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Genetically modified organisms, or GMOs, are unnatural, novel organisms created and patented by giant corporations. Since the 1990s, GMOs have entered the food supply without undergoing independent, long-term safety testing.

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A young woman at a produce market laughs and holds two nectarines in front of her eyes as a joke
Is Gen Z the Greenest Generation Yet?
December 1, 2023
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Woven baskets and wooden bowls containing dark red beans and corn kernels, with cobs of yellow, gold, dark red and blue-black corn in the background.
How Native American Food Systems Shaped Land and People
November 22, 2023
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New GMO Alert – Synbio: Beauty’s Ugly Little Secret
November 16, 2023
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The GMO High-Risk List: Sugar Beets
November 6, 2023
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Press Release: La Morenita Named Recipient of the Non-GMO Project's Equitable Transfer Program
November 2, 2023
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Data Drop — Top 3 reasons to join our webinar on Nov 8
November 1, 2023
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What Is Animal-Free Dairy?
October 27, 2023
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Sliced green apples
The GMO High-Risk List: Apples
October 20, 2023
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Non-GMO soybeans
New GMO Alert: When Is a Soybean Really a Pig?
October 19, 2023
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Close up of beautiful Afro American lady applying powder on face with cosmetic brush and smiling
New GMO Alert – Synbio: Beauty’s Ugly Little Secret
November 16, 2023
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Sugar beets field
The GMO High-Risk List: Sugar Beets
November 6, 2023
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What Is Animal-Free Dairy?
October 27, 2023
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Sliced green apples
The GMO High-Risk List: Apples
October 20, 2023
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Non-GMO soybeans
New GMO Alert: When Is a Soybean Really a Pig?
October 19, 2023
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5 Ways the Non-GMO Project Protects Your Right to Choose
October 12, 2023
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What Do You Need to Know About GMOs?
October 6, 2023
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The European flag waving on a flagpole against a cloudy sky
The EU Should Not Follow the US’s Bad Example in Deregulating GMOs
September 28, 2023
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Looking down on an orange table top, into a bowl of flaked corn cereal, a small pitcher of cold white milk and a bowl of delicious honey. There decorations of honeycomb shapes overlaid in white on the upper left and lower right corners of the image.
To Eat Like a Champion, Choose a Non-GMO Breakfast
September 25, 2023
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Close up of beautiful Afro American lady applying powder on face with cosmetic brush and smiling
New GMO Alert – Synbio: Beauty’s Ugly Little Secret
November 16, 2023
Read
Sugar beets field
The GMO High-Risk List: Sugar Beets
November 6, 2023
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What Is Animal-Free Dairy?
October 27, 2023
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Sliced green apples
The GMO High-Risk List: Apples
October 20, 2023
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Non-GMO soybeans
New GMO Alert: When Is a Soybean Really a Pig?
October 19, 2023
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Group of four friends cooking together in the kitchen
What Do You Need to Know About GMOs?
October 6, 2023
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The European flag waving on a flagpole against a cloudy sky
The EU Should Not Follow the US’s Bad Example in Deregulating GMOs
September 28, 2023
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Looking down on an orange table top, into a bowl of flaked corn cereal, a small pitcher of cold white milk and a bowl of delicious honey. There decorations of honeycomb shapes overlaid in white on the upper left and lower right corners of the image.
To Eat Like a Champion, Choose a Non-GMO Breakfast
September 25, 2023
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Growing Soybean field
A Soy Story: Meet Plant-Based Cuisine's Star Ingredient
September 18, 2023
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Sugar beets field
The GMO High-Risk List: Sugar Beets
November 6, 2023
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Sliced green apples
The GMO High-Risk List: Apples
October 20, 2023
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Looking down on an orange table top, into a bowl of flaked corn cereal, a small pitcher of cold white milk and a bowl of delicious honey. There decorations of honeycomb shapes overlaid in white on the upper left and lower right corners of the image.
To Eat Like a Champion, Choose a Non-GMO Breakfast
September 25, 2023
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Growing Soybean field
A Soy Story: Meet Plant-Based Cuisine's Star Ingredient
September 18, 2023
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A pair of juicy, plant-based burgers ready-to-eat on a white plate, topped with lettuce, tomato, avocado and tzaziki. There's a glass of water flavored with citrus slices beside the burgers.
Want a Plant-Based Burger That's Good for the Planet? Go Non-GMO.
