Non-GMO Project

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November is #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth, and we’re starting it off by spotlighting a few of the traditional #IndigenousFoodways that #GMOs have put at risk.

Know of other Native foods or seeds we should highlight this month? Share them with us here! 💭 🌽

The shutdown of SNAP benefits shows the fragility of our industrial food system. It ALSO shows us the strength of community. The resource sharing, mutual aid, and collective care we’ve seen in the last week are glimpses into the food future we are capable of building together! 🤝 🤝

We’re growing, and your choices are a part of it! Reimagining our #foodsystem is bigger than any one mission.
Read on to see how the Non-GMO Project, Food Integrity Collective and Non-UPF Verified are connecting the dots for better food. 💭 🦋

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🗣️🗣️ local and regional food production is a form of activism 🗣️🗣️

Today we celebrate food sovereignty, people-led food systems, and #LaViaCampesina ! 🌱

🔗 To learn more, read the food sovereignty manifesto:

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#FoodSovereigntyNow

Ever had masa? If you like tamales, tortillas, or pupusas, the answer is likely yes 🙂‍↕️

This traditional corn dough is packed with bioavailable nutrients thanks to a process called nixtamalization, and it’s the base for most of the Mesoamerican dishes we know and love. 🫔 🌽

After a long trade tribunal with the US, #Mexico enshrined a ban on #GMO corn cultivation in its constitution earlier this year. As the birthplace of corn, this move runs deeper than policy: it's a defense of culture and identity.

#SinMaízNoHayPaíz 🌽🇲🇽

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Have you heard of "super weeds"?

The introduction of GMO crops has dramatically increased the use of herbicides like glyphosate (aka Roundup) in the US.

Today, more than 60 million acres (!!) of US farmland are infested with herbicide-resistant super weeds that evolved in response.

Happy Corn Moon!

This transitional full moon gets its name from Native American Nations like the Western Abenaki and Dakota. A time to gather and prepare for the turning seasons. 🌽 🌕

wishing you all a very strega nona september 🥣

That Watermelon Isn’t a GMO! The Science Behind Seedless, Cubed and Colorful Melons - The Non-GMO Project Are seedless watermelons GMOs? This summertime fruit often sparks confusion, but rest easy: There are no GMO watermelons on the market. Seedless watermelons, melons with different-colored flesh and ev...

Seedless watermelons might not be GMOs, but they're a reminder of how corporate control shapes our food system. 🍉

Learn more about this summer favorite and its varieties (heart-shaped watermelons, anyone?) on our blog:

www.nongmoproject.org/blog/that-watermelon-isnt-a-gmo-but-it-might-be-a-mutant/

Today is a great day for a random act of food kindness. Share an orange! Leave banana bread on a friend's doorstep! Gift your neighbor a jar of jam! 🫂 🍊

Dream big 🥲🧡

YouTube video by Food Integrity Collective Remembering Our Sacred Role, with Dr. Lyla June

“[Food] is how everything gives their life every single day so that we can live.” - Dr. Lyla June Johnston

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“Consumer Choice Is An Illusion”, But What If It Wasn’t And Here’s How You Can Shift Power In The Food System By What You Buy Can consumers actually change the food system by what they purchase? Well, yes, and no and here’s how…

Can consumers actually change the food system by what they purchase? Well, yes, and no and here’s how…

My latest Substack with @nongmoproject.bsky.social . Consider reading the article below!

Courts banned this herbicide twice. The EPA wants to bring it back. The EPA announced Wednesday its plan to re-register dicamba, a herbicide widely used on soybean and cotton farms that has been banned twice by federal courts.

The #EPA proposed to reregister the controversial herbicide #dicamba just weeks (!!!!) after a former soybean lobbyist was appointed to a top pesticide role at the EPA's Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution prevention.

Just sayin.

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YouTube video by Food Integrity Collective Reclaiming Power Through Food with Loren Cardeli

“How we live our lives and the choices we make every day is a political act, whether or not we’re conscious of it.”

