News + Updates

Alland & Robert Now Non-GMO Project Verified
April 10, 2019 - News

Paris, France – March 29th, 2019 –Alland & Robert, an international leader in natural gums, has obtained Non-GMO Project verification for its acacia gum references, karaya gum reference and its texturing ingredient Syndeo®. Alland & Robert is proud to announce its Non-GMO Project Verified products are produced in compliance with the Non-GMO Project Standard. This is an important process that confirms Alland & Robert’s commitment to manufacture natural, unadulterated produc... Read more

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

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

Americans Deserve Better than the USDA’s GMO Labeling Law
December 20, 2018 - Blog, Events, News

The USDA issued its final rule for the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard (NBFDS) today, to be published in the Federal Register on December 21, 2018. The Non-GMO Project is disappointed by the content of the final rule, which jeopardizes GMO transparency for Americans. The NBFDS demonstrates that only the Non-GMO Project provides the transparent labeling consumers have been demanding for more than 20 years. In its current form, categorical exemptions prevent this law from delive... Read more

GMO Potato Now Classified as High-Risk | FAQs
October 31, 2018 - Blog, News

GENERAL INFORMATION The potato has been added to the High-Risk list of the Non-GMO Project Standard. The Non-GMO Project considers crops and inputs to be “High-Risk” when there is a high likelihood of GMO contamination in the conventional and non-GMO supply chain. The Non-GMO Project uses a risk matrix to determine the Standard’s High-Risk list. The risk matrix focuses on key criteria, including the number of acres planted, commercial availability, the presence in the supply chain, u... Read more