GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISM (Photo credit: live w mcs)

Genetically Modified Food (Photo credit: Peter Blanchard)

Fresh Thai Vegetables (Photo credit: Barry Gourmet and Raw)

English: GMO maize test, Bourgouin-Jallieu, Isère, France. Français : Test de maïs OGM, Bourgouin-Jallieu, Isère, France. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

GMO education (Photo credit: yksin)

is this cherry a (GMO) Genetically modified organism? (Photo credit: Kalexanderson)

Stop! Genetically modified organism(s) - GMO. (Photo credit: artist in doing nothing)

BERLIN, GERMANY - JANUARY 22: Activists dressed as doctors pretending to resuscitate a corpse killed by dioxin and genetically-modified food participate in a demonstration against the agricultural industry on January 22, 2011 in Berlin, Germany. Tens of thousands of demonstrators, including farmers and animal-rights activists, protested against industrial farming techniques, the use of genetically-modified seeds and animals, mass animal husbandry and corporate interest lobbying. The demonstration comes in the wake of a nation-wide dioxin scandal that led to the quarantine of 6,000 farms. (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife)

Non GMO Project Blog

Friday, May 25th, 2012

Reader Responds to NYT Cover Story on GMOs

Today’s New York Times cover story, Battle Brewing Over Labeling of Genetically Modified Food, is encouraging evidence that the mainstream is taking note of this critical issue. But did the story get the facts straight? We agree with Bill Keefe of Glastonbury, CT, who sent the comments below to the NYT. Full disclosure: Bill happens [...]
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Tuesday, May 8th, 2012

Highlights from the Non-GMO Challenge

In April of 2012, the Non-GMO Project launched the Non-GMO Challenge in celebration of Earth Month. The objective of the Challenge was to give people an opportunity to make a meaningful non-GMO commitment while learning more about GMOs and having fun in the process. On our website, there were daily and weekly activations that included answering [...]
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Monday, April 30th, 2012

The Non-GMO Workplace

As part of the Non-GMO Project’s celebration of Earth Month, we asked Sustainable Connections, a local non-profit, to join us in taking the Non-GMO Challenge. Sustainable Connections has been a pioneer in building the local-living economy movement in the United States and Canada. Their work bringing businesses together to transform and model an economy [...]
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Wednesday, April 25th, 2012

Non-GMO Project in Vogue

The current issue of Vogue magazine (May 2012) features an excellent article on GMOs. A well-researched piece by Eve Conant, “Lab to Table” covers the latest research on the technology as well as the burgeoning resistance movement. The article concludes with great info about the solutions offered by the Non-GMO Project, and ends with this [...]
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Sunday, April 22nd, 2012

Happy Earth Day!

While I certainly agree that “every day is Earth Day,” I also never turn down a chance to celebrate something good. Earth Day is a perfect time to pause and reflect on everything we’re already doing to support a sustainable Earth, and to deepen our commitments to protecting our one and only beautiful planet.
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Monday, April 16th, 2012

10 Ways to Spring Clean GMOs Out of Your Home

You may already realize how critical a non-GMO diet is to the health of our planet—if so, good for you! Or you may be new to this issue and just starting to learn about all of the ways that genetically modified organisms (GMOs) threaten our soil, water, animals, insects and ecosystem at large. Either way, [...]
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Thursday, April 12th, 2012

Growing My Non-GMO Garden

My passion for living an organic lifestyle started back in the late 70’s when my daughter was born and I began to search in earnest for food to feed my family that was not laden with pesticides or chemical fertilizers.
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Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012

Join us in taking the Non-GMO Challenge

With all of the great farmers we have in and around Bellingham, eating local, organic, whole, and (of course) Non-GMO foods is rarely a challenge, and always a pleasure… when I’m at home. However, as an avid rock climber and mountaineer with too much on his plate (sorry, pun intended), I spend more time than I’d like to admit chowing on dehydrated meals, energy bars, and post-climb pizza. (oh my!) I’ll be honoring Earth Month this year by committing to clean up my act cliffside.
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Monday, April 2nd, 2012

Join us in taking the Non-GMO Challenge

At the Natural Products Expo West Celebrating 5 Years

Reflections from Executive Director Megan Westgate (plus video and photos!) Five years ago, in March 2007 at the Natural Products Expo West, we officially launched the Non-GMO Project. I was given the opportunity to be on a non-GMO panel, and I presented the crowd of retailers and manufacturers with our idea for a non-GMO verification [...]
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Monday, January 9th, 2012

