The Non-GMO Blog

Negative press on organic farming stems from simplistic and misleading research, review says

Recent claims that organic agriculture raises carbon dioxide emissions—because it requires more land then conventional agriculture—have confused buyers looking for environmentally beneficial food purchases. Two scientists responded with a review in Nature Sustainability, pointing out that studies highlighting such conclusions are over-simplified and fail to address the positive ecological benefits of organic growing—such as increased […]

Promotion of GMO Impossible Burger at world’s largest natural food trade show denounced as deceptive

Impossible Foods served samples of its Impossible Burger at Natural Products Expo West without informing attendees that it was genetically engineered Natural food industry representatives and consumer advocates denounced Impossible Foods, maker of the GMO-derived Impossible Burger, for promoting their product at Natural Products Expo West, saying they were engaging in deceptive marketing. Impossible Foods […]

Report: Consumers distrust GMO foods, want non-GMO options

Linkage Research’s Free From Forum finds 35 percent of U.S. consumers place non-GMO at top of food purchasing criteria By Carl Jorgensen Genetic engineering is in the headlines these days, from gene-edited babies in China to a genetically modified ingredient that makes plant-based burgers “bleed.” While consumers may not understand the details of transgenics, CRISPR, […]

Secret Ingredients: Recovering health through choosing the right foods

This film presents some startling information about the consequences of ingesting GMOs and pesticides—and conveys its message via numerous health professionals, and most poignantly, through personal stories of recovery from serious conditions. In less than 90 minutes, you come away highly educated on the subject of GMOs and the herbicide glyphosate, inspired to take charge […]

Company implicated in organic grain fraud connected to similar incident in 2007

Jericho Solutions, which is being investigated for selling non-organic grains as organic from 2010 to 2017, was also accused of selling a railcar of GMO soybeans as organic in 2007. The company recently implicated in a scheme to sell non-organic corn and soybeans as organic was also connected to a fraudulent shipment of organic soybeans […]