NON-GMO

SHOPPING GUIDE
organisms (GMOs) How to avoid foods made with genetically modified

ShopNoGMO Contents
Introduction & Overview 1 Alternative Dairy Products 2 Baby Food & Infant Formula 3 Beverages 3 Body Care Products 4 Breads & Baked Goods 4 Candy, Chocolate & Sweeteners 4 Cereal & Breakfast Foods 5 Condiments, Oils, Dressings & Spreads 5 Dairy Products 6 Feed & Seed 8 Fruits & Vegetables 8 Grains, Beans, & Flour 8 Herbs, Spices & Other Ingredients 9 Meat, Fish & Eggs 9 Mercantile 10 Packaged/Frozen Meals 10 Pasta 10 Pet Products 11 Snack Foods & Bars 11 Soups & Sauces 12 Tofu, Tempeh, & Alternative Meat Products 12 Vitamins & Supplements 12 Wholesale Ingredients 13 Invisible GM Ingredients 13

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October 2010 Edition

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Introduction & Overview

What is a GMO? Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are made by forcing genes from one species, such as bacteria, viruses, animals, or humans, into the DNA of a food crop or animal to introduce a new trait. Why Should I Avoid GMOs? The American Academy of Environmental Medicine reported that Several animal studies indicate serious health risks associated with GM food, including infertility, immune problems, accelerated aging, faulty insulin regulation, and changes in major organs and the gastrointestinal system. Many physicians advise ALL patients to choose healthier non-GMO foods. Tips to Avoid GMOs? Tip #1: Buy Organic Certified organic products cannot intentionally include any GMO ingredients. Buy products labeled 100% organic, organic, or made with organic ingredients. You can be doubly sure if the product also has a Non-GMO Project Verified Seal. Tip #2: Look for Non-GMO Project Seals This guide features brands enrolled in the Non-GMO Project. The NonGMO Project is a non-profit organization committed to providing consumers with clearly labeled and independently verified non-GMO choices including testing of at-risk ingredients. Visit NonGMOProject.org for more information on their third-party product verification program.
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Tip #3: Avoid At-Risk Ingredients If its not labeled organic or verified non-GMO: Avoid products made with ingredients that might be derived from GMOs. The eight GM food crops are Corn, Soybeans, Canola, Cottonseed, Sugar Beets, Hawaiian

Papaya (most) and a small amount of Zucchini and Yellow Squash. Sugar: If a non-organic product made in North American lists sugar as an ingredient (and NOT pure cane sugar), then it is almost certainly a combination of sugar from both sugar cane and GM sugar beets. Dairy: Products may be from cows injected with GM bovine growth hormone. If its not labeled Organic, or Non-GMO Project, verified look for labels stating No rbGH, rbST, or artificial hormones. Tip #4: Download the Guide Visit NonGMOShoppingGuide.com to download a complete list of Non-GMO products available from each brand in this guide or use ShopNoGMO App on your iPhone - available for free at the iTunes store.

Alternative Dairy Products

Are you vegan, lactose intolerant or have allergies to dairy? Youre probably already familiar with dairy alternatives, such as soy milk, almond milk, rice milk, and other substitute products. Since so many alternative dairy products are made from soybeans, be aware that they may contain GM materials. The brands featured below are enrolled in the NonGMO Project. 365 Eden Follow Your Heart Growing Naturals Hemp Bliss Luna & Larrys Coconut Bliss Manitoba Harvest Nancys Native Forest Organic Valley Pacific Natural Foods Pulmuone Wildwood Silk So Delicious Soy Kaas Westsoy WholeSoy & Co.
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Baby Foods & Infant Formula

Milk or soy protein is the basis of most infant formulas. The secret ingredients in these products are often soy, or milk from cows injected with rbGH. Many brands also add GMO-derived corn syrup, corn syrup solids, or soy lecithin. The brands featured below are enrolled in the NonGMO Project. Earths Best HAPPYBABY Pouches HAPPYTOT Little Duck Organics Organic Baby

Beverages
Most juices are made from non-GMO fruit (avoid papaya though, as it could be the Hawaiian GMO variety), but the prevalence of corn-based sweeteners e.g. high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) in fruit juices is cause for concern. Many sodas are primarily comprised of water and corn syrup. Look for 100 percent juice blends. Some brands are now moving away from HFCS to sugar, but unless it is pure cane sugar, it will include sugar from GM sugar beets. The sweetener aspartame is derived from GM microorganisms. It is referred to as NutraSweet and Equal and is found in over 6,000 products, including diet drinks and diet sodas. The
brands featured below are enrolled in the Non-GMO Project. 365 Bragg Caf Altura Choice Organic Teas Earth Balance Field Day GoodBelly Guayaki Haiku Hemp Bliss Hemptein Meijer Naturals North Coast Nutiva One Natural Experience