Worth A Second Look: Monsanto's GMO Corn Linked To Organ Failure

Over the last couple of weeks, I’ve noticed the resurgence of a 2010 Huffington Post blog reviewing a study on GMO consumption and mammalian health. Conducted by the International Journal of Biological Sciences, the study shows major flaws in Monsanto’s interpretation of its own data from a 90-day feeding trial. After seeing the post over [...]
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Tuesday, December 20th, 2011

Happy Holidays!

What an amazing year this has been! As you can see from the big smiles at our recent holiday potluck, we’re feeling joyful here at the Non-GMO Project. All the great food we’ve been sharing lately certainly has something to do with it (for inspiration, check out our new online recipe catalogue), but it’s not [...]
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Friday, November 18th, 2011

A Non-GMO Project Thanksgiving

A quick poll at the Non-GMO Project office quickly designated Thanksgiving as one of our favorite holidays—admittedly, we are all garden-loving foodies who love nothing more than breaking bread with our nearest and dearest…
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Thursday, November 10th, 2011

On the Road with the Non-GMO Project and Ms. Janelle Monáe

The Non-GMO Project goes on tour with Janelle Monáe as part of the Campus Consciousness Tour.
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Monday, October 31st, 2011

An Idea Whose Time Has Come

It was almost exactly two months ago that I began my work as Communications Manager with the Non-GMO Project. What I have seen over the past eight weeks is nothing less than mind blowing.
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Tuesday, October 25th, 2011

Clarification in Response to Cornucopia Report

It’s very important for people to understand that when they see our seal on a product, they can trust that compliance has been fully achieved with the only third-party standard for GMO avoidance in North America. Packaging for products that are enrolled but not verified cannot make any mention of the Non-GMO Project. Period.
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Friday, October 14th, 2011

Right2Know March Blog #3

From Chris Keefe, Non-GMO Project Outreach Coordinator October 9 Chris reports, “Sammy was just getting off of work when we walked through his neighborhood. He was so excited about the March that he dropped his toolbox in the lag wagon, and started walking! After many miles, and hundreds of conversations, it looks like he [...]
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Friday, October 14th, 2011

Right2Know March Blog #2

From Chris Keefe, Non-GMO Project Outreach Coordinator October 4, 2011 Everybody’s Kitchen serves hot breakfast and marchers chow down, while Cheryl from Transcendent Yoga leads us through some morning poses. It’s a beautiful morning in New Brunswick! Many thanks also to Will and the Bike Library for letting us spend the night! [...]
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Monday, October 3rd, 2011

Right2Know March Blog #1

From Chris Keefe, Non-GMO Project Outreach Coordinator October 2, 2011 Hi everyone! Quick update. Miss you all. Day 1 – Manhattan – exciting day, hundreds of people at the event in Prospect Park, covered 16 miles, dropped by the UN, and had a lot of great conversations on the streets of the city. A little [...]
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Wednesday, May 18th, 2011

UN Commission Poised to Adopt New Labeling Guidelines for GMO Food

The Non-GMO Project sponsored activist Phil Bereano’s participation in the UN’s 39th Codex Alimentarius Session. The Commission is now poised to adopt Labeling Guidelines for GMO foods providing protection from the WTO for national-scale GMO-labeling programs.
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Saturday, January 29th, 2011

Team Organic will Never Surrender to Monsanto: Now We Continue the Fight, Together

Non-GMO Project Executive Director Megan Westgate calls for unification in the wake of USDA’s damaging decision to deregulate genetically modified alfalfa.
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Friday, December 17th, 2010

Holiday Celebrating With Non-GMO Choices

If you’re like me, you often feel a bit vulnerable during the holiday season when confronted with tempting holiday sweets and foods that would normally be on your “do not eat” list. Fortunately, we have options! There are now an ever increasing number of brands, either enrolled in the Non-GMO Project Verification Program or those that have completed the process (bearing the product Seal of Verification)
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Tuesday, October 19th, 2010

Who Is To Blame For The Superweed Invasion?

