Non-GMO News

Now GMO supporters want to deny consumers the right to know if their foods are non-GMO

Supporters of genetically engineered foods don’t like consumer transparency. They staunchly opposed efforts to label such foods in the U.S. for many years even though a majority of consumers support such labeling. Now, in another attack on consumer transparency, GMO proponents want to deny Americans the right to know if their foods are non-GMO. An […]

Ireland further restricts cultivation of GMOs to preserve GMO-free status

The Irish government approved transposition of an EU directive allowing it to opt out of growing GM crops approved elsewhere in the European Union. The move will impact a wider range of policy grounds than before—including where the cultivation would oppose environmental policy objectives; town and country planning; socio-economic impacts; land use; avoidance of GMOs […]

New Mexican president supports production of native non-GMO maize/corn, rejection of GMO corn

The victory of Andrés Manuel López Obrador and his Morena party in July’s Mexican elections has stunned international observers. The center-left insurgency received an estimated twice the number of votes of its nearest rival in a multi-party presidential race, winning more than 50 percent of the vote, several important governorships including the first woman to […]

Tri-State and Redwood join forces to operate and market a premium non-GMO and organic soybean crush plant in Indiana

Tri-State Crush, LLC, a non-GMO soybean crush facility located in Nappanee, Indiana, and The Redwood Group, LLC, a commodity supply chain solutions and merchandising company in Mission, Kansas, recently announced the formation of a strategic relationship that will create an additional outlet for local producers to market their organic and non-GMO production and better connect the end-users […]

Forester Farmers Market chicken now Non-GMO Project Verified

A brand of premium chicken products produced by Ozark Mountain Poultry (OMP) is now 100 percent certified by the Non-GMO Project. Forester Farmers Market® chicken is non-GMO, antibiotic-free, cage free, 100% all- natural with no added hormones or steroids, and fed an all-vegetable diet. The chicken can be purchased at Sam’s Clubs nationwide, Midwest-based Kwik […]