News
2014-06-24 | permalink
USA: Non-GMO products and Food Safety Movement
As demand increases for non-GMO ingredients, manufacturers have to turn to suppliers they can trust. New products made with non-genetically modified organism (non-GMO) ingredients are on the rise in the United States. (.....) But, it can be hard for manufacturers to be sure that they’re actually getting non-GMO ingredients. However, there are some things they can ask their suppliers to make sure they’re getting the right ingredients, including:
- Can you track non-GMO ingredients back to the seed, the grower and the field?
- If your corn is “identity preserved,” what property is being “identity preserved”?
- How do you segregate non-GMO corn from GMO corn?
- What programs do you have in place to guarantee non-GMO status?
- How do you control your non-GMO supply chain with contract partners?
- Does an independent third party certify your non-GMO products? What are the standards used for certification? Do they match those of the Non-GMO Project?
Ingredion, global provider of ingredient solutions, is among the companies working hard to offer non-GMO products.
(Candy Industry)
---
Let us celebrate today the latest initiatives of our nation's growing food safety movement. Across the country, consumers are demanding the right to know what is in their food, and labeling of genetically engineered food. It's a vibrant and diverse coalition: mothers and grandmothers, health libertarians, progressives, foodies, environmentalists, main street conservatives and supporters of free-market economics. Last year, a New York Times poll found that a near-unanimous 93 percent of Americans support such labeling.
(Huffington Post)
How to move to the forefront of the non-GMO trend | 2014-06-23 | Candy Industry
