Non-GMO Shopping Guide & 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 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 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 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 , 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 EdenSoy* May Contain GMO Ingredients Totino’s (Smucker’s) modified. Novel products such as seedless watermelons are NOT /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 May contain GMO ingredients white GM corn. animals raised on GM feed such as grains. Look for wild rather than So Delicious 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 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 . (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 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 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 , 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. Quinoa Gold Pepsi (Tropicana, Frappuccino, Chocolove Woodstock Farms* Gatorade, SoBe, Dole) Walnut Acres, organic R.W. Knudsen, organic (Smucker’s) Endangered Species* Soups: Non-GMO Santa Cruz Organic (Smucker’s) Sunny Delight (Procter & Gamble) Green & Black’s Organic May Contain GMO Ingredients Amy’s May Contain GMO Ingredients Kopali Organics Ghirardelli Chocolate Fantastic Foods* Chef Boyardee, Healthy Choice Lindt Chocolate Hershey’s Health Valley/Westbrae (ConAgra) CONDIMENTS, OILS, DRESSINGS & SPREADS Nestlé (Crunch, Kit Kat, Smarties) Unless labeled explicitly, corn, , cottonseed, and canola oils prob- Newman’s Own Imagine Natural Campbell’s (Healthy Request, Chunky, Nonuttin’ Toblerone (Kraft) Natural/Hain Simply Home, Pepperidge Farm) ably contain genetically modified products. Choose pure olive, coconut, Rapunzel Hormel products sesame, sunflower, safflower, almond, grapeseed, and peanut oils. Also ShariAnn’s Organics Progresso Soups (General Mills) choose preserves, jams, and jellies with cane sugar, not corn syrup. INVISIBLE GM INGREDIENTS Non-GMO Sage Hills Farms Processed foods often have hidden GM sources (unless they’re organic or Sauces/Salsas: Non-GMO May Contain GMO Ingredients Annie’s Naturals* Spectrum oils and dressings declared non-GMO). The following ingredients may be made from GMOs. Amy’s Bertolli (Unilever) Bountiful Bean SushiSonic Condiments* Aspartame, also called glycerin protein isolate Eden* Chi-Chi’s (Hormel) NutraSweet®, Equal Spoonful®, glycerol shoyu Bragg’s liquid amino The Simple Soyman Canderel®, AminoSweet® glycerol monooleate sorbitol Emerald Valley Kitchen Classico (Heinz) Carrington Farms Flax Seed Tropical Traditions BeneVia®, E951 glycine soy flour * hemicellulose soy isolates Field Day Del Monte Crofter’s Organic Vegan by Nature Buttery Spread baking powder * canola oil (rapeseed) high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) soy lecithin Green Mountain Gringo Healthy Choice, Hunts (ConAgra) Vigoa Cuisine Muir Glen Organic Drew’s salad dressing caramel color hydrogenated starch Old El Paso (General Mills) cellulose hydrolyzed vegetableprotein soy oil Rising Moon* Eden* Wholemato Pace, Prego (Campbell’s) Emerald Cove Wildwood citric acid inositol soy protein Seeds of Change pasta sauce Ragu (Unilever) cobalamin (Vit. B12) inverse syrup soy protein isolate Walnut Acres pasta sauce Emerald Valley Kitchen Woodstock Farms* colorose invert sugar Emperor’s Kitchen* condensed milk inversol starch confectioners sugar isoflavones stearic acid Canned Food: Non-GMO May Contain GMO Ingredients Field Day* May Contain GMO Ingredients corn flour lactic acid sugar (unless cane) Amy’s Chef Boyardee Follow Your Heart* Crisco (Smucker’s) corn gluten lecithin tamari Harvest Moon Mushrooms corn masa leucine Annie’s* Dinty Moore, Stagg, Hormel (Hormel) Del Monte corn meal lysine marinade Eden* Franco-American (Campbell’s) Ian’s Natural Foods Heinz corn oil malitol textured vegetable ShariAnn’s, organic I.M. Health SoyNut Butters Hellman’s (Unilever) corn sugar malt protein Kettle Brand* corn syrup malt syrup threonine Westbrae, organic Kraft condiments and dressings cornstarch malt extract tocopherols (Vit E) Yves Veggie Cuisine (Hain Celestial) Krazy Ketchup Mazola cyclodextrin maltodextrin tofu Maranatha Nut Butters trehalose Woodstock Farms* Pam (ConAgra) cystein maltose Master* dextrin mannitol triglyceride Peter Pan (ConAgra) dextrose methylcellulose vegetable fat Muir Glen Organic ketchup Skippy (Unilever) diacetyl milk powder vegetable oil GRAINS, BEANS & PASTA Nasoya Smucker’s, unless “Simply 100% Fruit” diglyceride milo starch Vitamin B12 Other than corn, no GM grains are sold on the market. Look for Newmans Own Organic erythritol modified food starch Vitamin E Wesson (ConAgra) Equal modified starch whey 100-percent wheat pasta, couscous, rice, quinoa, oats, barley, sor- Rapunzel Wish-Bone (Unilever) food starch mono and diglyceride whey powder ghum, and dried beans (except soybeans). Ruth’s fructose (any form) monosodium xanthan gum glucose glutamate (MSG) Non-GMO KAMUT glutamate Nutrasweet Ascorbic acid (Vitamin C) although Annie’s * Lundberg Family Farms* CEREAL & BREAKFAST BARS glutamic acid oleic acid usually derived from corn, is probably Bob’s Red Mill, organic Organic Planet* Cereals and breakfast bars are very likely to include GMO ingredients, gluten Phenylalanine not GM because it is not likely made in Eden* Sunridge Farms because they are often made with corn and soy products. glycerides phytic acid North America. Field Day* Vita-Spelt pasta Non-GMO Nonuttin’ Note: This guide was compiled based on company statements, not genetic testing. Any product labeled Annie’s* Omega Smart Bars as Non-GMO indicates that its manufacturing process is designed to avoid GMOs, but consumers should PACKAGED MEALS: Non-GMO May Contain GMO Ingredients Ambrosial Granola Peace Cereal Organic be aware that GM contamination is possible due to natural pollen movement, weather events, seed Amy’s Betty Crocker (General Mills) Barbara’s, organic Ruth’s contamination, or human error. Hence there is no guarantee such products are 100% free of GMOs. Casbah (Hain-Celestial) Knorr (Unilever) Cascadian Farms Simple Sweets Center for Food Safety’s participation in this guide does not necessarily imply endorsement of any of the products or labels listed in this guide. Dr. McDougall’s Right Foods Kraft Macaroni & Cheese Eden* Sunridge Farms Lipton meal packets (Unilever) To learn more about GMOs, consult the books Genetic Roulette: The Documented Health Risks of Genetically Fantastic Foods* EnviroKidz* Engineered Foods by Jeffrey M. Smith or Your Right to Know: Genetic Engineering and the Secret Changes Ian’s Natural Foods Near East (Quaker) Golden Temple May Contain GMO Ingredients in Your Food by Andrew Kimbrell. Information on GMOs is also available at www.centerforfoodsafety.org Lotus Foods Pasta Roni & Rice-A-Roni (Quaker) Grandy Oats General Mills and www.HealthierEating.org. Lundberg Farms Rice Sensations* Health Valley, organic Kellogg Post (Kraft) Copyright 2010 Center for Food Safety and Institute for Responsible Technology. No part of this booklet Rising Moon* Lundberg Rice Cereal* may be reproduced in any form without written permission from both parties. For large print quantities Seeds of Change organic meals Nature’s Path* Quaker or electronic distribution requests, contact: [email protected]