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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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New GMO Alert: Molecular Farming Is Growing!
May 21, 2024
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What Do You Need to Know About GMOs?
May 2, 2024
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Data Drop: GMO Labeling Is Crucial for Today’s Natural Shopper
April 30, 2024
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Purple tomatoes vine
New GMO Alert: Is the GM Purple Tomato Here To Stay or Just the Sexy New Thing?
April 22, 2024
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Rows of brown envelopes are lying on the soil. The envelopes are open, with a variety of different types of seeds spilling out onto the Earth.
In Celebration of Seed
April 18, 2024
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Laurel Oil Benefits Your Skin and the Planet
April 1, 2024
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Herbs, water bottle, bananas in a grocery basked
Data Drop: Sustainability Remains Key for Consumers
March 28, 2024
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Farm fence
New GMO Alert: CRISPR is Changing the Face of Old McDonald’s Farm
March 22, 2024
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How Surveillance Keeps the Butterfly Flying High
March 21, 2024
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Cotton plant
The GMO High-Risk List: Cotton
December 14, 2023
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New GMO Alert: Synbio Is Beauty’s Ugly Little Secret
November 16, 2023
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Sugar beets field
The GMO High-Risk List: Sugar Beets
November 6, 2023
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What Is Animal-Free Dairy?
October 27, 2023
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Non-GMO soybeans
New GMO Alert: When Is a Soybean Really a Pig?
October 19, 2023
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5 Ways the Non-GMO Project Protects Your Right to Choose
October 12, 2023
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The EU Should Not Follow the US’s Bad Example in Deregulating GMOs
September 28, 2023
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Looking down on an orange table top, into a bowl of flaked corn cereal, a small pitcher of cold white milk and a bowl of delicious honey. There decorations of honeycomb shapes overlaid in white on the upper left and lower right corners of the image.
To Eat Like a Champion, Choose a Non-GMO Breakfast
September 25, 2023
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Growing Soybean field
A Soy Story: Meet Plant-Based Cuisine's Star Ingredient
September 18, 2023
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Growing Soybean field
A Soy Story: Meet Plant-Based Cuisine's Star Ingredient
September 18, 2023
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Glass of beer on malt grains
New GMO Alert: It's Just Like Beer. No, Wait, It IS Beer!
September 13, 2023
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plant-based fishsticks on a wodden bamboo plate with herbs sprinkled on top and lemon wedges on the side
Plant-Based Offers Fresh Ways To Love Seafood
September 11, 2023
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A pair of juicy, plant-based burgers ready-to-eat on a white plate, topped with lettuce, tomato, avocado and tzaziki. There's a glass of water flavored with citrus slices beside the burgers.
Want a Plant-Based Burger That's Good for the Planet? Go Non-GMO.
September 1, 2023
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Is Lab-Grown Meat the Solution We've Been Looking For?
August 28, 2023
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New GMO Alert: The Slippery Slope of Synbio Palm Oil
August 22, 2023
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GMO zucchini
The GMO High-Risk List: Summer Squash
August 18, 2023
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Honey bee sitting on a purple flower
Happy Honey Bee Day! Dance Like Bees Are Watching
August 11, 2023
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Do We Need GMOs to Feed the World
Do We Need GMOs to Feed the World?
July 26, 2023
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What Could a Non-GMO Food System Look Like?
April 14, 2022
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Earth Day
How Big Ag Accidentally Inspired Earth Day (And the Non-GMO Project)
April 7, 2022
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Non-GMO Project Presents: The Year in Food, 2021
December 30, 2021
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Your Choices Make a Difference
July 1, 2021
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Earth Day — Restore the Earth
Restoring Our Connection to the Earth — Every Day
April 22, 2021
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How Do GMOs Affect Biodiversity?
April 13, 2021
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The Non-GMO Project GMO free product labeling
What Could a Non-GMO Food System Look Like?
March 23, 2021
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Manukora Honey: Good News from New Zealand's Bees, and the People who Tend to Them
February 11, 2021
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Beyond Burger Plant-Based Patty
Navigating Meat Alternatives
January 6, 2021
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Press Release: More Than Half of All Plant-Based Foods Are Non-GMO Project Verified – and Growing
September 7, 2022
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Press Release: Non-GMO Project Stands with Straus Family Creamery, Other Dairy Farmers, as Synbio Milk Accelerates
May 25, 2022
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Seeds planted in brown soil
Non-GMO Project Statement to Canada's Minister of Agriculture on Deregulation of Gene-Edited Seeds
February 25, 2022
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A Monarch Butterfly flies about the brightly colored flowers in my garden.
