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NON-GMO SHOPPIng GUIDE DAIRY & ALTERNATIVE DAIRY PRODUCTS BAKED GOODS This Non-GMO Shopping Guide is designed to help reclaim your right to Some U.S. dairy farms inject the genetically engineered hormone rbGH, also While baking ingredients such as wheat flour, rice, kamut, and oats are not know about the foods you are buying, and help you find and avoid GMO called rbST, into their cows to boost milk production. Organic dairy products genetically modified, many packaged breads and bakery items contain other foods and ingredients. It does not cover other potentially harmful are rbGH-free and do not use GM grains as feed. Products with a label that indi- GMO ingredients such as corn syrup. ingredients, allergens, colors or additives. cates cows free of rbGH or rbST may come from cows fed GM feed. Many alter- native dairy products are made from soybeans and may contain GM materials. Non-GMO Rudi’s Organic Bakery This guide was created by the Arrowhead Mills, organic Rumford Baking Powder Institute for Responsible Technology Dairy Products: Non-GMO Bakery on Main Tumaros* in partnership with Organic Valley the Center for Food Safety. Certified Organic Berlin Natural Bakery* Alta Dena Organics Radiance Dairy Bob’s Red Mill, organic May Contain GMO Ingredients Aunt Jemima (Pinnacle Foods) HOW TO AVOID BRANDS MADE WITH Butterworks Farm Safeway Organic Brand Dr. McDougall’s Right Foods Betty Crocker (General Mills) GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS (GMOs) Harmony Hills Dairy Seven Stars Farm* Dr. Oetker Organics Calumet Baking Powder (Kraft) Horizon Organic Straus Family Creamery* French Meadow Genetic Engineering (GE) or Genetic Modification (GM) of food involves Duncan Hines (Pinnacle Foods) Morningland Dairy Stonyfield Farm Natural Ovens Bakery, organic the laboratory process of artificially inserting genes into the DNA of food Hungry Jack (Smucker’s) Nancy’s Organic Dairy* Wisconsin Organics Nature’s Path* crops or animals. The result is called a genetically modified organism or Pillsbury (Smucker’s) GMO. GMOs can be engineered with genes from bacteria, viruses, insects, Natural by Nature Woodstock Farms* Rapunzel animals, or even humans. Most Americans say they would not eat GMOs Produced Without rbGH National if labeled, but unlike most other industrialized countries, the U.S. does Alta Dena Grafton Village Cheese not require labeling. FROZEN FOODS BelGioioso Cheese Inc. Great Hill Dairy Many frozen foods are highly processed. Keep an eye out for the Big Four at- TIPS FOR AVOIDING GM CROPS Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream Lifetime Dairy risk ingredients and stay away from frozen foods that contain them, unless they are marked organic or non-GM. TIP #1: BUY ORGANIC Certified organic products are not allowed Brown Cow Farm Nancy’s Natural Dairy Crowley Cheese of Vermont Roth Kase USA to contain any GMOs. Non-GMO Eggo Waffles (Kellogg) Dannon Walmart store brand A.C. LaRocco Gardenburger TIP #2: LOOK FOR “NON-GMO” LABELS Franklin County Cheese Yoplait Amy’s Kitchen Green Giant (General Mills) TIP #3: AVOID AT-RISK INGREDIENTS Most GM ingredients May contain GMO ingredients Cascadian Farms Healthy Choice (ConAgra) are products made from the “Big Four:” corn, soybeans, canola, and cot- Colombo (General Mills) Parmalat Cedarlane Kid’s Cuisine (ConAgra) tonseed, used in processed foods. See