One World Prairie Emerald Rapunzel Silk So Delicious Traditional Medicinals Whole Foods Market Woodstock Farms
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Body Care
The GM ingredients found in body care products are largely soy and corn derivatives. The brands featured below are enrolled in the Non-GMO
Project. EO

Breads & Baked Goods

While baking ingredients such as wheat flour, rice, kamut, and oats are not genetically modified, many packaged breads and bakery items contain other GMO ingredients such as corn syrup, soy flour, and sugar from sugar beets. The brands featured below are enrolled in the
Non-GMO Project. 365 Barbaras Bakery Berlin Natural Bakery Hodgson Mill Maria & Ricardo Meijer Naturals

Candy, Chocolate & Sweeteners

Many sweeteners, and products like candy and chocolate that contain them, can come from GMO sources. Look for organic and non-GMO sweeteners, candy and chocolate products made with 100% cane sugar (to avoid the GM beet sugar), evaporated cane juice or organic sugar. And watch out for soy lecithin in chocolates and corn syrup in candies. The sweetener aspartame is derived from GM microorganisms. It is also referred to as NutraSweet or Equal and is found in over 6,000 products, including soft drinks, gum, candy, desserts, yogurt, tabletop sweeteners, and some pharmaceuticals such as vitamins and sugar-free cough drops. The brands featured below are enrolled in the Non-GMO
Project. 365 Attune Foods Crispy Cat Endangered Species Chocolate Grain Place Foods Lets Do... Lundberg Family Farms Meijer Naturals NuGo Rapunzel Woodstock Farms
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Cereals & Breakfast Foods

Cereals and breakfast bars are very likely to include GMO ingredients because they are often made with corn and soy products and non-cane sugars. The brands featured below are enrolled in the Non-GMO
Project. 365 Bakery On Main Barbaras Bakery Chez Gourmet Eden Envirokidz Erewhon Hodgson Mill Lundberg Family Farms Mediterranean Organic Meijer Naturals Natures Path Nutiva Old Wessex Prana Foods Uncle Sam Weetabix

Condiments, Oils, Dressings & Spreads

Unless labeled explicitly, corn, soybean, cottonseed, and canola oils produced in North America almost certainly contain genetically modified products. Choose pure olive, coconut, sesame, sunflower, safflower, almond, grapeseed, and peanut oils. Also choose preserves, jams, and jellies with cane sugar, not unspecified sugar (which will likely contain GM beet sugar) or corn syrup. The brands featured below are enrolled
in the Non-GMO Project. 365 Bragg Coconut Secret Earth Balance Eden Emerald Cove Emperors Kitchen Field Day Follow Your Heart Green Mountain Gringo Koyo Manitoba Harvest Mediterranean Organic Meijer Naturals Miso Master Napa Valley Naturals Nexcel Natural Ingredients Nutiva Prairie Emerald Pulmuone Wildwood Rapunzel Rising Moon Organics Salute Salut! San-J Stubbs Sushi Sonic Sweet Cloud Viterra Whole Foods Market Woodstock Farms
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Dairy Products
Some U.S. dairy farms inject the genetically engineered hormone rbGH, also called rbST, into their cows to boost milk production. There are now many dairy products with labels that indicate they do not use rbGH or rbST. Their cows may still be fed GM feed. Organic dairy products are not allowed to intentionally use rbGH or GM grains as animal feed. Many alternative dairy products are made from soybeans and may contain GM materials. The brands featured immediately below are enrolled
in the Non-GMO Project (the Non-GMO Project Standard does not allow the use of rbGH and sets rigorous testing thresholds for GMO presence in animal feed). 365 Earth Balance Nancys Pacific Natural Foods Rumiano Cheese Seven Stars Farm Siggis Straus Family Creamery White Mountain Foods Woodstock Farms

No-rbGH
Certified Organic Brands

Alta Dena Organics Butterworks Farm Chase Organic Dairy Harmony Hills Dairy Horizon Organic Morningland Dairy Natural by Nature Radiance Dairy Safeway Organic Brand Stonyfield Farm Wisconsin Organics
Produced Without rbGH - National Brands

Alta Dena BelGioioso Cheese Inc. Ben & Jerrys Ice Cream Brown Cow Farm

Crowley Cheese of Vermont Dannon Franklin County Cheese Great Hill Dairy Lifetime Dairy Nancys Natural Dairy Roth Kase USA Walmart store brand Yoplait
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Produced Without rbGH - West Coast

