Companies and Brand Names for non-GE Items

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Companies and Brand Names for non-GE Items

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Sep 20, 2004 19:21 PDT

 

Companies and Brand Names for non-GE Items

 

Contents

Natural Products

Companies and Associations

Supplements

http://www.safe-food.org/-consumer/brands.html

The research team at M4NL spent three years working with the food

industry to find out what the industry knows and feels about genetic

engineering. In response to our initial inquiries it became clear

that

the natural products industry was eager for more information, and

that the mainstream industry was comfortable with the FDA position

on the issue.

 

One of the biggest challenges natural products manufacturers face is

how to keep their products non-GE.

To solve this problem, M4NL hired two staff members to search the

globe for non-GE ingredients.

 

A database of non-GE suppliers for manufacturers is now available

free of charge on this site.

 

Creating a list of non-GE brands and products for consumers is an

ongoing and labor-intensive task. The list on this page is not

complete.

It is intended as a starting place for shoppers just learning about

GE. If you don't see some of your favorite products on this list,

please contact the manufacturers and ask them to call us if they'd

like to be added to this list. We will check into their non-GE

status and add them to the list as appropriate.

 

The list of What to Eat and How to Shop gives an outline of the

basics.

Here are some specific brands and products that, to the best of our

knowledge, do not contain genetically engineered components.

(NaturalHealthWeb offers a list of websites for organic produce and

foods.)

 

Please note that Mothers for Natural Law has done its best to

provide reliable information. However, we cannot guarantee that this

information is 100% accurate.

 

In some cases, items have been included on this list based on

written confirmation from the companies involved. We are not in a

position to verify such statements and have simply assumed that they

are true.

 

 

 

Natural Products

 

Dairy Products: The following dairies state that all of their

products are made with 100% organic ingredients. Their animals are

not treated with rBGH or other hormones and are only fed organically

grown feed.

There are no bioengineered dairy cultures or enzymes in their

products. If, however, a product lists " natural flavors " on the

label, that

product might contain a genetically engineered ingredient.

 

Harmony Hills Dairy

Horizon Dairy

Morningland Dairy

Organic Valley Dairy

Radiance Dairy

Straus Family Creamery

 

Pulses: All Eden pulses, including Organic Black Soy and Organic

Seasoned; Beans (garbanzo or chickpea, red kidney, pinto, black

turtle,

adzuki, mung, great northern or cannellini, lima), Lentils (red,

green, brown), Peas (split, split yellow, black-eyed or cow);

 

Grain: All Eden grains, including Organic Pearled Barley; Amaranth,

Barley, Hulled Barley, Buckwheat Groats (Kasha), Cracked Bulgar

Wheat, Millet, Kamut Wheat Grain, Quinoa, Rice (short grain brown,

wild, white arborico, sweet brown), Spelt Grain, Wheat Berries, Red

Wheat Berries, Oats (steel cut, hulled)

 

Flours: Arrowhead Mills (White Rice, Kamut); All Eden flours,

including Organic Golden Amber Durum Wheat; Amaranth, Barley,

Buckwheat, Farina,

Garbanzo Chickpea, Millet, Oat, Rice, Rye, Spelt, Wheat, Oat Bran,

Wheat Bran

 

Nuts and Seeds: Almonds, Brazils, Cashnews, Hazelnuts, Macdamia,

Peanuts, Pecans, Pine Nuts, Pistachio Nuts, Walnuts, Pumpkin Seeds,

Sesame Seeds, Sunflower Seeds

 

Sweeteners: Eden Organic Malted Grain Sweeteners, Kogee Organic Cane

Sugar, Organic Cane Sugar (available from Wholesome Foods and

Florida Crystals), Pure USA Honey, Sucanat North America

 

Syrups: Eden Organic Malted Grain Sweeteners, Wholesome Foods

Organic Blackstrap Molasses, Andersons Pure Maple Syrup, Cary's

Maple Syrup (Premium), Hauke Honey Pure Maple Syrup, Spring Tree

Pure Maple Syrup

 

