The Organic & Non-GMO Report Newsletter

Legal appeal challenges hidden GMO foods in marketplace

Center for Food Safety challenges exemptions for highly refined foods and unfamiliar terminology (Bioengineered) in GMO food labeling regulations In early September, Center for Food Safety filed a legal appeal against the U.S. Department of Agriculture in response to its genetically engineered (GMO) labeling rules that do not mandate universal, clear on-package food labeling and allow unlabeled […]

We need the whole truth to regulate GMOs

By Belinda Martineau The following is a piece I wrote which was published in the July 15, 2023 edition of The Davis Enterprise. A critical detail was omitted from Rich Rifkin’s Forum article published June 28 in The Davis Enterprise. In the interest of reducing the “mountains of misinformation” related to regulation of genetically engineered/modified (hereafter GE) organisms to […]

Plant Based World Expo connects buyers with sellers of innovative plant-based products

Over 3,000 people and over 200 companies attended the recent Plant Based World Expo North America (PBW) in New York, sampling innovative plant-based products, networking, and hearing latest developments in the industry. Exhibitors are signing up for next year’s event from countries including Italy, Denmark, Brazil, Thailand, Spain, and more. Presentations at this year’s expo included: […]

Award-winning Michigan exporter Zeeland Farm Services aims to keep its edge amid competition

Family-owned Zeeland Farm Services Inc., exporter since 1999, was named the 2023 Michigan Ag Exporter of the Year. The company processes, transports and exports Michigan-grown soybeans and soybean meal. Zeeland Farm Services exported around $23 million in food-grade soybean products and about $180 million in feed-grade products in 2022. The company’s primary export is non-GMO […]

Do Americans know what “natural” and “processed” foods are?

The average American spends $67 on processed foods every week, according to a recent survey. The poll asked 2,000 respondents about their experiences with buying both “natural” and “processed” goods at the grocery store and found that the average weekly grocery bill amounts to $98.50. Of this, the average person believes that 32% of their […]