Alpenrose Dairy Berkeley Farms California Dairies, Inc. Clover Stornetta Farms Darigold Foster Farms Dairy Glanbia Foods, Inc. Humboldt Creamery Co. Joseph Farms Cheese Producers Dairy Foods, Inc. Stremicks Heritage Foods Sunshine Dairy Foods Super Store Industries Tillamook Cheese Wilcox Family Farms, rbST-free dairy line only
Produced Without rbGH - Midwest and Gulf States

Anderson Erikson BGC Manufacturing Braums Ice Cream Chippewa Valley Cheese Erivan Dairy Yogurt Gossner Foods, Inc. Hiland Dairy Joseph Gallo Farms Michigan Milk Producers Assoc. Oberweis Dairy Inc. Prairie Farms Dairy Promised Land Dairy Roberts Dairy Shatto Milk Shamrock Farms Smith Dairy Products Westby Cooperative Creamery United Dairy Farmers, Inc.
Produced Without rbGH - East Coast

Blythedale Farm Cheese Clover Farms Cloverland/Green Spring Dairy Crescent Creamery Derle Farms, milk with no rbST label only Erivan Dairy Yogurt Farmland Dairies Publix Super Markets Oakhurst Dairy Schneiders Dairy Wawa Dairy Wilcox Dairy, rbST-free dairy line only For updated regional lists of rbGH-free sources of Dairy Products: NonGMOShoppingGuide.com
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Feed & Seed

If youre raising poultry or livestock and want to avoid GM feed in your animals diet, look for organic and Non-GMO Project verified products. Talk to your veterinarian for detailed information on providing a balanced diet for your livestock. The brands featured below are enrolled in the
Non-GMO Project. Modesto Milling

Fruits & Vegetables (canned & frozen)

Very few fresh fruits and vegetables for sale in the U.S. are genetically modified. Novel products such as seedless watermelons are NOT genetically modified. Small amounts of zucchini, yellow crookneck squash, and sweet corn may be GM. The only commercialized GM fruit is papaya from Hawaii - about half of Hawaiis papayas are GM. Even if the fruit or vegetable is non-GMO, if it is packaged, frozen, or canned, there

may be GM additives. The brands featured below are enrolled in the

Non-GMO Project. 365 Cape Cod Select Emperors Kitchen Field Day Funky Monkey Snacks Little Duck Organics Marys Little Garden Mediterranean Organic Meijer Naturals North Coast Ole Reese Stahlbush Island Farms Sunset Sunset Kids Woodstock Farms

Grains, Beans & Flour

Other than corn, no GM grains are sold on the market. Look for 100 percent wheat flour, pasta, couscous, rice, quinoa, oats, barley, sorghum, and dried beans (except soybeans). The brands featured on
the following page (page 9) are enrolled in the Non-GMO Project.
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365 Della Eden Field Day gogo Grain Place Foods Hodgson Mill Lotus Foods Lundberg Family Farms Meijer Naturals Nutiva Pacific Northwest Farmers Cooperative Prairie Emerald RiceSelect Salba Stahlbush Island Farms Stone Buhr Flour Company Woodstock Farms Yoga

Herbs, Spices & Other Ingredients

Although there are no spices that are genetically modified, sometimes spice combinations may include soy or corn derivatives. The brands
featured below are enrolled in the Non-GMO Project. 365 A.Vogel D&A Dons Chuck Wagon Emerald Cove Emperors Kitchen Field Day Mediterranean Organic Meijer Naturals Miso Master Nutiva Rapunzel Ruths Foods Sushi Sonic Whole Pantry Woodstock Farms

Meat, Fish & Eggs

No genetically modified fish, fowl, or livestock is yet approved for human consumption. However, plenty of foods are produced from animals raised on GM feed such as grains. To avoid products from animals fed GMOs, look for organic products, wild caught (such as wild fish or game), and 100% grass-fed animals. The brands featured below are
enrolled in the Non-GMO Project. 365 Natural Sea Pure Country Pork Inc.
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Mercantile
The Mercantile category is in its beginning stages but will feature an expanding list of brands offering organic and Non-GMO Project verified dry-goods, packaging alternatives and other merchandise. The brands
featured below are enrolled in the Non-GMO Project. VerTerra Dinnerware

Packed/Frozen Meals
Many frozen and packaged meals are highly processed. Keep an eye out for the Big Four at-risk ingredients and non-cane sugars. Stay away from frozen/packaged meals that contain them, unless they are marked organic or non-GM. The brands featured below are enrolled in the
Non-GMO Project. 365 gogo Moveable Feast Hodgson Mill Lundberg Family Farms PJs Organics Prana Foods Rising Moon Organics Sophies Kitchen White Mountain Foods Whole Kitchen