September 1, 2023
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GMO zucchini
The GMO High-Risk List: Summer Squash
August 18, 2023
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Non-GMO Project Verified Non-GMO Canola
Yes, There Is Non-GMO Canola!
July 13, 2023
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How a Dairy Cow Bill of Rights Shapes Soil in New Zealand
June 28, 2023
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Heritage cows
Back to the Origin of Heritage Milking Breeds
June 21, 2023
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Woven baskets and wooden bowls containing dark red beans and corn kernels, with cobs of yellow, gold, dark red and blue-black corn in the background.
How Native American Food Systems Shaped Land and People
November 22, 2023
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Group of four friends cooking together in the kitchen
What Do You Need to Know About GMOs?
October 6, 2023
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Growing Soybean field
A Soy Story: Meet Plant-Based Cuisine's Star Ingredient
September 18, 2023
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plant-based fishsticks on a wodden bamboo plate with herbs sprinkled on top and lemon wedges on the side
Plant-Based Offers Fresh Ways To Love Seafood
September 11, 2023
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cell-cultivated meat under microscopic lens in a lab
Is Lab-Grown Meat the Solution We've Been Looking For?
August 28, 2023
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GMO zucchini
The GMO High-Risk List: Summer Squash
August 18, 2023
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Honey bee sitting on a purple flower
Happy Honey Bee Day! Dance Like Bees Are Watching
August 11, 2023
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I eat my greens nourishing packet of soups
Sustainable Farming Practices To Nourish Our Planet, One Vegetable at a Time
July 27, 2023
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How a Dairy Cow Bill of Rights Shapes Soil in New Zealand
June 28, 2023
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Press Release: La Morenita Named Recipient of the Non-GMO Project's Equitable Transfer Program
November 2, 2023
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The European flag waving on a flagpole against a cloudy sky
The EU Should Not Follow the US’s Bad Example in Deregulating GMOs
September 28, 2023
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Vegan burgers with quinoa, broccoli in plates with salad. Vegan healthy lunch or dinner. Table setting.
Press Release: “I’ll Have a Plant-Based Burger. Hold the GMOs.”
August 31, 2023
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cell-cultivated meat under microscopic lens in a lab
Is Lab-Grown Meat the Solution We've Been Looking For?
August 28, 2023
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Tiffin Asha chutney on a hamburger
How a Small Condiment Business is Cooking with Heart and Rocking the Butterfly
August 7, 2023
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Monarch Butterfly
REAL Is Now Non-GMO Project Verified!
July 12, 2023
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Press Release: In the Brave New World of Synthetic Milk, Shoppers Reach for Non-GMO, Regenerative Dairy Options
June 1, 2023
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Press Release: The Non-GMO Project Announces Equitable Transfer Program Recipient
May 17, 2023
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A farmer holding heritage red corn in his left hand
Press Release: U.S. and International Companies Support Mexico
April 24, 2023
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A young woman at a produce market laughs and holds two nectarines in front of her eyes as a joke
Is Gen Z the Greenest Generation Yet?
December 1, 2023
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Press Release: La Morenita Named Recipient of the Non-GMO Project's Equitable Transfer Program
November 2, 2023
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Monarch butterfly
5 Ways the Non-GMO Project Protects Your Right to Choose
October 12, 2023
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Group of four friends cooking together in the kitchen
What Do You Need to Know About GMOs?
October 6, 2023
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African woman eating stack burger at restaurant with friends.
Plants Love the Butterfly
August 29, 2023
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tiffin asha logo
Press Release: The Non-GMO Project Announces Equitable Transfer Program Recipient
May 17, 2023
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Dairy Milk Carafe
The Whole Truth About Dairy 
May 1, 2023
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Monarch Butterfly Non-GMO Project
The Non-GMO Project Standard — Announcements
March 30, 2023
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5 Behaviors That Shape Our World
March 30, 2023
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Woven baskets and wooden bowls containing dark red beans and corn kernels, with cobs of yellow, gold, dark red and blue-black corn in the background.
How Native American Food Systems Shaped Land and People
November 22, 2023
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I eat my greens nourishing packet of soups
Sustainable Farming Practices To Nourish Our Planet, One Vegetable at a Time
July 27, 2023
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Do We Need GMOs to Feed the World
Do We Need GMOs to Feed the World?