A second contribution from our wonderful guest blogger Deniza Gertsberg, author of the GMO Journal. ====== A fundamental change occurred when the first genetically engineered crops went commercial in 1996. Farmers who planted GE crops that were altered to withstand continued application of herbicide glyphosate began to rely on a single system for weed management — the [...]
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Wednesday, October 13th, 2010

October is Non-GMO Month: 10-10-10 is No-GMO Day

By guest blogger Rady Ananda, author of Food Freedom ====== Okay, here’s your chance, with a new way for you to know that your food does not contain genetically modified organisms. The Non-GMO Project, a collection of top suppliers and advocates in the organic industry, and the only no-GMO certifier in North America, has kicked off a [...]
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Tuesday, October 5th, 2010

Life is a Cabaret

From Non-GMO Month Guest Blogger, Jeanne Blackwell AKA “Mom”, co-author of Hole in the Fence (holeinthefence.net/) ====== Prize in a Cracker Jack box, quite the cabaret for kids of all ages. Never know what you are going to get and always excited to find out. I like a little cabaret with my Mongolian barbecue and [...]
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Wednesday, September 29th, 2010

6 Reasons To Avoid GMOs

From guest blogger Deniza Gertsberg, author of the GMO Journal. ======== When was the last time you thought about how food was made, where it came from, whether and if it was chemically treated? With the first ever Non GMO Month around the corner, an awareness campaign launched by the Non GMO Project, perhaps now [...]
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Monday, September 20th, 2010

Just say NO to GMO

From Non-GMO Month guest contributor Dr. Gayle Eversole, writer of the Natural Health News Blog (naturalhealthnews.blogspot.com) ==== Time goes by so very quickly it often seems amazing that so many topics I have written or taught about for more than a decade and more are being written about as if they were new concepts. Genetic [...]
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Thursday, September 9th, 2010

Robyn O'Brien on Genetically Modified Salmon

Now I’m not sure about you, but these headlines about our food supply are getting pretty tough to stomach. From egg recalls large enough to feed every American two scrambled eggs to meat recalls warning us about e. Coli in our hamburgers, I can’t help but yearn for simpler times. But the latest food headline [...]
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Wednesday, April 7th, 2010

Interns Experience Expo West

Imagine every brand and company you have ever thought of or associated with the natural product industry. Then add a thousand more companies that you have never even heard of. Next, picture all of the representatives associated with each company, plus everyone with a considerable interest in the industry. As interns working for the Non-GMO Project we were completely amazed when we walked into the Anaheim Convention Center for the tradeshow…
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Friday, February 19th, 2010

Fresh Picked Interns

In a small sunlit office in Upland, CA, the smell of cloves and the sound of keyboards clacking linger gently in the air as the employees of the Non-GMO Project work diligently on databases, events, and more.
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News & Events

Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012

Newly Launched TruJoy Sweets™ Candy Canes Achieve Non-GMO Project Verification

Wheeling, IL, (May 17, 2012) – TruJoy Sweets™, one the country’s only brands of delightful, delicious, confectionary products made with all natural ingredients and without any corn syrup, artificial colors or flavors, announced today that TruJoy Sweets™ Candy Canes have been officially verified by the Non-GMO Project, North America’s only independent verification for products made [...]
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Tuesday, May 15th, 2012

House Foods America Receives Non-GMO Project Verification for Tofu

Garden Gove, CA (May 11, 2012) – House Foods America, premium tofu purveyor since 1983, is proud to announce that they have received Non-GMO Project Verification for their entire line of tofu. The Non-GMO Project is a non-profit organization offering North America’s only third party verification for non-GMO foods and products. “We have always been [...]
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Scarlett Johansson Vogue US cover May 2012

Wednesday, April 25th, 2012

Non-GMO Project in Vogue

Wednesday, April 11th, 2012

Peace Cereal® Announces Non-GMO Project Verification Of All Boxed Cereals

Peace Cereal®, a leading all natural cereal brand in the U.S., received certification from the Non-GMO Project’s Product Verification Program. All 15 boxed cereals were verified to be compliant with the Project’s rigorous standards in February 2012.
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Thursday, April 5th, 2012

Wholesome Chow Receives Non-GMO Project Verification for Entire Product Line

Los Osos, California — March 27, 2012 — Wholesome Chow, an innovative Gluten Free Baking Mix company, today announced it has received verification from the Non-GMO Project for its entire line of gluten free and vegan baking mixes. “As lifelong supporters of organic and natural foods, we are continuously looking for ways to offer only [...]
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Tuesday, March 20th, 2012