Olive Oils (Extra Virgin): Alessi Olio, Da Vinci (and Extra Light,

100% Pure), Eden Selected, Filippo Berio (and Extra Light), Gourmet

Aritrian,

Grey Poupon, L'estornell, Odd Monk, Olitalia, Peloponnese, Spectrum

Natural, Tassos

 

Other Oils: Eden (Organic Sesame, Toasted Sesame, Hot Pepper Toasted

Sesame, and Safflower Oils), Sigg Grapeseed Oil, Olitalia Grapeseed

Oil,

Loriva Sesame Oil, Spectrum Natural (Almond Oil, Apricot Kernel Oil,

Avocado Oil, Coconut Oil, Safflower Oil, Walnut Oil), Organic Oils

 

Vinegars: Da Vinci Balsamic, Eden Apple Cider, L'estornell River Run

Hot

Pepper, Spectrum Organic (Raspberry Wine, Red Wine, White Wine),

 

Salad Dressings and Condiments: Cross And Blackwell Capers, Spectrum

Zesty Italian Dressing, Jaffa Gold Lemon Juice, Melinda Extra Hot

Sauce,

Annie's Farmhouse Maple Mustard, Earth Fire Products Chutney, Eden

Organic Mustard (and imported condiments), Sandhill Mustard, Santa

Barbara Olive Company California Ripe Large or Jumbo Pitted Olives,

Muir

Glen Organic Tomato Ketchup, Cascadian Farm Organic Sauerkraut, Eden

Organic Sauerkraut, Krinos Imported Grape Leaves

 

Nut and Fruit Butters: Arrowhead Mills (Certified Organic Peanut

Butter, Sesame Tahini), Eastwind Nut Butters (Peanut, Cashew,

Tahini, Almond),

Eden Organic Apple Butter, Joyva Sesame Tahini, Maranata Roasted

(Pistachio Butter, Filbert Butter, Sunflower Butter, Almond Butter),

Maranata (Sesame Tahini, Cashew Butter, Almond Butter) Once Again

Hazelnut Butter, Sahadi Sesame Butter, Santa Cruz Organic (Apple

Apricot

Sauce, Apple Sauce), Westbrae Natural (Raw Sesame Tahini, Toasted

Tahini),

 

If specific products are not mentioned after the brand name, then

the brand name is non-GE in that particular category:

 

Breads: French Meadow Bakery, Garden of Eatin' (blue corn and corn

tortillas), Lundberg Rice Cakes, Manna, New Pioneer Co-op (farm

bread, olive farm, raisin pecan, sourdough, wheat), Big Kitchen

 

Canned Beans: American Prairie, Bearitos Refried Fat Free, Eden,

Shari's, Westbrae Natural Garbanzo

 

Salsas: Garden Valley Naturals, Muir Glen, New Bounty Organic,

Parrot

 

Pasta Sauces: Eden (Spaghetti Sauce, Pizza-Pasta Sauce), Garden

Valley

Organic, Millina's Finest Organic, Muir Glen Organic

 

Pastas/Noodles: Eden, Millina's Finest, Vita Spelt

 

Tofu/Tempeh/Soy/Miso: American Pride Tofu, Earth Fire Products, Eden

products, White Wave (Organic Wild Rice Tempeh, Five Grain Tempeh,

Soy Tempeh, Sea Veggie Tempeh, Organic Tofu)

 

Frozen Foods: Cascadian Farms (organic broccoli, corn, plain

vegetables,

raspberries, blueberries, strawberries), Sno-Pac (organic

vegetables)

 

Teas: Alvita, Celestial Seasonings (Except for the vitamin enriched

ones), Choice organic, Eden Great Eastern Sun, Long Life organic,

Maharishi Ayur-Veda (Vata, Pitta and Kapha Churnas and Teas, and

Raja's

Cup), Traditional Medicinals, Yogi Organic

 

