To avoid GMO Foods do most of your shopping in the produce aisle. Processed foods contain GMO foods unless they have the USDA Certified Organic seal or Non-GMO Project Verified seal.
Many processed foods are made with genetically modified ingredients unless they say Non-GMO. Look for “Partially produced with genetic engineering” on the nutrition information label near the ingredients. The company that makes the product is not required to disclose genetic engineering information.
High-risk Crops:
Alfalfa
Animal Products (dairy, eggs, honey, meat, seafood)
Canola
Corn
Cotton
Papaya
Soy
Sugar Beets
Zucchini and Yellow Summer Squash
Monitored Crops:
Beta vulgaris (chard, table beets)
Brassica napa (rutabaga, Siberian kale)
Brassica rapa (bok choy, mizuna, Chinese cabbage, turnip, rapini, tatsoi)
Curcubita (acorn squash, delicata squash, patty pan)
Flax
Rice
Wheat
Apple
Mushroom
Orange
Pineapple
Potato
Camelina (false flax)
Salmon
Sugarcane
Tomato
Common ingredients derived from GMO risk crops:
Amino Acids
Aspartame
Ascorbic Acid
Sodium Ascorbate
Vitamin C
Citric Acid
Sodium Citrate
Ethanol
Flavorings (natural and artificial)
High-Fructose Corn Syrup
Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein
Lactic Acid
Maltodextrins
Molasses
Monosodium Glutamate
Sucrose
Textured Vegetable Protein (TVP)
Xanthan Gum
Vitamins
Yeast Products
Non-GMO Versions:
Pictsweet Farms® Simple Harvest Cut Corn
Pictsweet Farms® Southern Classics Sliced Yellow Squash