Certified organic ingredients are not allowed to contain GEs. All non-organic ingredients in organic products are not allowed to contain GEs. Newman's Own Organics makes sure all of our ingredients are certified by a 3rd party certification group. This group is Oregon Tilth. Oregon Tilth has been approved by the USDA to certify handlers of organic foods.

The modification of the genetic characteristics of a micro-organism, plant or animal is done by inserting a modified gene or a gene from another variety or species. Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO's) may be micro-organisms designed for use as biopesticides or seeds that have been altered genetically to give a plant better disease resistance or growth.

The Smith's Snackfood Company has supplier specifications requiring that all product ingredients supplied to the company must be non-GMO. Suppliers are required to regularly confirm compliance to this requirement. All products manufactured by The Smith's Snackfood Company can be classed as non GMO. This means the products do not contain any DNA from genetically modified organisms, nor do they contain any proteins produced by genetically modified organisms.

We don't believe that genetically engineered crops pose any new risks compared to crops developed by artificial selection. Despite extensive testing, nobody has found anything different between them that poses a risk to human health. Political opponents of genetic engineering occasionally claim to worry about subtle or long-term effects, and it is indeed possible that there may be some. It is also true that there may be subtle or long-term effects of any or all foods we eat.

In 2003, approximately 40% of all field corn (mostly used for cattle feed), 80% of all soybeans, and 73% of all cotton grown in the United States was genetically engineered. U.S. farmers also grew small amounts of genetically engineered papayas, summer squash, and insect-resistant sweet corn. Although most soybeans and a large percentage of field corn are genetically engineered, the harvest from those crops goes primarily to feeding livestock animals, such as cows, pigs, and chickens.

A genetically modified organism (GMO) is any organism in which the genes or other genetic material have been modified by using in vitro (recombinant DNA) techniques.

Yes. All of our soy oils come from soybean processors who purchase soybeans on the open market. According to USDA figures for 2007, 91% of all soybeans produced in the United States are genetically modified (GM) for herbicide resistance. The main benefits of using GM soybeans are that they are readily available and affordable, because they cost farmers less to grow. There are environmental benefits also.

Any time a plant or animal starts making a new protein due to mutation there's a possible risk that some people will have allergic reactions to it. The risk is likely to be lower for novel foods produced by genetic engineering than for other novel foods produced by older forms of genetic manipulation, like artificial selection. For genetical engineering to increase the the risk of allergies in food, a couple of things need to happen: first, the plant must produce something new.

GE food companies and others have conducted a number of tests to determine food safety and that testing has not uncovered any evidence of harm. Those tests have included short-term high-dose animal feeding studies of the GE protein, determining whether and how quickly the GE protein is broken down in the stomach (which prevents exposure to the rest of the body), and testing the levels of a number of naturally occurring plant components to make sure they have not been changed in the GE crop.

Based on the information I've read in ER4YT red meat should be consumed 3-4 times per week by type O's. I'm concerned with Mad Cow Disease.

No. Our plants are open pollinated strains produced in the same manner as any wild plant. Hybrid plants are produced in the same manner as non-hybrid plants. Pollination occurs by natural means.

NO. BroccoSprouts are completely natural. The scientists at Johns Hopkins spent years culling the varieties of broccoli seed that had the highest sulforaphane GS content. Only those varieties of seeds are cultivated for BroccoSprouts.

No. All of the soybeans used by our company have been cultivated by traditional breeding methods and not been genetically modified using DNA technology.

Alvarado Street Bakery would never knowingly use any ingredient (including our soy-based lecithin and organic corn) that has been genetically altered. We are in support of the growing movement here in the United States that wants the Federal government to insist that foods containing genetically modified organisms (GMOs) be clearly labeled. All of our sprouted breads and bagels are made without adding oil.

Leanne Hachey of CBC News Online, summed it up best in her article: "The fuss over genetically modified food" What's for dinner? It used to be the answer to that household mantra was an issue for debate among family members only. Not any more. Now scientists, advocacy groups, economists, trade experts, geneticists -- and let's not leave out the politicians -- all want a say in what's being served up for dinner. The food fuss revolves around one phrase: genetic modification.

Yes! Genetic engineering moves lectin molecules from one species to another. Since lectins are the molecules that interact with our blood types, an OK food can easily become an avoid. Currently, the only way to safely avoid 'GE' foods is to choose organic.

To greater and lesser extents, all plants make their own pesticides. Plants that have been bred to resist insects better probably make more pesticides, but we don't really know in most cases. Some of the pesticides plants make do sometimes make people sick. However, we rarely test conventional foods for possible poisons until after there's been an outbreak of illness.

No, all of our produce is free of genetic engineering, which is by no means allowed under either organic or Biodynamic guidelines.