Juices: Organic with no vitamins added (Check labels carefully):

After

the Fall (Vermont Harvest Moon, Apple Cider, Grape Juice), Crofters

(Guava, Strawberry, Papaya, Raspberry, Apricot, Pink Lemonade), Eden

(Organic Apple, Organic Tomato, Organic Cherry), Kedem (100% Pure

Grape

Juice), Knudsen (Cherry, Grape, Mango, Pear, Strawberry), Mountain

Sun

(Organic Strawberry, Peach, Blueberry, Cranberry), Santa Cruz

(Ginger, Apricot, Cherry, Raspberry, Apple)

 

Chips/snacks/candies: Bearitos Organic Corn Chips, Eden, Little Bear

Lite Organic Popcorn, Manischewitz Passover Matzos (tea matzos and

whole

wheat tea matzos), Reeds Crystallized Ginger, St. Claire Organic

(Winter

Mints, Licorice Sweets, Cinnamon Snaps, Cherry Sweets, Lemon Tarts,

Peppermints, Cocoa Sweets, Ginger Snaps), dried non-GE fruit (either

unsweetened or approved non-GE sweetener), Kettle Organic Potato

Chips, Westbrae Organic Potato Chips

 

Miscellaneous: Duchy Originals, Eden Soymilk, Imagine Organic

Original

Rice Dream, Kogee Organic Non-Dairy Creamer, Mrs. Denson's Cookies,

Walker's Shortbread

 

 

 

Companies and Associations

Friends of the Earth surveyed companies in Europe and reported their

responses in an email on 7 March 2000.

 

 

AMERICAN GROWERS FOODS offers certified chemical-free, non-GMO Corn

Flakes, Hearty Wheat Flakes, 5-Grain Harvest Blend, Shredded Wheat

Nuggets, Toasted Oat Rings, Rolled Oats (Oatmeal), Quick-Cooking

Rolled

Oats, Wholesome Hot Wheat Cereal, Yellow and White Corn Tortilla

Chips,

Corn Meal, Corn Muffin Mix, Hot Corn Cereal and Corn Flour. These

items can be purchased through the Company's website.

 

Corn Refiners Association:

 

This organization *supports* the regulatory policies and procedures

of

the " FDA, " USDA and EPA. They believe such procedures are sufficient

to insure the proper and safe use of biotehcnology.

 

Dean Foods Vegetable Company: According to a letter from the

Company,

" At this time we do not have genetically engineered food on our

BirdsEye and FRESHLIKE labels, however, some of our private label

products *are*

genetically engineered. "

 

Frito-Lay: Frito-Lay Consumer Affairs writes, " Frito-Lay contracts

its

corn and potato growers. At the end of 1999, Frito-Lay told its

growers that it would not allow genetically modified corn. Our

potatoes have never been an issue because the varieties that we use

are not genetically modified. So, we do not use genetically modified

corn or potatoes. "

Note that this statement does " not " cover all ingredients of

Frito-Lay products. For details, call Pam Hammons at 1-800-352-4477.

 

GeniSoy Products Company: Based in Fairfield, California, the

Company

makes healthy and tasty soy-based products, including protein-based

bars, powders, and roasted " Soynuts. " GeniSoy uses only water-

processed

isolated soy protein that retains the naturally occurring levels of

isoflavones (a phytonutrient) and all the protein comes from

certified

non-GMO soybeans. For more information, call 1-800-GENISOY (436-

4769) or

visit www.genisoy.com.

 

The Hain Food Group supports complete labelling of package contents.

They have brought out a " Pure Food " symbol which signifies that a

product contains no genetically engineered organisms. Bearitos®

Tortilla

Chips is the first Hain product packaged with this label. Well done,

Hain!