Immortality Alchemy Announces Its Non-GMO Project Verification

Immortality Alchemy LLC proudly announces its continued dedication to purity, sustainability, and potency with its first product Bee Mana – Organic Raw Royal Jelly becoming Non-GMO Verified!
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Thursday, March 1st, 2012

Three Farmers Camelina Oil is now Non-GMO Project Verified

Three Farmers has made a commitment to create natural and traceable food products for their customers and this commitment has just been bumped up a notch! Three Farmers has just announced that their entire line of Camelina Oils is now been Non-GMO Project Verified.
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Thursday, March 1st, 2012

Madhava Natural Sweeteners Receives Non-GMO Project Verification for Organic Agave and Organic Coconut Sugar

Madhava Natural Sweeteners, a leading producer of pure, all-natural sweeteners, today announced it has received verification from the Non-GMO Project for its organic agave and organic coconut sugar products.
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Friday, February 24th, 2012

Bakery on Main is Now Non-GMO Project Verified

375 Park Avenue, East Hartford, Connecticut 06108 Media Contact: Sara Lefebvre │ 860.895.6622 x305 │ saraL@bakeryonmain.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE EAST HARTFORD, CONN., February 21st 2012 – Bakery On Main is proud to announce that all of its products are now “Non-GMO Project Verified” by the Non-GMO Project, a non-profit organization offering North America’s only third [...]
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Thursday, February 16th, 2012

Squarebar's New Bars Already Verified!

Squarebar announced today they will launch a line of organic, Non-GMO Project Verified nutrition bars at Natural Products Expo West 2012. “It was very important to us to make the [Non-GMO] commitment from the beginning. We believe that everyone has a right to know what is and isn’t in their food.”
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Sunday, February 5th, 2012

Expo West 2012

Over the last five years, since the official launch of the Non-GMO Project at the Natural Products Expo West in 2007, non-GMO has become an established long-term trend and core value of the natural and organic products industry. Whether you were an early adopter or are just coming on board, this year’s Expo will be [...]
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Thursday, November 17th, 2011

Canfo Natural Products Launches Line of ‘Non-GMO Project Verified’ Natural Herbal Supplements

As part of its commitment to make the world’s most consistent and user-friendly supplement formulas, Canfo Natural Products has announced the release of its full line of premium, 100-percent natural supplements that are Non-GMO Project Verified.
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Tuesday, November 8th, 2011

Venus Wafers Launches Non-GMO Project Verified Water Cracker

Venus Wafers today announced it will be launching ‘Non-GMO Project Verified’ water crackers under its brand, The Original Mariner Biscuit Company.
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Friday, November 4th, 2011

BOLD Organics Announces Non-GMO Project Verification

BOLD Organics (www.bold-organics.com), the delicious, gluten-free, dairy-free line of premium frozen pizza has proudly added “Non-GMO Project Verified” status from the Non-GMO Project to it’s already stellar list of certifications.
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Wednesday, October 12th, 2011

Scratch and Peck Feeds: the Pacific Northwest’s first feed producer to enroll with the Non-GMO Project

Bellingham, WA – September 27, 2011: Scratch and Peck Feeds, the Northwest’s fastest growing 100% soy-free animal feed producer is pleased to announce its official participation in the Non-GMO Project. Scratch and Peck announced today that its entire lineup of animal feed products has been enrolled in the non-profit Non-GMO Project for its strict dedication [...]
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Wednesday, October 12th, 2011

EatPastry® Vegan Cookie Dough Announces Non-GMO Project Verification

San Diego, CA (October 10, 2011)– Today EatPastry® proudly announces their entire line of vegan cookie dough has been verified by the Non-GMO Project. EatPastry has been dedicated to making the highest quality cookie dough without the use of animal ingredients since their humble beginnings, straight out of their basement. EatPastry is charting new territory [...]
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Tuesday, October 4th, 2011

As Concerns About Food Safety and Genetic Engineering Intensify, North America Celebrates Second Annual Non-GMO Month

BELLINGHAM, WA (October 3, 2011)—This October, nearly 1,000 natural food stores across the U.S. and Canada are taking part in Non‐GMO Month, celebrating the public’s right to choose food and products that do not contain genetically modified organisms (GMOs).
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Wednesday, September 28th, 2011