Pasta
Other than corn, no GM grains are sold on the market. Look for 100 percent wheat pasta, couscous, and others. The brands featured below
are enrolled in the Non-GMO Project. 365 Annies Homegrown Eden Field Day Hodgson Mill House Foods Koyo Organic Planet Rising Moon Organics Whole Foods Market For an updated list of Mercantile Products: NonGMOShoppingGuide.com
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Pet Products
We love our pets and want insure they have a long, healthy life with us. Research shows that the number of pet health problems directly related to poor nutrition is increasing. Luckily, there are a number of certified organic, non-GMO pet foods available. Talk to your veterinarian for detailed information on providing a balanced diet for your pet. The
brands featured below are enrolled in the Non-GMO Project. 365 Green Mush

Snacks, Foods & Bars

Look for snacks made from wheat, rice, or oats, and ones that use sunflower or safflower oils. There is no GM popcorn on the market, nor is there blue or red GM corn. The brands featured below are enrolled
in the Non-GMO Project. 365 Bakery on Main Barbaras Bakery Berlin Natural Bakery CADIA Central Market Organics Crispy Cat Eatsmart Naturals Eden Emerald Cove Envirokidz Field Day Funky Monkey Snacks Garden of Eatin Grain Place Foods Green Mountain Gringo Jolly Llama Kavli Kettle Foods

Koyo Lets Do... Luna & Larrys Coconut Bliss Lundberg Family Farms Manitoba Harvest Marys Gone Crackers Mediterranean Organic Meijer Naturals Natures Path NuGo Nutiva Popcorn, Indiana Prairie Emerald Pure R.W. Garcia Real Foods Manufacturing USA Ruths Foods Snyders of Hanover SunRidge Farms Woodstock Farms
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Soups & Sauces

Many soups and sauces are highly processed, so examine the ingredient lists closely to avoid the Big Four at-risk ingredients and non-cane sugars.
The brands featured below are enrolled in the Non-GMO Project. 365 Central Market Organics Daves Gourmet Field Day Meijers Naturals Moosewood North Coast Organic Classics Rapunzel Rising Moon Organics Woodstock Farms

Tofu, Tempeh & Alternative Meat Products

Many alternative meat products are processed and include ingredients that can be genetically engineered, so give the ingredient lists close attention to avoid the Big Four at-risk ingredients, especially soy. The
brands featured below are enrolled in the Non-GMO Project. 365 House Foods Pulmuone Wildwood SOGA Sunshine Burger Tofurky Turtle Island Foods Westsoy White Mountain Foods Woodstock Farms

Vitamins & Supplements

Many supplements use soy and corn derivatives, and some use GM microorganisms to produce their products. The brands featured below
are enrolled in the Non-GMO Project. GlucoLift HealthForce Nutritionals Manitoba Harvest New Chapter Nutiva Rainbow Light Nutritional Systems Yummi Bears Organics
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Wholesale Ingredients
The brands featured below are enrolled in the Non-GMO Project. Bridgewell Resources Jungbunzlauer Modesto WholeSoy Co. SK Food Soygeia Viterra

Invisible GM Ingredients
Processed foods often have hidden GM sources (unless they are organic or declared non-GMO). The following are ingredients that may

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Aspartame, also called NutraSweet, Equal Spoonful, Canderel, BeneVia, E951 AminoSweet baking soda canola oil (rapeseed) caramel color cellulose citric acid cobalamin (Vit. B12) colorose condensed milk confectioners sugar corn gluten corn masa corn meal corn oil corn sugar corn syrup cornstarch cyclodextrin cystein dextrin dextrose diacetyl diglyceride erythritol Equal food starch fructose (any form) glucose glutamate glutamic acid gluten glycerides glycerin glycerol glycerol monooleate glycine hemicellulose high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) hydrogenated starch hydrolyzed vegetable protein inositol inverse syrup invert sugar inversol lactic acid lecithin leucine lysine malitol malt malt syrup malt extract maltodextrin maltose mannitol methylcellulose milk powder milo starch mono and diglyceride monosodium glutamate (MSG) oleic acid Phenylalanine phytic acid protein isolate shoyu sorbitol soy isolates soy lecithin soy milk soy oil soy protein soy protein isolate soy sauce starch stearic acid sugar (unless cane) tamari tempeh teriyaki marinade textured vegetable protein threonine tocopherols (Vit E) tofu trehalose triglyceride vegetable fat vegetable oil Vitamin B12 Vitamin E whey whey powder xanthan gum Ascorbic acid (Vitamin C) although usually derived from corn, is probably not GM because it is not likely made in North America.

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