🌱 Tune in to our newest FutureKind episode with Loren Cardeli, founder of A Growing Culture, here:

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Stay Naturally Cool and Non-GMO With Verified Ice Cream - The Non-GMO Project The height of summer is the perfect time for a cold treat. Whether you scream for ice cream or have a passion for plant-based, we've got you covered with chilled Non-GMO Project Verified options that ...

What do #GMOs have to do with ice cream?
🐮 #GMO corn, soy and cotton seed are common in dairy cow feed.
🍦 #Bioengineered proteins are showing up in plant-based ice creams.
🦋 Look for the Butterfly & check out some of our fav non-GMO ice creams on the blog:

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Juicy summer produce memes to brighten your feed 😌

Biotech companies are marketing new gene-edited tomatoes to health-conscious consumers and gardeners. 🍅

These GMOs may sound promising, but they raise important concerns around oversight, access, and who is shaping the future of our food system.

🔗 Learn more: www.nongmoproject.org/blog/new-gmo...

The GMO High-Risk List: Corn - The Non-GMO Project Why is corn considered a high-risk crop under the Non-GMO Project Standard? Where does GMO corn show up in your food? And what does a GMO takeover mean for people, planet and international trade?

Have you spotted #GMO sweet corn in your grocery store? 👀🌽

94% percent of corn grown in the US is genetically modified. Our latest blog unpacks what that means for your plate, food systems, and Mexico's ongoing fight for seed sovereignty.

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Do GMOs feed the world? - The Non-GMO Project Industry-controlled media erroneously portray GMOs as part of the solution to global hunger.1,2 Claims that accompanied the herbicide-tolerant and insect-resistant GMO crops that dominated the first g...

Do GMOs feed the world??? Nah. 🙂‍↔️🙂‍↔️🙂‍↔️

We're serving up research all summer long on how GMOs really impact our health, environment, economies, and food systems.

Follow along with our "GMO Facts & Impacts" series to learn more! 🔗 🌱

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Bayer’s Effort to Block Roundup Lawsuits Kicks Into High Gear The agrichemical giant Bayer is lobbying for state and federal laws that would give it legal immunity from claims that Roundup causes cancer.

the multinational chemical corporation actively litigating against farmers diagnosed with cancer after using Roundup is, um, not the company I want owning over one-third of the global seed supply. just sayin'.....

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New ‘Non-UPF Verified’ Certification Sparks Enthusiasm in Natural Foods Community Expanded mission of the Non-GMO Project engages large and small companies on new non-ultraprocessed food label...

“We hold both the power and the responsibility to collaboratively create a retail food system that promotes and restores health in human communities and the broader collective of life on Earth.” 

Hot off the press: www.globenewswire.com/news-release...

#ultraprocessedfoods #upf

We don't need April Fool's Day this year. We've been through enough. 🫠

just gonna leave this here

Ultraprocessed Food: The Food Industry’s Approach Ultraprocessed foods (UPF) – the not yet defined, but increasingly controversial group of products that account for roughly 70% of the U.S. food supply – are under researchers’ microscopes, caught up ...

“We want more packaged food to be metabolically nourishing...and we want it to be easy for shoppers who are busy and on a budget, in a hurry, to easily find things that they know are going to be more nourishing for their families.” - Megan Westgate for @bevnet.com ➡️ www.nosh.com/news/2025/ul...

New GMO Alert: Peeling Back the Science on Bananas - The Non-GMO Project Several teams of GMO developers are engineering bananas for disease resistance and extended shelf life.

We know that diversity is resilience, and the story of bananas provides a clear window into what happens when homogeneity is prioritized over diversity (spoiler: it's not good). 🍌🧬⚠️

Read all about bananas on our New GMO Alert: www.nongmoproject.org/blog/new-gmo...

Yesterday, the Mexican Senate declared a reform to the Constitution that protects native corn in Mexico and as such, safeguards Mexico's history, cultural identity, & food sovereignty. The reform has already been approved in 17 States (the necessary majority). The ban on GMO maize is established! 👏🇲🇽