Theo Chocolate Proudly Announces Verification by the Non-GMO Project

Theo Chocolate announces that all of their dark chocolates have earned the verification seal of the Non-GMO Project. For VP Debra Music, verification was a natural next step for Theo. “At Theo, we’ve always demonstrated a total commitment to providing full transparency in the supply chain for our products to consumers. We believe it’s not only critical to protect the integrity of our food supply, but it’s also imperative we allow consumers to make educated decisions about what they are eating and what they feed their families.”
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Thursday, September 8th, 2011

Purely Elizabeth Products Receive "Non-GMO Project Verified" Certification

Purely Elizabeth announces several of their products, including Cookie Mixes and Ancient Grain Granola Cereals, have been Verified by the Non-GMO Project. Yay!
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Monday, September 5th, 2011

Non-GMO Month Retailer Webinar September 16th

The Non-GMO Project’s last retailer webinar was so popular that we’ll be hosting another on Friday, September 16th. During this webinar, we will provide you and your team with all of the information you’ll need to engage your customers, and prepare for Non-GMO Month 2011.
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Wednesday, August 24th, 2011

Non-GMO Project launches Website for Non-GMO Month

New site at www.nongmomonth.org empowers citizens, organizations and businesses to celebrate non-GMO.
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Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011

Red’s All Natural Burritos Proud to Announce Enrollment in the Non-GMO Project Verification Program

Red’s 100% All Natural stands behind its name, announcing its enrollment in the Non-GMO Project Verification process. When the verification process is finished, Red’s will join over 200 other brands with products vetted for rigorous practices for GMO avoidance.
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Tuesday, August 16th, 2011

Barney's Premium Foods Achieves Prestigious Non-GMO Project Verification

Barney Butter is pleased to announce that its 100 percent all natural almond butter has earned the esteemed Non-GMO Project Seal. Made from all natural California almonds, Barney Butter’s smooth and crunchy almond butter joins over 200 other brands with products verified by the Non-GMO Project.
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Monday, August 15th, 2011

Non-GMO Project welcomes Courtney Pineau as our new Communications Manager

The Non-GMO Project is thrilled to welcome Courtney Pineau as our Communications Manager. In this newly created position, Courtney will focus on public relations for national Non-GMO Month events (October), development and support for our Product Verification Program, and consumer education with an emphasis on social media.
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Tuesday, July 26th, 2011

Non-GMO Month Retailer Webinar August 31st

With consumer interest in Non-GMO food higher than ever, the Non-GMO Project is hosting a webinar for retailers on Wednesday, August 31st, from 10:30 – 11:30 AM PDT. During this webinar, we will provide you and your team with all of the information you’ll need to engage your customers, and make Non-GMO Month 2011 a success in your store.
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Tuesday, July 26th, 2011

Second Round of Fall Comment Period Now in Progress

Following the spring 2011 public comment period (held from March 10th to April 18th 2011), the Non-GMO Project Standard Committee and Board of Directors have agreed on proposed revisions to the Standard. Members of the public have an opportunity to comment on these proposed revisions through August 26th, 2011.
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Friday, July 22nd, 2011

Salute Santé! Receives Non-GMO Project Verification

The entire line of Salute Santé!’s award-winning grapeseed oils has received the prestigious designation, “Non-GMO Project Verified”
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Tuesday, July 19th, 2011

Two Leaves and a Bud Tea Company Earns Non-GMO Project Verification

Two Leaves and a Bud tea company is pleased to announce that their whole leaf, craft teas have been verified by the Non-GMO Project!
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Thursday, June 23rd, 2011

Silk® Beverage Portfolio Achieves Non-GMO Project Verification

Non-GMO Project Product Verification Program Seal to Begin Appearing On-Pack in August for All Silk Soymilk, Pure Coconut® and Pure Almond® Beverages
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Monday, June 20th, 2011

Stark Sisters Granola Non-GMO Project Verified!

Stark Sisters Granola announces that Stark Sisters Maple Almond, Nutty Maple and Maple Raspberry Blueberry Granolas are Non-GMO Project Verified. This Verification demonstrates Stark Sisters’ fierce commitment to keeping Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) out of their Granola.
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