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From TrueFoodNow.org: "Today, thousands of products on the supermarket shelves are made with ingredients from genetically engineered (GE) crops. But GE foods are not labeled, despite warnings from doctors and scientists that these foods may not be safe in the diet or the environment.
 

The List focuses on foods made with ingredients that are commonly derived from GE crops. The most widely grown GE crops, accounting for about 99% of all the GE crop acreage in North America, are soy, corn, cotton and canola (rapeseed). Tomatoes and potatoes in processed foods may also be from GE seed. Products on the RED list contain ingredients that come from the most widely grown GE crops, usually corn, soy, canola or cotton. Companies with products on this list have confirmed that their products may or are likely to be made with GE ingredients, or have not denied using GE foods when given the opportunity to do so.

The biotechnology industry is developing GE varieties of virtually every food we eat. But many of these are not yet on the market. The Guide does not list foods that are not yet genetically altered, such as most fresh fruit and vegetables, olive oils, whole wheat or rice products, and other foods that do not contain any GE ingredients that are now on the market. For example, the non-GE baby foods listed are only those that contain suspect ingredients, but many other non-GE baby foods are not listed because they do not include any ingredients that could currently come from GE crops.

Since organic farming excludes genetic engineering, buying organic food as much as possible is the best way to avoid GE food. Some foods on the GREEN list are made with organic ingredients only, but many others are not. While some organic brands are listed individually (for example, some organic popcorns are listed as an alternative to conventional popcorn brands on the RED list), generally not all of the many available organic options are listed. Check out names of some of the leading U.S. organic brands.

The True Food Shopping List is not intended to be comprehensive but to offer a starting point for shoppers who are concerned about GE food. We simply could not include all of the foods in your supermarket that are made with GE ingredients. In general, check ingredient lists for products made by companies on the RED list: if the ingredients include soy, corn, cotton or canola, chances are these are GE foods. Look for ingredients such as corn oil, corn syrup, corn starch; soy protein, soy oil, lecithin, soy sauce; cottonseed or canola oil."

NON-GENETICALLY ENGINEERED INGREDIENTS

Beech Nut jars Macaroni and Beef Vegetable and Beef Corn & Sweet Potato Country Garden Vegetable

Beech Nut
("Table Time" meals) Turkey Stew Macaroni & Cheese Seashells Primavera Chicken & Stars Vegetable Stew w/Beef Spaghetti Rings Chicken Stew

Earth's Best dry cereal (Hain)
Whole Mixed Grain

Earth's Best jars Pasta Dinner Vegetable & Beef Corn & Butternut Squash Summer Vegetable Spinach & Potatoes Potato & Green Bean

Earth's Best Juniors Spring Vegetable w/Pasta Spaghetti & Cheese Vegetable Souffle Tender Chicken & Stars Vegetable Beef Pilaf Country Potato & Vegetable Chunk Orchard Fruit

Earth's Best Original Teething Biscuits Wheat Free Teething Biscuits

Gerber dry cereal
(Novartis) Mixed Cereal for Baby

Gerber jars Potato Creamed Corn Macaroni Tomato Beef Vegetable Chicken Vanilla Custard

Gerber Graduates Turkey Stew with Rice Vegetable Stew with Beef Pasta Shells with Cheese Cheese Ravioli with Tomato Sauce Chicken & Broccoli with Cheese

Healthy Times jars Harvest Time Vegetable Country Vegetable Veggie Stew

Healthy Times teething cookies Original Teddy Puffs For Toddlers Apple Cinnamon Teddy Puffs For Toddlers Vanilla Hugga Bear Cookies Cinnamon Hugga Bear Cookies Vanilla Arrowroot Maple Arrowroot Tretzels Original Tretzels Organic Peanut Butter

Heinz dry cereal Mixed Cereal

Heinz jars Beef with Vegetables Chicken with Vegetables Mixed Vegetables Nature's Goodness Banana Apple Dessert

Tender Harvest jars
(Gerber organic) Green Beans & Potatoes Butternut Squash & Corn Squash Corn Chicken Vegetable Pilaf

Infant formula

Nature's One Baby's Own Toddler Formula

GENETICALLY ENGINEERED INGREDIENTS

Nabisco
(Phillip Morris) Arrowroot Teething Biscuits

Infant formula Carnation Infant Formulas
(Nestle) AlSoy Good Start Follow-Up Follow-Up Soy

Enfamil Infant Formulas
(Mead Johnson) Enfamil with Iron Enfamil Low Iron Enfamil A.R. Enfamil Nutramigen Enfamil Lacto Free Enfamil 22 Enfamil Next step (soy and milk-based varieties) Enfamil Pro-Soybee

Isomil Infant Formulas
(Abbot Labs) Isomil Soy Isomil Soy for Diarrhea

Similac
(Abbot Labs) Similac Lactose Free Similac with Iron Similac Low Iron Similac Alimentum