July 26, 2023
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White potatoes laying on the ground pulled out from the soil
"Wild Relatives" Hold More Solutions Than GMOs
April 27, 2023
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5 Women-Led Companies That Walk the Talk
March 9, 2023
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For Black Women, Self-Care Is Essential Care
February 23, 2023
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The Case for Debt Relief for Black Farmers
The Case for Debt Relief for Black Farmers
February 6, 2023
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Salmon mouth open above the water
3 Crucial Reasons to Block GMO Salmon
January 30, 2023
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The Non-GMO Project GMO free labeling for food products
Why We Partner With Other Labels
January 6, 2023
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Looking down on an orange table top, into a bowl of flaked corn cereal, a small pitcher of cold white milk and a bowl of delicious honey. There decorations of honeycomb shapes overlaid in white on the upper left and lower right corners of the image.
To Eat Like a Champion, Choose a Non-GMO Breakfast
September 25, 2023
Read
plant-based fishsticks on a wodden bamboo plate with herbs sprinkled on top and lemon wedges on the side
Plant-Based Offers Fresh Ways To Love Seafood
September 11, 2023
Read
Tiffin Asha chutney on a hamburger
How a Small Condiment Business is Cooking with Heart and Rocking the Butterfly
August 7, 2023
Read
I eat my greens nourishing packet of soups
Sustainable Farming Practices To Nourish Our Planet, One Vegetable at a Time
July 27, 2023
Read
Monarch Butterfly
REAL Is Now Non-GMO Project Verified!
July 12, 2023
Read
Curly hair woman of color eating ice cream from a spoon while holding ice cream cone
Try Our Favorite Plant-Based Ice Creams
July 6, 2023
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How a Dairy Cow Bill of Rights Shapes Soil in New Zealand
June 28, 2023
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Heritage cows
Back to the Origin of Heritage Milking Breeds
June 21, 2023
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Brown, black, black and white cows by the bay at Straus Dairy Farm
Straus Family Creamery — Small Dairy Rises to the Top
June 20, 2023
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A young woman at a produce market laughs and holds two nectarines in front of her eyes as a joke
Is Gen Z the Greenest Generation Yet?
December 1, 2023
Read
What Is Animal-Free Dairy?
October 27, 2023
Read
Looking down on an orange table top, into a bowl of flaked corn cereal, a small pitcher of cold white milk and a bowl of delicious honey. There decorations of honeycomb shapes overlaid in white on the upper left and lower right corners of the image.
To Eat Like a Champion, Choose a Non-GMO Breakfast
September 25, 2023
Read
Growing Soybean field
A Soy Story: Meet Plant-Based Cuisine's Star Ingredient
September 18, 2023
Read
plant-based fishsticks on a wodden bamboo plate with herbs sprinkled on top and lemon wedges on the side
Plant-Based Offers Fresh Ways To Love Seafood
September 11, 2023
Read
A pair of juicy, plant-based burgers ready-to-eat on a white plate, topped with lettuce, tomato, avocado and tzaziki. There's a glass of water flavored with citrus slices beside the burgers.
Want a Plant-Based Burger That's Good for the Planet? Go Non-GMO.
September 1, 2023
Read
I eat my greens nourishing packet of soups
Sustainable Farming Practices To Nourish Our Planet, One Vegetable at a Time
July 27, 2023
Read
Hands planting seeds on the ground in dark brown soil
Are Hybrid Seeds the Same as GMOs?
May 10, 2023
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A man bends over his home garden
Celebrate Earth Month with a Healthy Non-GMO Garden
April 21, 2023
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Data Drop — Top 3 reasons to join our webinar on Nov 8
November 1, 2023
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At the Supermarket: Handsome Man Uses Smartphone and Takes Picture of the Can of Goods. He's Standing with Shopping Cart in Canned Goods Section.
Data Drop — A sneak peak at our new consumer research
October 2, 2023
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Young african american woman drinking green juice
Data Drop — Plant-based shoppers look for the Butterfly
August 31, 2023
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Honey bee sitting on a purple flower
Happy Honey Bee Day! Dance Like Bees Are Watching
August 11, 2023
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Caucasian woman with straight hair is wearing a blue blazer, striped shirt is seen holding a jar of honey standing in a supermarket
Data Drop — Nuts About Honey
August 10, 2023
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Do We Need GMOs to Feed the World
Do We Need GMOs to Feed the World?
July 26, 2023
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frozen ice-cream treats
Data Drop — The Butterfly Effect on Frozen Treats
July 1, 2023
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lady standing in front of the dairy aisle
Data Drop — The Butterfly in the dairy aisle
June 6, 2023
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soybean crop
The GMO High-Risk List: Soybeans
May 26, 2023
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