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A Non-GMO Month Special Edition for Retailers

A Non-GMO Month Special Edition for Retailers. What are GMOs. The Non-GMO Project Working together to ensure the sustained availability of non-GMO food and products. What are GMOs?. What are GMOs.

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A Non-GMO Month Special Edition for Retailers

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  1. A Non-GMO Month Special Editionfor Retailers What are GMOs The Non-GMO Project Working together to ensure the sustained availability of non-GMO food and products

  2. What are GMOs? What are GMOs • This relatively new science allows DNA from one species to be injected into another species in a laboratory, creating combinations of plant, animal, bacteria, and viral genes that do not occur in nature or through traditional crossbreeding methods. • GMOs (or “genetically modified organisms”)are organisms that have been created through the gene-splicing techniques of biotechnology (also called genetic engineering, or GE).

  3. GMO Production in the U.S. (according to 2010 figures) GMO Production in US Corn: Soy: Cotton: Sugar Beet: Canola: 86% 93% 93% Other GM crops that are grown commercially include Hawaiian Papaya, zucchini, and summer squash. 95% +90% *Recent data for Canola is not available; this percentage was approximated by using 2007 figures (87%) and Canadian figures from 2009 (95%).

  4. GMA Estimate The Grocery Manufacturers Association estimates that GMOs are now present in 75 to 80 percent of conventional processed food.

  5. GMO Production Worldwide GMO Production Worldwide USA (50%) Argentina (17%) Brazil (12.5%) India (6%) Canada (6%) China (3%) Paraguay (2%) 96.5% of world’s GMO acres (2008)

  6. GMO Traits GMO Traits • 75% of GMO crops grown are • bred for herbicide tolerance • (e.g. “Roundup Ready” crops). • The majority of the remaining • GM crops are engineered to • produce Bt in their DNA. • No GM traits are in commercial • production for increased yields, • drought tolerance or • nutritional superiority.

  7. Consumer Trust Consumer Trust • In 36 other countries around the world,including Japan, South Korea, and all of the countries in the European Union, there are significant restrictions or outright bans on the production of GMOs, because they are not considered proven safe. • In the U.S., on the other hand, although more than half of consumers say they “won’t eat” GMOs, most people are eating them every meal without knowing it.Many consumers of organic products cite avoidance of GMOs as one of their top reasons for buying organic.

  8. Potential Health Concerns GMO Traits • Reproductive issues – sterility, infertility • Increased susceptibility to allergens • Immune system disturbances • Alterations in blood biochemistry • Disturbed enzyme function • Enlargement of liver, spleen, and pancreas • Carcinogenic properties • Example: GMOs have been linked to excessive growth • of lining of the gut

  9. NGP BOD

  10. Designed with a concern for practical solutions to GMO contamination, the Non-GMO Project’s core components are: Components • Consensus based Standard of best • practices for GMO avoidance • Third party Product Verification • Program A collaborative space within which organizations at every level of the organic and natural food chain can work together to solve problems and meet challenges related to keeping GMOs out of their products. • A “Non-GMO Project Verified” Seal • offers transparency & consistency

  11. Seal

  12. Non-GMO Project Products & Brands Seal There are currently thousands of products from hundreds of brands enrolled in the Non-GMO Project, with more being added every week. To see a complete list, visit www.nongmoproject.org

  13. Website • This October will be the first ever Non-GMO Month, conceived of by UNFI, Whole Foods Market, INFRA and the NCGA, in collaboration with the Non-GMO Project.

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