Non-GMO News

“Kentucky Fried Tofu”? House Foods opens non-GMO tofu plant in Louisville

A U.S. subsidiary of Japan-based House Foods will spend $146.3 million to build a tofu production facility in Kentucky. House Foods America Corp. announced the project, which should begin in 2022 and be completed by 2025. The 350,000-square-foot facility will occupy 30 acres in southwest Louisville and employ 109 workers. The tofu will be produced […]

Organic Cotton Accelerator releases guidelines for producing non-GMO cotton seed to prevent contamination

The Organic Cotton Accelerator (OCA) has released the Non-GMO Cottonseed Production Guidelines—a key tool for safeguarding the integrity of organic cotton at the seed level, the very start of the supply chain. The goal is to create a standardized industry approach for the production of non-genetically modified seed marketed to organic cotton growers. The guidelines will help a growing number of Indian organic smallholder […]

German state to remain GMO-free, sending strong signal for federal policymakers

In the southwestern German state of Baden-Wuerttemberg, the Greens and the CDU (Christian Democrats, conservative party) announced a “GMO free” policy—GM crops won’t be grown, and no GM feed will be allowed for import. New genetic engineering technologies (such as CRISPR) are also not allowed. The coalition’s “renewal agreement now for tomorrow” was confirmed by […]

Croatia to build country’s first non-GMO soybean processing plant

Croatia’s first non-GMO soybean processing plant is being built in Vukovar-Srijem County in the eastern part of the country. Croatia’s soybean producers recently attended a presentation about the Croatian Centre for GMO-free soybean processing. The project will cost 1.4 million kuna ($225,876). The facility will process 30,000 tons of Croatia’s non-GMO soybeans per year. Non-GMO […]

Volatility is decimating Brazil’s non-GMO supply chain

When genetically modified organisms (GMOs) entered Brazil’s market in 2003, 30% of the country’s soybean production was already using GMO seed, illegally sourced from Argentina. Since commercialization of GM Roundup Ready soybeans was approved in 2005, the illegal GM crops were also legitimized, proliferating GMO usage in Brazil. The state of Paraná was instrumental in […]