News + Updates

New Reformulated B.O.S.S. Superfood Bars Are Now Non-GMO Project Verified
March 27, 2019 - News

New Reformulated B.O.S.S. Superfood Bars Are Now Non-GMO Project Verified The bars have been reformulated with clinically researched functional ingredients targeted to support specific beneficial properties including energy, cognitive performance and focus. HOUSTON, March 19, 2019 – Three superfood bars by B.O.S.S. Food Co.®, which have been reformulated with newer, clinically researched functional ingredients to support sports nutrition/energy, cognitive performance, and mood lift/focus, ... Read more

The World’s First GMO Salmon is Coming to America
March 12, 2019 - News

On March 8, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) lifted its ban on the import of the genetically modified AquAdvantage salmon created by AquaBounty Technologies. The FDA initially approved this GMO for human consumption in 2015, but Congress required the FDA to halt imports of the fish until appropriate GMO labeling guidelines could be established. The FDA announced that this congressional mandate has been fulfilled through the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard (NBFDS), which... Read more

Michele’s Granola Products Now Non-GMO Project Verified
February 19, 2019 - News

Michele’s Granola Products Now Non-GMO Project Verified Small batch granola bakery secures non-GMO certification on completion of rigorous review February 12, 2019 (Timonium, MD) - Michele’s Granola, a Maryland-based small batch granola bakery, has deepened its commitment to transparency by completing a rigorous review by the Non-GMO Project to verify there are no genetically engineered ingredients in the company’s products. The well-recognized butterfly logo of the Non-GMO Project will ... Read more

Don’t Miss Our Expo West Event!
February 19, 2019 - Blog, News

From CRISPR Babies to Regulatory Loopholes: The New GMO Landscape Thursday, March 7 from 4:00-5:30 PM Marriott Platinum Ballroom 3 Join us for a conversation about the state of the non-GMO landscape, including: The rise and threat of emerging GMO techniques The steps brands are taking to keep GMOs out of consumers shopping baskets Consumers’ changing attitudes toward GMOs What the USDA’s National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard means for consumers, brands, and r... Read more

Better Than Coffee® is Now Officially Non-GMO Project Verified
February 5, 2019 - News

Los Angeles based naturally caffeinated energy bars company, Better Than Coffee®, is proud to announce that after completing a rigorous review process, all flavors of its energy bars are now Non-GMO Project Verified. The Non-GMO Project’s stringent verification process includes a comprehensive review of a product’s ingredients, supply chain and manufacturing facilities to ensure end-to-end transparency. Created to provide a natural alternative to energy products loaded with addit... Read more

Welcome, Priti!
January 31, 2019 - News

The Non-GMO Project is excited to welcome Priti Narasimhan as the Director of Client Experience! What interests you about working with the Non-GMO Project- what about this opportunity caught your attention? Priti brings her passion for contributing to the creation of sustainable food systems to the Non-GMO project. The potential of the land use sector to simultaneously improve the well-being of farmers, communities and consumers; ensure ecological integrity by fighting clim... Read more

Welcome, Cameron!
January 24, 2019 - News

The Non-GMO Project is excited to welcome Cameron Miller as the Director of Client Experience! What interests you about working with the Non-GMO Project- what about this opportunity caught your attention? After eighteen years of a successful career that spanned a number of disciplines, but never quite aligned with a deeper sense of purpose, I was eager to find a purposed-aligned career opportunity. Sustainable food systems have been an interest of mine since childhood. The Non-GMO Projec... Read more

Welcome, Taylor!
January 16, 2019 - News

The Non-GMO Project is excited to welcome Taylor Hansen to the Standards and Verification team as their Quality Assurance Coordinator! Taylor is a Washington native. She studied Food Science and has a background in production baking, and Quality Control in the fresh berry sector. She has always found joy in baking. Her fascination with food science began at a young age when she desperately wanted to know how and why the components of food work together, and how the food she eats is... Read more

Terra Kai Organics’ Júce is now officially Non-GMO Project Verified
January 8, 2019 - News

Terra Kai Organics’ Júce is now officially Non-GMO Project Verified Washington State based organic superfood and supplement company, Terra Kai Organics, is proud to announce that all varieties of its premier and best selling product, Júce is now Non-GMO Project Verified. Designed to provide the fruits and vegetables which are important to the average American diet, Júce REDS, Júce GREENS, and Júce Super Fruit and Veggie Vitamin Blend are crafted with 35 or more different organic f... Read more

The Non-GMO Project Standard Revision Public Comment Period Three is Now Open
January 1, 2019 - Blog, News

About the Non-GMO Project Standard The Non-GMO Project is a nonprofit organization committed to preserving and building sources of non-GMO products, educating consumers, and providing verified non-GMO choices. This important work is largely accomplished through our Product Verification Program, the foundation of North America’s most trusted and meaningful label for GMO avoidance. Consumers trust our label because it is a third-party verification program backed by the most rigorous St... Read more