 

Infant Formula Council (IFC): The Council supports the FDA's

position

that Monsanto's genetically engineered Roundup Ready soybeans are

safe. Most of the major formula companies belong to this council.

 

Mothers for Natural Law urges you to write to the IFC and tell them

you

feel it is unconscionable to use innocent newborns as guinea pigs

for untested, experimental foods.

 

Address:

Infant Formula Council,

5775-G Peachtree-Dunwoody Road, Suite 500,

Atlanta, Georgia 30342.

 

Kellogg's: state that their products may contain genetically

engineered ingredients, and that they believe these pose no safety

hazard to

consumers.

 

Red Star Yeast: They do not currently use any genetically engineered

organisms (GEOs) in the manufacturing of their yeast.

 

 

 

Supplements

 

Many of our members have called us with concerns about the vitamins

and food supplements they take every day.

 

NOW Foods, one of the supplement manufacturers M4NL works closely

with, offered to explain the impact GE is having on their industry.

 

NOW Foods is a family-owned manufacturer and distributor of dietary

supplements and natural foods. For nearly four years, despite the

enormous challenges the company faces because of this technology,

NOW

has offered its whole-hearted support to our organization,

distributing our materials to tens of thousands of customers around

the country and providing us with substantive guidance, feedback and

practical advice.

 

Mothers for Natural Law spoke with James Roza, Director of Quality

Assurance of Now Natural Foods, and 20-year veteran of the Natural

Products Industry.

 

James is on the board of Natural Nutritional Foods Association's

Compliance Committee, and the Quality Control Committee of the

American Herbal Products Association.

 

He is currently chairing a committee to establish standards for

Grape

Seed Extract Products and as a member of the GMO Task Force (with

Mothers for Natural Law), working towards the preservation of

Identity Preserved Foods and Ingredients.

 

Jim, can you tell our readers how vitamins are made?

 

" There are many different ways vitamins can be produced. Some of the

more common ways would include:

 

hydrolyzation (breaking things into smaller components), enzymatic

conversation (using enzymes to convert substances), and purification

of food commodities such as corn syrup or soy oil, bio-fermentation,

and chemical synthesis.

For example, Ascorbic Acid (vitamin C) is produced from the glucose

extracted from corn syrup by using some of the aforementioned

procedures. "

 

So, GE ingredients have found their way even into supplements?

 

" Unfortunately, yes. Because the starter material used to produce

some of our most commonly used vitamins are food commodities such as

soy and corn, the use of genetically modified foods reaches the

consumer even at the supplement level.

 

The proteins or fragments of the soy or corn remain intact through

the

various permutations the foods must undergo before they reach their

finished forms as vitamins.

 

This also applies to the excipients (fillers, lubricants, processing

agents, etc.) that are also used in vitamin production. "

 

What is NOW doing about these GE ingredients?

 

" NOW Foods is pro-actively working with suppliers to make them aware

of the potential problems inherent in GE foods. It is our expressed

desire

to lobby for the preservation of non-GE foods so that they can be

labeled as such and give the consumer the right to make an educated

decision of their own.

 

We hope to create a situation whereby manufacturers have easy access

to vitamins and food ingredients produced from non-GE foods. At this

point it is a grass roots effort, but all great causes have their

start there.

 

 

Given the potential hazards posed by these genetically modified

foods, it is the only ethical thing to do. "

 

What are your feelings about the GE components in the supplements

industry?

 

" I believe there will be a divergence of supplement products offered

to the consumer. Some companies will take the high road and use non-

GE food components in their products and others will not, seeing it

as a frivolous concession to " radical activist groups. "

 

Whichever the case, I believe, based on the groundswell of support

this

is receiving from the public, that it will be incumbent upon

manufacturers to label their products accordingly.

 

The challenge will be to move this issue forward expeditiously. I

believe we are only seeing the tip of the iceberg in regards to an

issue

that will continue to grow as new transgenic and genetically

modified material are produced. "

_________________

 

JoAnn Guest

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