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I just called two companies that I know are 'organic' or claim 'natural' ingredients. I love Mom's Best cereal there are only a few ingredients in their honey O's and no HFCS or BHT for freshness. I was so hopeful that they would say joyfully, "We are 100% GMO free!!!". Sadly, that customer service gal stated at this time they cannot guarantee 100% GMO in anything except their oatmeal. The lady stated there are hopes to be GMO free but that requires a whole new factory system so that no products are contaminated.


I also called Organic Valley. They sells eggs and I think a few other dairy products. They stated they are GMO FREE!!



Sadly, the above chart shows that even organic tostito's and Safeway O brand doesnt mean GMO free.

So how can a product be organic yet not GMO free? Look for signs that say 100% organic, certified organic and USDA Organic

"100% Organic: Must contain 100 percent organically produced ingredients (excluding water and salt). This is the only label that certifies a completely organic product AND completely GMO-free ingredients.

Certified Organic / USDA Organic / Organic: At least 95 percent of content is organic by weight (excluding water and salt). The <5% remaining ingredients must consist of substances approved on the USDA’s National List. GMOs are NOT on this list, so these products are also usually GMO-free.

Made with Organic: Up to 70% of the ingredients are organic. These products can NOT carry a “USDA organic” label and are NOT typically GMO-free.

Read this next party carefully:
 
According to USDA rules, if 95 percent of a product is made up of organic ingredients, it can be called organic. If it's 70 percent organic, the label can read "made with organic ingredients."
 The USDA keeps a "national list" of inorganic products that can legally go into foods labeled as organic. The casings for those tasty USDA Organic sausages can come from conventionally raised animals that have been fed antibiotics. The hops in your favorite organic beer can be sprayed with all manner of chemical pesticides and fertilizers. Strawberries can be labeled as organic even if they had their start in a conventional nursery.

Despite rigid organic certification procedures, organic certification is about the *process* of growing food, not about the actual resulting food. There is no testing process for organic ingredients, so there is a chance that GMO contamination could occur."

Ill link the next post to a great article on What It Means And The List Of Artificial Ingredients Allowed