Companies 100% GMO-Free or Pledging to Move Quickly in That Direction

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How to Avoid Genetically-Manipulated FoodsCompanies 100% GMO-Free or Pledging to Move Quickly in That Direction(See Comments) Company- Products- Comments Amy's: To be filled in.... Veggie burgers are GMO-free. Textured soy protein and dairy cheeses in some of their products may contain genetically-manipulated chymosin. Annie's Naturals: To be filled in.... Guarantees their soy to be GMO-free. They are working on sourcing a GMO-free canola oil. Barbara's Bakery: To be filled in.... In the process of sourcing non-GMO ingredients. Dixie Diner: To be filled in.... Products are GMO-free. Eden Foods: To be filled in.... Products have been free of genetic manipulation (GMO) since 1993. They have have a strong policy to prevent GMO ingredients, requiring affidavits from all of their suppliers and some testing. Hain Food Group Subsidiaries: Arrowhead Mills, Health Valley, Westbrae, Hollywood Oils, Garden of Eatin', and others. Biggest natural foods company in the U.S. Have created a GMO Task Force and are requiring affidavits from their suppliers. New products will be GMO-free. Existing products will be GMO-free soon after the end of 2000 (if not sooner). Horizon Dairy: To be filled in.... In the process of auditing their ingredients and feed to make sure it is GMO-free. Lightlife: To be filled in.... Plans to be completely GMO-free by March, 2000. Nature's Path: To be filled in.... Committed to the use of organic ingredients. Suppliers certify that ingredients are all GMO-free. Newman's Own: To be filled in.... Committed to avoid GMO ingredients, but have not yet eliminated GMO ingredients from all of their products. Northern Soy: To be filled in.... Their tofu and tempeh are GMO-free, but their products with soy protein isolate are still not GMO-free. They are working on sources for non-GMO soy protein isolate. Organic Valley: To be filled in.... Uses organic ingredients and is therefore GMO-free Pacific Grain and Foods: To be filled in.... Their contacts with suppliers specify that the corn and soy must be GMO-free. SunRich: To be filled in.... All of their products are GMO-free Walnut Acres: To be filled in.... Requires affidavits from their suppliers that all of their ingredients are GMO-free. White Wave: To be filled in.... Uses non-GMO soybeans and are in the process of replacing other GMO ingredients with non-GMO sources. Companies to AVOID Company Products Comments Lumen Foods: Imitation/Soy Jerkies, Burger Mixes, Meat & Milk Replacements Lumen heavily promotes the USE of gentically manipulated organisms (GMOs) in food and has pledged to USE such ingredients in their product. Disseminates GMO industry PR to customers (now former customers) concerned about GMOs. Boca Burger: Soy / Vegetarian Burgers Boca Burgers have been tested as containing genetically manipulated (GMO) (Roundup herbicide) soy. Company has not responded to any of 100's of requests from People's Earth Network consumer group members for a dialog other than to send out genetically manipulated food industry PR information. Look for non-GMO soy/veggie burgers (e.g., Amy's Veggie Burger, Gardenburger Lifeburger)._________________JoAnn Guest mrsjoguest DietaryTipsForHBP http://www.geocities.com/mrsjoguest/AIM.html