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| − | The Non-GMO Project is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization which works to identify products which are not affected by artificial genetic engineering. Through outreach, education, and market support, they work to support organic farming and provide safe food options to consumers.<ref>http://www.nongmoproject.org/about</ref> One of their main purposes is to provide non-GMO labeling, since GMO labeling is at this time illegal. | + | The Non-GMO Project is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization which works to identify products which are not affected by artificial genetic engineering. Through outreach, education, and market support, they work to support organic farming and provide safe food options to consumers.<ref name="NGMOP About">http://www.nongmoproject.org/about</ref> One of their main purposes is to provide non-GMO labeling, since GMO labeling is at this time illegal. |
==Labeling== | ==Labeling== | ||
| − | Products are evaluated based on the Non-GMO Project Standard, which is a document designed by dozens of industry experts to define what is truly free of genetically modified organisms. | + | Products are evaluated based on the Non-GMO Project Standard, which is a document designed by dozens of industry experts to define what is truly free of genetically modified organisms.<ref name="NGMOP About">http://www.nongmoproject.org/about</ref> |
==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | The project was started in 2007 by two grocery stores, The Natural Grocery Company (in Berkeley, California), and The Big Carrot Natural Food Market (in Toronto, Ontario). They had already been working to provide GMO-free options, and this was a better way they developed to further than goal.<ref>http://www.nongmoproject.org/about/history</ref> They have remained active in these two countries, the [[United States]] and [[Canada]] since then. | + | The project was started in 2007 by two grocery stores, The Natural Grocery Company (in Berkeley, California), and The Big Carrot Natural Food Market (in Toronto, Ontario). They had already been working to provide GMO-free options, and this was a better way they developed to further than goal.<ref>http://www.nongmoproject.org/about/history</ref> They have remained active in these two countries, the [[United States]] and [[Canada]], since then. |
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://www.nongmoproject.org nonGMOproject.org] | *[http://www.nongmoproject.org nonGMOproject.org] | ||
Revision as of 16:21, January 5, 2017
The following is personal workspace. Once content is ready, I will migrate it to the appropriate location. I may use this for any number of purposes, but generally it will be used for drafts.
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For study: [1]
A genetically modified organism (GMO) is an organism whose genetic material has been altered using recombinant DNA genetic engineering techniques. In most cases, genes are cut using the escherichia coli bacteria. Other gene sequences are then inserted into the gap created, and the gene parts are reconnected.
The Non-GMO Project is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization which works to identify products which are not affected by artificial genetic engineering. Through outreach, education, and market support, they work to support organic farming and provide safe food options to consumers.[1] One of their main purposes is to provide non-GMO labeling, since GMO labeling is at this time illegal.
Labeling
Products are evaluated based on the Non-GMO Project Standard, which is a document designed by dozens of industry experts to define what is truly free of genetically modified organisms.[1]
History
The project was started in 2007 by two grocery stores, The Natural Grocery Company (in Berkeley, California), and The Big Carrot Natural Food Market (in Toronto, Ontario). They had already been working to provide GMO-free options, and this was a better way they developed to further than goal.[2] They have remained active in these two countries, the United States and Canada, since then.