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A GMO-FREE GROCERY LIST
ccording to a recent article pub- lished in Green American maga-
zine, 93 percent of Americans believe that genetically modified foods should be labeled. However, only USDA-cer- tified organic products cannot inten- tionally contain genetically modified organisms (GMO), so identifying GMO foods and products in a typical U.S. grocery store is difficult. The following information can help. The U.S. Department of Agri-
culture (USDA) confirms that large percentages of the nation’s crops were genetically modified in 2011: 94 percent of conventional soy and soy products; 90 percent of cottonseed, a common ingredient in margarine, salad dressings and oils; and 88 per- cent of corn, contained in breakfast cereals, corn flour products such as chips and tortillas, high-fructose corn syrup, soups and condiments. More than 90 percent of the U.S. canola crop also is now genetically modified. The Independent, one of Eng-
land’s leading newspapers, reported in 1999 that the artificial sweetener aspartame has been made with geneti- cally modified bacteria since 1965. Aspartame, inconclusively linked with numerous health risks, is present in more than 6,000 products, includ- ing diet sodas. Two other ubiquitous artificial sweeteners, Nutrasweet and Equal, also contain aspartame. The USDA further lists 95
percent of the 2009 U.S. sugar beet crop, used to produce conventional sugar, as genetically modified. Non- GMO alternative sweeteners include pure cane sugar and honey from organic farms.
Source:
GreenAmerica.org natural awakenings January 2013 19
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