the list of invisible ingredients in Kemps , aside from “Select” brand Sorrento Helen’s Kitchen Lean Cuisine (Nestle) this Guide. Land O’ Lakes The Country’s Best Yoghurt Ian’s Natural Foods Marie Callender’s (ConAgra) TIP #4: BUY PRODUCTS LISTED IN THIS GUIDE For regional lists of rbGH-free sources of Dairy Products: Linda McCartney Morningstar Farms, unless organic NONgmoShoppingGuide.com Mom Made Meals (Kellogg) BOLD with an asterisk * denotes brands with products enrolled in the Non-GMO Project’s third party GMO Avoidance Verification Program. Rising Moon* Rosetto Frozen Pasta (Nestle) Learn more at: NONgmoProject.org/consumers Alternative Dairy Products The Simple Soyman Stouffer’s (Nestle) Sun Soy Non-GMO Woodstock Farms* Swanson (Campbell’s) Stonyfield Farm O’Soy FRUITS & VEGETABLES Belsoy Tombstone (Kraft) Very few fresh fruits and vegetables for sale in the U.S. are genetically Tofutti EdenSoy* May Contain GMO Ingredients Totino’s (Smucker’s) modified. Novel products such as seedless watermelons are NOT VitaSoy/Nasoya Imagine Foods/Soy Dream Boca, unless organic (Kraft) Voila! (Birds Eye/Unilever) genetically modified. Small amounts of zucchini, yellow crookneck Lisanatti WestSoy Celeste (Pinnacle Foods) squash, and sweet corn may be GM. The only commercialized GM fruit is Nancy’s Cultured Soy* WholeSoy* papaya from Hawaii—about half of Hawaii’s papayas are GM. Nancy’s Organic Cultured Soy* Wildwood Organic Valley Soy* Yves The Good Slice SNACK FOODS Look for snacks made from wheat, rice, or oats, and ones that use sunflower MEAT, FISH & EGGS Pacific Natural Foods* Zen Don No genetically modified fish, fowl, or livestock is yet approved for human or safflower oils. There is no GM popcorn on the market, nor is there blue or consumption. However, plenty of non-organic foods are produced from Silk May contain GMO ingredients white GM corn. animals raised on GM feed such as grains. Look for wild rather than So Delicious 8th Continent farmed fish to avoid fish raised on genetically modified feed, and 100% SNACKS: Non-GMO Peeled Snacks grass-fed animals. Annie’s* Plum Organics Tots BABY FOODS & INFANT FORMULA Rapunzel Milk or soy protein is the basis of most infant formulas. The secret ingredients Barbara’s, organic Meat & Fish: Non-GMO Organic Prairie, Tropical Traditions, Vital Choice Bearitos/Little Bear Organics Revolution Foods Eggs: Non-GMO Nest Fresh Organic in these products are often soy or milk from cows injected with rbGH. Many Ruth’s brands also add GMO-derived corn syrup, corn syrup solids, or soy lecithin. (Hain Celestial) Egg Innovations Organic Organic Valley Earthly Treats Simple Sweets Eggland’s Best Organic Pete and Jerry’s Organic Eggs Non-GMO Plum Organics Eco-Planet Sunridge Farms Horizon Organic Wilcox Farms Organic Tastybaby Eden* Tasty Brand Land O’Lakes Organic Baby’s Only Organic Bella Baby Field Day* Woodstock Farms* Earth’s Best May contain GMO ingredients Garden of Eatin’ ALTERnaTIVE MeaT PRODUCTS Grandy Oats May contain GMO ingredients Many alternative meat products are processed and include ingredients Gerber Beech-Nut Hain Pure Snax/Hain Pure Foods FritoLay (Lay’s, Ruffles, Doritos,Cheetos, that can be genetically engineered, so give the ingredient lists close HAPPYBABY Enfamil Tostitos) attention to avoid the Big Four at-risk ingredients, especially soy. Health Valley Mom Made Meals Good Start Ian’s Natural Foods Hostess Non-GMO White