GMO foods don't need special label, American Medical Assn. says

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112. Choosing organic where feasible eliminates GMOs.

Moreover, multinational food companies have demonstrated some responsiveness to CONSUMER DEMAND for nonGMO products, as demonstrated below.

http://www.naturalnews.com/032575_GM_canola_Australia.html

Australia shuns GM canola in response to consumer demand for non-GMO products

Wednesday, June 01, 2011 by: Jonathan Benson, staff writer

http://www.actio.net/default/index.cfm/actio-blog/what-kix-cereal-is-not-all-natural/

What? Kix Cereal Is Not All Natural?

August 31, 2011

The outcry against GMOs from other countries has been heeded by some companies, who now sell non-GMO products in countries that have raised a voice against them. (For example, Hershey has developed non-GMO product for Europe, but not for the US, where consumers are not as excited about GMOs...)

"Organic," on the other hand, refers not only to the food itself but also to how it was produced. Foods labeled organic must be certified under the National Organic Program (NOP)(called "NOPe" by some), a program that took effect October 21, 2002.

To be labeled organic, food must be grown and processed using organic farming methods that recycle resources produced. Crops must be grown without using synthetic pesticides, bio-engineered genes, petroleum-based fertilizers and sewage sludge-based fertilizers. Organic livestock must have access to the outdoors and be given no antibiotics or growth hormones. Organic foods may not be irradiated.

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http://www.naturalnews.com/030826_Hersheys_GMOs.html

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http://www.confectionerynews.com/Markets/Hershey-to-launch-confectionery-brands-in-UK-and-Europe
http://gmwatch.org/latest-listing/1-news-items/12749-hershey-deal-to-supply-non-gmo-products

Hershey's brings non-GMO confections to Europe, but not to US

Friday, December 24, 2010 by: Ethan A. Huff, staff writer

(NaturalNews) The Hershey Company is expanding its confectionery market to Europe. And the company plans to reformulate its Europe-destined products to be free of genetically-modified organisms (GMOs) in order to meet demand and to comply with the non-GMO requirements of Asda, the U.K. subsidiary of Wal-Mart that will be Hershey's exclusive retailer in the U.K. However, Hershey's has no intentions of changing any of its U.S. formulas, all of which are tainted with GM ingredients, say reports.

According to an email obtained by GMWatch, an independent watchdog group fighting pro-GMO propaganda, Hershey's agreed to reformulate 21 varieties of its chocolate products, including Reese's brand chocolates, to meet Asda's requirements. And a report in Confectionery News confirms this as well, noting that the reformulations are strictly for the European market and not for the U.S. market.

"The key ingredients which have been re-formulated from non-GM sources include changing the sugar source from beet to cane sugar and using IP (Identity Preservation) soy lecithin," explained Julian Walker-Palin, Head of Corporate Sustainability at Asda, in an email to Peter Melchett, head of the U.K. Soil Association. "In addition to this the transportation and storage have been confirmed also as GM-free or cleaned before use with these products."

According to reports, Asda does not carry any products that contain GM ingredients, so Hershey's had to agree to work with the company to create appropriate new formulas.

In the past, many large U.S. food producers have argued that reformulating their products to exclude GMOs is not cost effective. But why it was worthwhile for Hershey's to change its product formulas for the European market, but not for the U.S. market, so far remains a question without an answer.

Sources for this story above.

The fight here is vicious, absent public involvement to counter the $$$.

http://foodfreedom.wordpress.com/2011/01/27/organic-elite-surrenders-to-monsanto/

http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/2011/nov/23/corporate-giants-target-developing-countries