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Jul 17 2009, 8:18 am by Marion Nestle

Whole Foods Says No to GM Products

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Whole Foods is asking its private label suppliers to prove that they do not use genetically modified products through a new verification system. This seems like a really good idea. Whole Foods knows that its customers do not want GM foods. But as long as GM foods are not labeled, consumers have no choice. All of this means that the FDA's decision to forbid GM labeling was neither in the public interest (consumers have the right to know) nor in the interest of industry (companies want consumers to trust them). The new certification system will give consumers a choice.

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cybercita

thrilled to read this!

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JAD1973

That's great! I wonder how many of their soy-based products will be leaving though, since so much soy available in the US is GM?

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Hugo Pottisch

I thought GM was bankrupt? In any case GM soy is eaten mostly by meat eaters who consume it via animal feed together with their antibiotics and hormones. In any case GM is not a health but an environmental challenge. Apparently soy milk is good enough for our billions of livestock animals who get it days after birth as so called "replacement" milk.

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