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Are products bearing the “Non-GMO Project Verified” seal GMO free?

The following is from the organization itself. This may underscore why choosing organic is best.

" Unfortunately, “GMO free” and similar claims are not legally or scientifically defensible due to limitations of testing methodology. In addition, the risk of contamination to seeds, crops, ingredients and products is too high to reliably claim that a product is “GMO free.” The Project’s claim offers a true statement acknowledging the reality of contamination risk, but assuring the shopper that the product in question is in compliance with the Project’s rigorous standard. The website url is included as part of the Seal to ensure that there is transparency for consumers who want to learn more about our verification. While the Non-GMO Project’s verification seal is not a “GMO free” claim, it is trustworthy, defensible, transparent, and North America’s only independent verification for products made according to best practices for GMO avoidance. " For complete post visit link below.

The “Non-GMO Project Verified” Seal Helping you make informed shopping decisions The retailers who started the Non-GMO Project were motivated by a simple idea. They believed that consumers in Nor

More on the Non-GMO Project: "For non-organic “natural” products making “non-GMO” claims,results showed that these claims
cannot always be trusted. While Peace Cereal® and
Annie’s Homegrown® were indeed free of significant
levels of GE ingredients, Barbara’s Bakery® Puffins®
and Whole Foods’ 365®Corn Flakes, which are both
enrolled in the Non-GMO Project contained more
than 50% GE corn.

On the other hand, as a control, eCornucopia
Institute also tested Nature’s Path® certified organic corn
flakes,which were free of significant GE contamination
(>0.5%). these test results underscore the importance of the
organic label,which assures consumers that the
manufacturer uses only non-genetically engineered
ingredients..." See link below.

However, Non-GMO Project states that while products can be "enrolled" they do not receive the "Non GMO" seal unless they have fall within that definition. For Non GMO Project response see http://www.nongmoproject.org/2011/10/25/clarification-in-response-to-cornucopia-report/

http://cornucopia.org/cereal-scorecard/docs/Cornucopia_Cereal_Report.pdf

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