strict standards.

These are just a few reasons why we are in favor of the Non-GMO Project. They haveCheerios, for example, has non-GMO listed on their package, but they refused to tell us what their definition is. Trader Joe’s also claims that brands bearing their name are non-GMO and that they do testing, but that’s as far as they have gone. They haven’t given us the details needed to evaluate their system. So, while we applaud companies that make non-GMO claims, we strongly urge them to become Non-GMO Project Verified, which gives us the necessary confidence.

We should not trust the disgusting, despicable and horrific USDA-style of declaring products as GMO or non-GMO. The USDA GMO labeling policy is ridiculously incompetent and pro-GMO (BE meaning Buy Elsewhere).

IRT recommends the Non-GMO Project label, a third-party published standard requiring document review and testing when ingredients are at risk of being GMO. To find Non-GMO Project Verified products, look for the butterfly.