Wave Organic Baby* Nestlé Kettle Brand* Keebler (Kellogg’s) 365 Brand (Whole Foods) Woodstock Farms* PediaSmart Similac/Isomil Kopali Organics Kraft (Nabisco, Nilla Wafers, Oreos, Ritz, Amy’s Late July Organic Snacks NutterButter, Honey Maid, SnackWells, Bountiful Bean May contain GMO ingredents Information on GMOs is also available at www.centerforfoodsafety.org and Mary’s Gone Crackers* www.HealthierEating.org. Teddy Grahams, Wheat Thins, Triscuit) Small Planet Tofu Boca, unless organic (Kraft) Nature’s Path* Pepperidge Farm (Campbell’s) Sunshine Burger Gardenburger Copyright 2010 Center for Food Safety and Institute for Responsible Technology. No part Namaste Foods The Simple Soyman Morningstar Farms, unless of this booklet may be reproduced in any form without written permission from both Newman’s Own Organics Pringles parties. For large print quantities or electronic distribution requests, Quaker Oats Vitasoy organic soy line (Kellogg) Newman’s Own, except salad dressings Wildwood contact: [email protected] BOLD with an asterisk * denotes brands with products enrolled in the Non-GMO Project’s third party GMO Avoidance Verification Program. SODAS, JUICES & OTheR beVERageS CanDY, ChoCOLATE PRODUCTS & SWEETENERS Learn more at: NONgmoProject.org/consumers Most juices are made from GMO-free fruit (avoid papaya though, as it could Look for organic and non-GMO sweeteners, products made with 100% cane be GMO), but the prevalence of corn-based sweeteners—e.g. high-fructose sugar, evaporated cane juice or organic sugar to avoid GM beet sugar, and SNACKS/ENERGY BARS: Odwalla corn syrup—in fruit juices is cause for concern. Many sodas are primarily watch out for soy lecithin in chocolates and corn syrup in candies. Optimum Energy Bar Non-GMO comprised of water and corn syrup. Look for 100-percent juice blends. Candy: Non-GMO May Contain GMO Ingredients Organic Food Bar Clif Bar Sea20 Organic Energy Drink Pure Fun Confections Hershey’s Ruth’s Non-GMO Divine Foods After the Fall, organic (Smucker’s) Teeccino Herbal Caffe Reed’s Ginger Candy, organic Jelly Belly Genisoy Bars Weil by Nature’s Path Organic Big Island Organics Walnut Acres Organic Juices St. Claire Organic Lifesaver (Kraft) GoodOnYa Bar Nestlé Blue Sky Woodstock Farms* Sunridge Farms Lara Bar May Contain GMO Ingredients Cascadian Farm Woodstock Farms* Luna Bar Balance Bar Crofter’s Organic May Contain GMO Ingredients Macrobars Coca-Cola (Fruitopia, Minute Maid, Sweetners: Non-GMO Nature Valley (General Mills) Eden* The sweetener aspartame is derived from GM micro- MacroLife Naturals Field Day* Hi-C, NESTEA) Nabisco Bars (Kraft) Eden* organisms. It is also referred to as NutraSweet® Nature’s Path* Frey Vineyards Hansen Beverage Company PowerBar (Nestle) Sweet Cloud* and Equal® and is found in over 6,000 products, Nutiva Mixerz All Natural Cocktail Mixers Hawaiian Punch (Procter &Gamble) including soft drinks, gum, candy, desserts, yogurt, Quaker Granola Nancy’s Organic Lowfat Kefir Kraft (Country Time, Kool-Aid, Tropical Traditions tabletop sweeteners, and some pharmaceuticals Odwalla Crystal Light, Capri Sun, Tang) Woodstock Farms, organic* such as vitamins and sugar-free cough drops. SOUPS, SAUCES & CANNED FOODS Organic Valley Libby’s (Nestlé) Many soups and sauces are highly processed, so give the ingredient PediaSmart Ocean Spray Chocolate: Non-GMO Rapunzel lists close attention to avoid the Big Four at-risk ingredients.