Non-GMO News

FoodChain ID has record month for Non-GMO Project verification product submissions

FoodChain ID, a market leader in Non-GMO Project Verification services, saw a record month for Non-GMO Project Verification product submissions. “New product submissions are an indicator that demand is up for companies interested in getting their products Non-GMO Project Verified,” says David Carter, General Manager, FoodChain ID Technical Services. “Greater demand is evidenced by FoodChain […]

Corn miller is “off and running on non-GMO” 

LifeLine Foods, based in Columbia, Missouri, recently announced it had received Non-GMO Project verification for its corn ingredients while experiencing its best year ever in 2018, and adding a new mill. LifeLine President and Chief Executive Officer Kevin Kelly said two new positions were added this year: a national salesperson for the masa mill and […]

Natural food/drink product launches with GMO-free claims grew 366 percent in Canada in the last 10 years

While natural food and drink appears to have gone mainstream in Canada, it seems confusion around what “natural” actually means has inspired a free-from revolution. Research from Mintel Global New Products Database (GNPD) reveals that there was a 366 percent increase in “GMO-free” claims on natural food/drink launches in Canada from 2007-17, going from 6 […]

UK-based group partners with Argentina to boost non-GMO-soy production

In Argentina, the food industry accounts for 62 percent of exports—400,000 tons of it in non-GMO corn—and occupies a global presence in key commodities. The country’s National Scientific and Technical Research Council and the Argentine Farming Association (AACREA) are teaming up with the UK’s N8 Agrifood, an organization of universities researching agricultural resilient and business […]

Brazilian company’s non-GMO corn products bolster global market

Brazil’s Milhao Corn Ingredients, one of the world’s largest corn processors, opened a new facility in Goias last year to expand its production of over 25 non-genetically modified corn derivatives. The R&D team plans to supply more niche markets with non-GMO flours, grits, and hominy; the facility’s capacity is 18,000 tons per month, expandable to […]