Genetically Modified Ingredients Overview

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Genetically Modified Ingredients Overview

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Here is a summary of what crops, foods and food ingredients have been

genetically modified as of July, 2007:

Currently Commercialized GM Crops in the U.S.:

(Number in parentheses represents the estimated percent that is genetically

modified.)

Soy (89%)

Cotton (83%)

Canola (75%)

Corn (61%)

Hawaiian papaya (more than 50%)

Alfalfa, zucchini and yellow squash (small amount)

Tobacco (Quest® brand)

Other Sources of GMOs:

* Dairy products from cows injected with rbGH.

* Food additives, enzymes, flavorings, and processing agents,

including the sweetener aspartame (NutraSweet®) and rennet used to make hard

cheeses

 

* Meat, eggs, and dairy products from animals that have eaten GM feed

 

* Honey and bee pollen that may have GM sources of pollen

* Contamination or pollination caused by GM seeds or pollen

Some of the Ingredients That May Be Genetically Modified:

Vegetable oil, vegetable fat and margarines (made with soy, corn,

cottonseed, and/or canola)

Ingredients derived from soybeans: Soy flour, soy protein, soy isolates, soy

isoflavones, soy lecithin, vegetable proteins, textured vegetable protein

(TVP), tofu, tamari, tempeh, and soy protein supplements.

Ingredients derived from corn: Corn flour, corn gluten, corn masa, corn

starch, corn syrup, cornmeal, and High-Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS).

Some Food Additives May Also Be Derived From GM Sources:

The list may change as we encounter new information: ascorbic

acid/ascorbate (Vitamin C), cellulose, citric acid, cobalamin (vitamin B12),

cyclodextrin,

cystein, dextrin, dextrose, diacetyl, fructose (especially crystalline

fructose), glucose, glutamate, glutamic acid, gluten, glycerides (mono- and

diglycerides), glycerol, glycerol, glycerine, glycine, hemicellulose, ,

hydrogenated starch hydrolates, hydrolyzed vegetable protein or starch,

inositol,

invert sugar or inverse syrup, (also may be listed as inversol or colorose),

lactic acid, lactoflavin, lecithin, leucine, lysine, maltose, maltitol,

maltodextrin, mannitol, methylcellulose, milo starch, modified food starch,

monooleate,

mono- and diglycerides, monosodium glutamate (MSG), oleic acid,

phenylalanine, phytic acid, riboflavin (Vitamin B2) sorbitol, stearic acid,

threonine,

tocopherol (Vitamin E), trehalose, xanthan gum, and zein.

Some of the Foods That May Contain GM Ingredients:

Infant formula

Salad dressing

Bread

Cereal

Hamburgers and hotdogs

Margarine

Mayonnaise

Crackers

Cookies

Chocolate

Candy

Fried food

Chips

Veggie burgers

Meat substitutes

Ice cream

Frozen yogurt

Tofu

Tamari

Soy sauce

Soy cheese

Tomato sauce

Protein powder

Baking powder (sometimes contains corn starch)

Powdered/Confectioner's sugar (often contains corn starch)

Confectioner’s glaze

Alcohol

Vanilla

Powdered sugar

Peanut butter

Enriched flour

Vanilla extract (sometimes contains corn syrup)

Pasta

Malt

White vinegar

Non-Food Items That May Contain GM Ingredients:

Cosmetics

Soaps

Detergents

Shampoo

Bubble bath

Sources for “Genetically Modified Ingredients Overview:

Natural Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics

Board, US Department of Agriculture: Acreage. Available at:

_http://www.thecampaign.org/Acre-06-30-2006.pdf_

(http://www.thecampaign.org/Acre-06-30-2006.pdf)

(2006)

Cornell Cooperative Extension, GEO-PIE (Genetically Engineered Organisms

Public Issues Education) Project.

_http://www.geo-pie.cornell.edu/crops/ingredients.html_

(http://www.geo-pie.cornell.edu/crops/ingredients.html)

Ruth Winter , A Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives: Descriptions in

plain English of more than 12,000 ingredients both harmful and desirable found

in foods, 6th ed. (New York: Three Rivers Press, 2004).

Robert S. Igoe , The Dictionary of Food Ingredients, 2nd ed. (New York: Van

Nostrand Reinhold, 1989).

Research Triangle Institute, “Economic Characterization of the Dietary

Supplement Industry†March 1999. Available at:

_http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~acrobat/ds-econ.pdf_

(http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~acrobat/ds-econ.pdf)

Codex General Standard for Food Additives (GSFA) Online Database of the

World Health Organization(WHO) Food and Agriculture Organization(FAO) of the

United Nations and the reports of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food

Additives (JECFA). Available at:

_http://www.codexalimentarius.net/gsfaonline/additives/index_

(http://www.codexalimentarius.net/gsfaonline/additives/index.html) .html

The University of Maryland Medical Center database of supplements by name:

_http://www.umm.edu/altmed/ConsLookups/Supplements.html_

(http://www.umm.edu/altmed/ConsLookups/Supplements.html)

Archives of the Agricultural Research Service of the USDA:

_http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/AR/archive/_

(http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/AR/archive/)

Reports of the European Commission Scientific Committee for Food:

_http://ec.europa.eu/food/fs/sc/scf/reports_en.html_

(http://ec.europa.eu/food/fs/sc/scf/reports_en.html)

U.S. National Institute of Health (NIH) PubMed Central (PMC):

_http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/_ (http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/)

Also consulted the following industry sites:

_http://www.corn.org/web/bioprod.htm_ (http://www.corn.org/web/bioprod.htm)

_http://www.confectionerynews.com/news/ng.asp?n=70687-danisco-xylitol-sugar_

(http://www.confectionerynews.com/news/ng.asp?n=70687-danisco-xylitol-sugar)

_http://www.grainprocessing.com/food/malinfo.html_

(http://www.grainprocessing.com/food/malinfo.html)

_http://www.cargillfoods.com/pdfs/sweeteners.pdf/ca198.pdf_

(http://www.cargillfoods.com/pdfs/sweeteners.pdf/ca198.pdf)

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