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Genetically modified organisms, or GMOs, are unnatural, novel organisms created and patented by giant corporations. Since the 1990s, GMOs have entered the food supply without undergoing independent, long-term safety testing.

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Coming Clean: Your guide to hidden GMOs in personal care
February 2, 2023
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Data Drop — Food and Technology
February 1, 2023
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TIME TO COME CLEAN ABOUT HIDDEN GMOS IN PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS
February 1, 2023
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3 Crucial Reasons to Block GMO Salmon
January 30, 2023
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New GMO Alert: Bee-less Honey and Bean-less Coffee: A Translation Guide
January 20, 2023
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Shopping Your Values Is Easier Than Ever
January 20, 2023
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Study Shows 69% of U.S. Consumers Demand Verification of Retailer & Brand Claims About Sustainability 
January 17, 2023
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Why We Partner With Other Labels
January 6, 2023
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2022 Year in review: Trends by the numbers
January 5, 2023
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Who's Looking Out for You? We Are!
July 14, 2022
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New GMO Alert: Animal-Free Dairy Products to Watch Out For
June 16, 2022
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What's wrong with GMOs? A lot.
May 19, 2022
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New GMO Alert: Betterland Foods
May 17, 2022
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What is a GMO
What Is a GMO?
May 12, 2022
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How useful are GMOs on a warming planet? Middling.
April 21, 2022
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New GMO Alert: Recombinetics Heat-Tolerant GE Cow
April 14, 2022
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Who Ate All the Frankenfish? (Hint: It Might Have Been You!)
March 30, 2022
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U.S. Becomes 65th Country to Label GMOs — But Whose Laws Are the Best?
March 24, 2022
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Will Biotech "POP" Organic Corn's Best Defense Against GMO Pollen?
March 8, 2022
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New GMO Alert: Modern Kitchen
February 17, 2022
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Know Your Labels! The Butterfly Makes Non-GMO Easy
Know Your Labels! The Butterfly Makes Non-GMO Easy
February 17, 2022
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The New BE Label is Here! Or Is It??? (And Why You Should Still Look for the Butterfly)
January 19, 2022
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Non-GMO Project Presents: The Year in Food, 2021
December 30, 2021
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New GMO Alert: GMO-Made Egg White Proteins
December 16, 2021
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New GMO Alert: Plant-Based “Meat” made with GMOs
November 16, 2021
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Is Synbio Vanilla "Natural"? Heck, No!
November 2, 2021
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New GMOs in Virtually Every Grocery Aisle
September 23, 2021
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Special Screening of "Modified": Celebrating Earth Day's 50th Anniversary
April 15, 2020
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Sow Greenery, Grow Sanity
April 10, 2020
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Seeds, Soils and Snacks: The Beauty of Legumes
December 23, 2019
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Beans and lentils
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Legumes (but didn’t know you wanted to know)
December 10, 2019
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Burger
The Carnivore’s Dilemma: Navigating Burgers in the Age of Meat Alternatives
October 8, 2019
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Welcome to the Pandemic. I’m Here to Walk Your Dog.
March 19, 2020
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The Electric Bike and the Butterfly
May 19, 2020
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In A World of Connections, What's Your Butterfly Effect?
May 12, 2020
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What's Your Butterfly Effect?
May 11, 2020
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Notes on a Crisis
April 2, 2020
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Supporting Non-GMO Project Clients in Unprecedented Times
March 31, 2020
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Working Together Through the COVID-19 Crisis — a letter from our Executive Director
March 20, 2020
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Manukora Manuka Honey is Now Non-GMO Project Verified
March 9, 2020
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Certificate of Verification
A Non-GMO Project Certificate of Verification is a Ticket to Success
March 6, 2020
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Au Revoir, Non-GMO Month!
November 22, 2019
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Certificate of Verification
A Non-GMO Project Certificate of Verification is a Ticket to Success
March 6, 2020
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