Food waste fighting powerhouse LOOP Mission is now Non-GMO Project Verified
September 27, 2021
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Monarch Butterfly
URBL is now Non-GMO Project Verified!
July 14, 2021
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New GMOs
Introducing 'New GMO Alerts' Monthly Newsletter
July 13, 2021
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Our Vision for the Future: A Response to the USDA
June 24, 2021
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fish swimming upstream
Genetically engineered fish and meat coming to your table... soon?
May 7, 2021
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Pigs
Join the Non-GMO Project in Commenting on USDA’s Proposed Regulation of Genetically Engineered Animals
March 15, 2021
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Non GMO foods for healthy living for the whole family
Celebrate Good Food Month!
October 13, 2021
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New GMOs
Introducing 'New GMO Alerts' Monthly Newsletter
July 13, 2021
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Enter to Win a Rad Power Bike — and #BeTheButterfly
May 7, 2021
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The Non-GMO Project GMO free product labeling
What Could a Non-GMO Food System Look Like?
March 23, 2021
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Product Certifications
Organic and Non-GMO Project Verified: A Tale of Two Certifications
February 25, 2021
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How Independent Verifiers Help Build the Butterfly Label You Trust
January 19, 2021
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Shoppers and Brands Agree: We Want Proof It’s Non-GMO!
January 14, 2021
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Monarch Butterfly
The New Non-GMO Project Standard Is Out! Join Us for a Look Behind the Butterfly
January 8, 2021
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Sustainable Foods Summit
Sustainable Foods Summit Goes Online  
December 9, 2020
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Celebrate Non-GMO Project Verification with Zing!
October 27, 2022
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colorful butterfly is landing on a woman's hand
GNT launches Non-GMO Project Verified range of clean-label EXBERRY® color concentrates
September 6, 2022
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Stay Cool and Non-GMO With Verified Ice Cream
June 22, 2022
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Bell’s Reines is now Non-GMO Project Verified!
May 25, 2022
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Holiday Gift Guide: Tastes, Textiles and Terrariums
December 1, 2021
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A Monarch Butterfly flies about the brightly colored flowers in my garden.
Food waste fighting powerhouse LOOP Mission is now Non-GMO Project Verified
September 27, 2021
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Monarch Butterfly
URBL is now Non-GMO Project Verified!
July 14, 2021
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RIJUICE EARNS NON-GMO PROJECT VERIFICATION
April 23, 2021
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Monarch Butterfly
Outside The Breadbox Vegan Oat Products Earn Non-GMO Project Verification
February 9, 2021
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How Nature Can Inspire Your Own Dormant Season
December 16, 2022
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Freshly harvested carrots and onions lying on a rustic paved pathway.
"Place-ful" Eating: How to Survive Winter’s Doldrums
December 9, 2022
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A cute brown puppy with a red collar eats food from its overflowing bowl
The Non-GMO Pet: Why We Verify Products for Your Best Friend
August 18, 2022
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A platter of veggie burger fixings with sprouts, grilled mushrooms and tomatoes, with a product package for NoBull burgers and two bottles of Halo + Cleaver sauces.
Tasty Non-GMO Treats for Your Holiday Cookout
June 30, 2022
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Three chocolate ice-cream cones laid flat on a black plate.
Stay Cool and Non-GMO With Verified Ice Cream
June 22, 2022
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Two hands gift wrapping for the holidays
Holiday Gift Guide: Tastes, Textiles and Terrariums
December 1, 2021
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Holiday Gift Guide: Last-Minute Gift Ideas to Celebrate the Time We Spend Together 
December 16, 2020
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From Paddock to Plate: A Butter Lover's Blog, Sponsored by Lewis Road Creamery
July 16, 2020
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Sow Greenery, Grow Sanity
April 10, 2020
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Beverages are Better with the Butterfly!
November 2, 2022
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A man and woman standing together in a grocery store next to their shopping cart looking at meat produce
The Butterfly Lands on More Natural Choices
October 20, 2022
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At the Supermarket: Handsome Man with Smartphone, Pushes Shopping cart
Sales of Non-GMO Project verified products are growing
October 6, 2022
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Tasty plant-based food
Sales of Plant-Based foods are growing
September 16, 2022
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Non-GMO Project Verified products saw steep sales growth, study finds
September 7, 2022
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Man walking in an open agricultural field
Regenerative agriculture's reputation is growing!
August 3, 2022
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More Butterfly for Your Buck
July 28, 2022
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frozen ice-cream treats
Sales of frozen treats are growing
July 7, 2022
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The Butterfly label in the dairy aisle
June 1, 2022
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