date:May 19, 2015
ocesses to verify the non-GE claim.
Since there are no government labels to certify GMO-free foods, several companies currently use a private label developed by a nonprofit called the Non-GMO Project. The new USDA certification, however, would be voluntary.
The GM seeds are engineered in laboratories to have certain characteristics such as resistance to herbicides. GMO corn and soybeans are made into processed food ingredients like high-fructose corn syrup and soybean oil, however, most of these