How many Non-GMO products are verified?

The Non-GMO Project Verified butterfly seal is recognized by more than half of North American consumers, and some are willing to pay a premium for verified products. Since 2008, the Non-GMO Project has verified more than 60,000 products from over 3,000 brands.

What is the Non-GMO Verified Project?

Non-GMO Project is a mission-driven nonprofit organization offering a third-party non-GMO verification program to the standard consumers expect. We are the pioneer and established market leader for GMO avoidance.

What are the products with Non-GMO labels?

A new label, “Non-GMO Project,” is appearing on food packaging in your grocery stores….Examples include:

• Eggs.
• Gelatin.
• Hides & Skin.
• Honey.
• Meat.
• Micro-organisms (enzymes, cultures, etc.)
• Milk.

Are all Non-GMO Project Items Organic?

A Non-GMO label prohibits the use of certain herbicides that contain GMOs but it does not stipulate that “Non-GMO” products must be grown organically. They may be grown using conventional, non-organic methods. While Organic and Non-GMO are not the same, they both guarantee certain standards are followed.

Whats the difference between Non GMO and organic?

USDA organic means that food products with the organic seal prohibit the use of GMOs, antibiotics, herbicides, toxic chemicals and more. Organic crops cannot be grown with synthetic fertilizers, pesticides or sewage sludge. On the flip side, Non-GMO Verified products only exclude GMO ingredients.

What is GMO Project verified?

The Project verifies single-ingredient products that are not currently at risk for being GMO, like blueberries or grapes, so that consumers do not have to bear the burden of knowing which crops are currently being genetically engineered and which ingredients are derived from these GMOs.

What’s the difference between Non GMO Project verified and organic?

USDA organic means that food products with the organic seal prohibit the use of GMOs, antibiotics, herbicides, toxic chemicals and more. Organic crops cannot be grown with synthetic fertilizers, pesticides or sewage sludge. To be verified Non-GMO a product goes through a third-party verification process.

Is GMO free the same as organic?

Organic is non-GMO because the use of GMOs is prohibited in organic production. For example, organic farmers cannot plant GMO seeds, organic livestock cannot eat GMO feed, and organic food manufacturers cannot use GMO ingredients.

What’s the difference between Non-GMO Project verified and organic?

What does it mean to be non-gmo verified?

A Non-GMO Project Verified seal on animal products not only means that the animals themselves weren’t genetically engineered but also that the animal feed was tested for major GMO crops (such as corn and soy) and contained less than 5 percent GMO material.

What is sourced non GMO?

“Non-GMO Sourced” refers to non-GMO according to the original crop source. This would include a crop that either is not commercially available as a GMO crop in the US or, if the option is available, is the non-GMO version of such crop. Traceability to the original non-GMO crop source is the key to our ingredient sourcing standard.

What does non gmo verified means?

Non-GMO means a product was produced without genetic engineering and its ingredients are not derived from GMOs. Non-GMO Project Verified additionally means that a product is compliant with the Non-GMO Project Standard, which includes stringent provisions for testing, traceability, and segregation.

What does no GMO mean?

Non GMO refers to an organism or a product made without the help of genetic engineering technique. It simply tells that the organism or the product is free from an artificially manipulated genome or ingredients made using genetic engineering. Thus, it’s a verification symbol for the product.