crackers, cookies. |
| Potatoes:
Right now the only potato that has been genetically
engineered is the Burbank Russet, but you still have
to look out for potato starch and flour. Products
that may contain genetically engineered potatoes or
derivatives: unspecified processed or restaurant
potato products (fries, mashed, baked, mixes, etc.),
chips, Passover products, vegetable pies, soups.
Fast-food chains appear to have responded to
consumer concerns and requested genetically natural
potatoes. |
| Dairy Products:
Milk, cheese, butter, buttermilk, sour cream,
yogurt, whey. You have to ask several questions when
you are looking at dairy products. Have the cows
been treated with rBGH? What kind of feed have they
been given? If they are not being fed organic
grains, chances are quite likely that they will be
eating genetically engineered animal feed. What does
this do to their milk products? No one knows. Not
too many people even seem to care. |
| Animal Products:
Because animal feed often contains genetically
engineered organisms, all animal products, or
by-products may be affected. |
| Papaya
50 percent of
papaya from Hawaii is genetically modified to resist
a virus but most US papaya comes from South America
which isn't GMO. |
Please note that a food may contain
some of these items and yet be free from genetically
engineered organisms. There is no way of knowing without
tracking down every brand, every product and every
ingredient. Even reading labels is no guarantee that you
will be able to avoid genetically engineered
ingredients, because manufacturers are not required to
list every ingredient, enzyme or organism used in the
manufacturing process. The following products may also
be genetically altered, contain or originate from
genetically engineered organisms: candies, cookies,
breads, cereals, corn syrups, oils, juices, detergents,
dough conditioners, yeast, sugar, animal feed, vitamins
and enzymes used in the processing of cheese. |
Natural Products that DO NOT Contain
GMOs
(according to the producer)
Dairy Products:
The following dairies state that all
of their products are made with 100% organic
ingredients. Their animals are not treated with rBGH or
other hormones and are only fed organically grown feed.
There are no bioengineered dairy cultures or enzymes in
their products. If, however, a product lists "natural
flavors" on the label, that product might contain a
genetically engineered ingredient.
| Harmony Hills Dairy |
| Horizon Dairy |
| Morningland Dairy |
| Organic Valley Dairy |
| Radiance Dairy |
| Straus Family Creamery
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Pulses:
All Eden pulses, including Organic Black
Soy and Organic Seasoned; Beans (garbanzo or chickpea,
red kidney, pinto, black turtle, adzuki, mung, great
northern or cannellini, lima), Lentils (red, green,
brown), Peas (split, split yellow, black-eyed or cow)
Grain:
All Eden grains, including Organic Pearled Barley;
Amaranth, Barley, Hulled Barley, Buckwheat Groats
(Kasha), Cracked Bulgar Wheat, Millet, Kamut Wheat
Grain, Quinoa, Rice (short grain brown, wild, white
arborico, sweet brown), Spelt Grain, Wheat Berries, Red
Wheat Berries, Oats (steel cut, hulled)
Flours:
Arrowhead Mills (White Rice, Kamut); All Eden flours,
including Organic Golden Amber Durum Wheat; Amaranth,
Barley, Buckwheat, Farina, Garbanzo Chickpea, Millet,
Oat, Rice, Rye, Spelt, Wheat, Oat Bran, Wheat Bran
Nuts and Seeds:
Almonds, Brazils, Cashnews, Hazelnuts, Macdamia,
Peanuts, Pecans, Pine Nuts, Pistachio Nuts, Walnuts,
Pumpkin Seeds, Sesame Seeds, Sunflower Seeds
Sweeteners:
Eden Organic Malted Grain Sweeteners,
Kogee Organic Cane Sugar, Organic Cane Sugar (available
from Wholesome Foods and Florida Crystals), Pure USA
Honey, Sucanat North America
Syrups:
Eden Organic Malted Grain Sweeteners, Wholesome Foods
Organic Blackstrap Molasses, Andersons Pure Maple Syrup,
Cary's Maple Syrup (Premium), Hauke Honey Pure Maple
Syrup, Spring Tree Pure Maple Syrup
Olive Oils (Extra Virgin):
Alessi Olio, Da Vinci (and Extra Light, 100% Pure), Eden
Selected, Filippo Berio (and Extra Light), Gourmet
Aritrian, Grey Poupon, L'estornell, Odd Monk, Olitalia,
Peloponnese, Spectrum Natural, Tassos
Other Oils:
Eden (Organic Sesame, Toasted Sesame, Hot Pepper Toasted
