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Are these genetically engineered foods in your shopping cart? What is a GMO? A GMO, or genetically modified organism, is a plant, animal, microorganism or other organism whose genetic makeup has been modified in a laboratory using genetic engineering or transgenic technology. This creates unnatural combinations of plant, animal, bacterial and virus genes, and novel synthetic organisms that nature never intended. How common are GMOs in our food supply? What are other common GMOs? New GMOs: What to Look Out For Countries around the world require genetically engineered foods to be labeled, or have outright bans on the sale and production of GMOs. 64 • Corn • Soy • Canola • Papaya • Zucchini • Sugar Beets • Cotton • Meat, Dairy & Eggs (Due to GMO feed) An estimated 80% of conventional processed foods contain GMOs. 80 % How can I avoid GMOs? The Non-GMO Project believes everyone has a right to know what is in their food. The Butterfly means a product has been evaluated to ensure that it is compliant with our rigorous Standard, which includes ongoing testing for major high-risk ingredients. Look for the Butterfly! Celebrating 10 Years of Non-GMO Month and Non-GMO Choices Did you know genetic engineers are experimenting with synthetic biology to create artificial milk proteins? Our kids deserve better. Be aware of plant based burgers that are made in factories, not fields. Synthetic biology is being used to create GMO soy-based “meat” that “bleeds.” Keep a look out for GMO non-browning apples. We prefer to avoid the bad apples, and not mix them up with the good ones. What do you get when you mix a salmon with an eel gene? A fast-growing frankenfish. Watch out for non-browning potatoes. Don’t you want to know if your potatoes are bruised or diseased?

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Are these genetically engineered foods in your shopping cart?

What is a GMO?A GMO, or genetically modified organism, is a plant,animal, microorganism or other organism whosegenetic makeup has been modified in a laboratory usinggenetic engineering or transgenic technology. Thiscreates unnatural combinations of plant, animal, bacterial and virus genes, and novel synthetic organisms that nature never intended.

How common are GMOs in our food supply?

What are other common GMOs?

New GMOs: What to Look Out For

Countries around the world require genetically engineered foods to be labeled, or have outright bans on the sale and production of GMOs.

64• Corn

• Soy

• Canola

• Papaya

• Zucchini

• Sugar Beets

• Cotton

• Meat, Dairy & Eggs (Due to GMO feed)

An estimated 80% ofconventional processed

foods contain GMOs.

80%

How can I avoid GMOs?The Non-GMO Project believes everyone has a right to know what is in their food. The Butterfly means a product has been evaluated to ensure that it is compliant with our rigorous Standard, which includes ongoing testing for major high-risk ingredients.

Look for the Butterfly!

Celebrating 10 Years of Non-GMO Month and Non-GMO Choices

Did you knowgenetic engineersare experimenting

with syntheticbiology to create

artificial milkproteins? Our kids

deserve better.

Be aware of plant based burgers that

are made in factories, not fields. Synthetic

biology is being used to create GMO

soy-based “meat” that “bleeds.”

Keep a look out forGMO non-browningapples. We prefer to avoid the bad

apples, and not mix them up with the