Why wouldn't Cheerios contain GM corn?
Currently, U.S. food makers are not required to label their products as GM, non-GM, Organic, etc. Generally, beyond the mandatory USDA nutrition/ ingredients label, any other label that is placed on the package is done voluntarily.
I have heard many claim that Cheerios contains GM ingredients, I have yet to hear someone claim otherwise.
No, they do not. There are no laws that protect consumers if they do not want to eat GMOs. The consumers' only choice if they wish to avoid eating GMOs is to stop eating lots of foods that may contain GMOs.
Yes, the Non-GMO Project is good, but it is a bit misleading. Though they test each product before the product is listed as non-GMO, many people may not realize that foods do not have to be totally free of GMOs to be listed. The foods may contain a certain amount of GMOs, which means that any product on the list may not be totally free of GMOs.
Foods in the United States are not labeled for GMOs, so there is no way to know beyond any doubt whether Lays potato chips contain GMOs. The potatoes used to make the chips are probably not GMO because there are no known varieties of genetically modified potatoes being sold commercially (as of May 2014). It is; however, likely that GMO oils are used to fry the chips, since a huge percentage of corn, soybeans, and canola grown in the United States is GMO.
GMOs (genetically modified food) may create allergies.
I just wrote an article that talks about GMOs. The GMO rice, called golden rice, is described under the section "GMOs Can Improve Nutrition."
That depends on what you mean by "What can we do…" If you mean how can we stop GMO foods or how can we avoid eating them, the answer is simple. Stop buying foods that you think might contain GMOs. When food manufacturers' profits decline, it does have an effect. An example is Cheerios. Apparently, sales dropped to the point that General Mills was losing money, so they modified the ingredients to eliminate GMOs in Cheerios.
No, they would not be required to be labeled. No foods that contain GMOs are required to be labeled as such.
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No, they do not. There are no laws that protect consumers if they do not want to eat GMOs. The consumers' only choice if they wish to avoid eating GMOs is to stop eating lots of foods that may contain GMOs.
All forms of cheerios cereal are vegetarian-friendly since they do not contain meat.
Cheerios do contain gluten. They are not gluten free.
Weet-bix Cheerios Raisin bran
No. They contain almonds.
I believe it is because raisin brans contain raisins aside of cereal, meanwhile cheerios only contains cereal alone,
There are no foods that contain corn, soy, canola, papayas, or any foods that are known to have been genetically modified that can be guaranteed NOT to contain any GMOs, not even foods labeled "100% organic" or foods on the Non-GMO Project's list of non-GMO foods. This is due to GMO varieties cross-pollinating with organically grown crops, which has resulted in the possibility, if not probability of organically grown foods having small amounts of GMOs in them. The foods on the Non-GMO Project list can actually contain up to 0.9% GMOs (as stated on the Non-GMO Project's website).
Unless the veggie slices are labeled "100% organic" it is very likely that they contain GMOs. Even being labeled "100% organic" does not guarantee that a product is totally free of GMOs.
Most foods in Aldi's are likely to contain GMOs. In the United States, GMO foods are not labeled, but any food that contains corn, high fructose corn syrup (HFCS, which is made from corn), soy, and some other ingredients, is almost sure to have GMOs unless it is labeled "100% organic" (and even then it may not be completely free of GMOs).