Sesame, and Safflower Oils), Sigg Grapeseed Oil,
Olitalia Grapeseed Oil, Loriva Sesame Oil, Spectrum
Natural (Almond Oil, Apricot Kernel Oil, Avocado Oil,
Coconut Oil, Safflower Oil, Walnut Oil), Organic Oils
Vinegars:
Da Vinci Balsamic, Eden Apple Cider, L'estornell River
Run Hot Pepper, Spectrum Organic (Raspberry Wine, Red
Wine, White Wine)
Salad Dressings and
Condiments: Cross And
Blackwell Capers, Spectrum Zesty Italian Dressing, Jaffa
Gold Lemon Juice, Melinda Extra Hot Sauce, Annie's
Farmhouse Maple Mustard, Earth Fire Products Chutney,
Eden Organic Mustard (and imported condiments), Sandhill
Mustard, Santa Barbara Olive Company California Ripe
Large or Jumbo Pitted Olives, Muir Glen Organic Tomato
Ketchup, Cascadian Farm Organic Sauerkraut, Eden Organic
Sauerkraut, Krinos Imported Grape Leaves
Nut and Fruit Butters:
Arrowhead Mills (Certified
Organic Peanut Butter, Sesame Tahini), Eastwind Nut
Butters (Peanut, Cashew, Tahini, Almond), Eden Organic
Apple Butter, Joyva Sesame Tahini, Maranata Roasted
(Pistachio Butter, Filbert Butter, Sunflower Butter,
Almond Butter), Maranata (Sesame Tahini, Cashew Butter,
Almond Butter) Once Again Hazelnut Butter, Sahadi Sesame
Butter, Santa Cruz Organic (Apple Apricot Sauce, Apple
Sauce), Westbrae Natural (Raw Sesame Tahini, Toasted
Tahini)
If specific products are not mentioned
after the brand name, then the brand name is non-GMO in
that particular category:
Breads:
French Meadow Bakery, Garden of Eatin' (blue corn and
corn tortillas), Lundberg Rice Cakes, Manna, New Pioneer
Co-op (farm bread, olive farm, raisin pecan, sourdough,
wheat), Big Kitchen
Canned Beans:
American Prairie, Bearitos Refried Fat Free, Eden,
Shari's, Westbrae Natural Garbanzo
Salsas:
Garden Valley Naturals, Muir Glen, New
Bounty Organic, Parrot
Pasta Sauces:
Eden (Spaghetti Sauce, Pizza-Pasta Sauce), Garden Valley
Organic, Millina's Finest Organic, Muir Glen Organic
Pastas/Noodles:
Eden, Millina's Finest, Vita Spelt
Tofu/Tempeh/Soy/Miso:
American Pride Tofu, Earth Fire Products, Eden products,
White Wave (Organic Wild Rice Tempeh, Five Grain Tempeh,
Soy Tempeh, Sea Veggie Tempeh, Organic Tofu)
Frozen Foods:
Cascadian Farms (organic broccoli, corn, plain
vegetables, raspberries, blueberries, strawberries), Sno-Pac
(organic vegetables)
Teas:
Alvita, Celestial Seasonings (Except for the vitamin
enriched ones), Choice organic, Eden Great Eastern Sun,
Long Life organic, Maharishi Ayur-Veda (Vata, Pitta and
Kapha Churnas and Teas, and Raja's Cup), Traditional
Medicinals, Yogi Organic
Juices:
Organic with no vitamins added (Check labels
carefully): After the Fall (Vermont Harvest Moon,
Apple Cider, Grape Juice), Crofters (Guava, Strawberry,
Papaya, Raspberry, Apricot, Pink Lemonade), Eden
(Organic Apple, Organic Tomato, Organic Cherry), Kedem
(100% Pure Grape Juice), Knudsen (Cherry, Grape, Mango,
Pear, Strawberry), Mountain Sun (Organic Strawberry,
Peach, Blueberry, Cranberry), Santa Cruz (Ginger,
Apricot, Cherry, Raspberry, Apple)
Chips/snacks/candies:
Bearitos Organic Corn Chips,
Eden, Little Bear Lite Organic Popcorn, Manischewitz
Passover Matzos (tea matzos and whole wheat tea matzos),
Reeds Crystallized Ginger, St. Claire Organic (Winter
Mints, Licorice Sweets, Cinnamon Snaps, Cherry Sweets,
Lemon Tarts, Peppermints, Cocoa Sweets, Ginger Snaps),
dried non-GE fruit (either unsweetened or approved
non-GE sweetener), Kettle Organic Potato Chips, Westbrae
Organic Potato Chips
Miscellaneous:
Duchy Originals, Eden Soymilk, Imagine Organic Original
Rice Dream, Kogee Organic Non-Dairy Creamer, Mrs.
Denson's Cookies, Walker's Shortbread
July 24, 2003 |
Here
is a link to TrueFoodNow.org page with a
List
of GMO and non-GMO brands actually listing products from
both catagories. You need to read this list to see what
companies are using GMO in their products. Don't let your
children eat GMO foods!!!
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Links:
| Want to have your breath taken away? Look at
this link from the Canadian Government showing a list of the GMO
food items that have been OK'd for use in Canada.
Click here. Realize you probably can't even come close to
finding a similar list in the USA. You aren't suppose to see
such a list. |
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