Non-GMO Shopping Guide DAIRY & ALTERNATIVE DAIRY PRODUCTS BAKED GOODS

This Non-GMO Shopping Guide is designed to help reclaim your right to Some U.S. dairy farms inject the genetically engineered hormone rbGH, also While baking ingredients such as wheat flour, rice, kamut, and oats are not
know about the foods you are buying, and help you find and avoid GMO called rbST, into their cows to boost milk production. Organic dairy products genetically modified, many packaged breads and bakery items contain other
foods and ingredients. It does not cover other potentially harmful are rbGH-free and do not use GM grains as feed. Products with a label that indi- GMO ingredients such as corn syrup.
ingredients, allergens, colors or additives. cates cows free of rbGH or rbST may come from cows fed GM feed. Many alter-
native dairy products are made from soybeans and may contain GM materials. Non-GMO Rudi’s Organic Bakery
This guide was created by the Arrowhead Mills, organic Rumford Baking Powder
Institute for Responsible Technology Dairy Products: Non-GMO Bakery on Main Tumaros*
in partnership with
the Center for Food Safety. Certified Organic Organic Valley Berlin Natural Bakery*
Alta Dena Organics Radiance Dairy Bob’s Red Mill, organic
May Contain GMO Ingredients
HOW TO AVOID BRANDS MADE WITH Butterworks Farm Safeway Organic Brand Dr. McDougall’s Right Foods
Aunt Jemima (Pinnacle Foods)
Betty Crocker (General Mills)
GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS (GMOs) Harmony Hills Dairy Seven Stars Farm* Dr. Oetker Organics
Calumet Baking Powder (Kraft)
Horizon Organic Straus Family Creamery* French Meadow
Genetic Engineering (GE) or Genetic Modification (GM) of food involves Morningland Dairy Stonyfield Farm Duncan Hines (Pinnacle Foods)
the laboratory process of artificially inserting genes into the DNA of food Natural Ovens Bakery, organic
Nancy’s Organic Dairy* Wisconsin Organics Hungry Jack (Smucker’s)
crops or animals. The result is called a genetically modified organism or Nature’s Path*
Natural by Nature Woodstock Farms* Pillsbury (Smucker’s)
GMO. GMOs can be engineered with genes from bacteria, viruses, insects, Rapunzel
animals, or even humans. Most Americans say they would not eat GMOs Produced Without rbGH National
if labeled, but unlike most other industrialized countries, the U.S. does
not require labeling.
Alta Dena Grafton Village Cheese FROZEN FOODS
BelGioioso Cheese Inc. Great Hill Dairy Many frozen foods are highly processed. Keep an eye out for the Big Four at-
TIPS FOR AVOIDING GM CROPS Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream Lifetime Dairy risk ingredients and stay away from frozen foods that contain them, unless
Brown Cow Farm Nancy’s Natural Dairy they are marked organic or non-GM.
TIP #1: BUY ORGANIC Certified organic products are not allowed
Crowley Cheese of Vermont Roth Kase USA Non-GMO Eggo Waffles (Kellogg)
to contain any GMOs.
Dannon Walmart store brand A.C. LaRocco Gardenburger
TIP #2: LOOK FOR “NON-GMO” LABELS Franklin County Cheese Yoplait Amy’s Kitchen Green Giant (General Mills)
TIP #3: AVOID AT-RISK INGREDIENTS Most GM ingredients May contain GMO ingredients Cascadian Farms Healthy Choice (ConAgra)
are products made from the “Big Four:” corn, soybeans, canola, and cot- Colombo (General Mills) Parmalat Cedarlane Kid’s Cuisine (ConAgra)
tonseed, used in processed foods. See the list of invisible ingredients in Kemps , aside from “Select” brand Sorrento Helen’s Kitchen Lean Cuisine (Nestle)
this Guide. Land O’ Lakes The Country’s Best Yoghurt Ian’s Natural Foods Marie Callender’s (ConAgra)
TIP #4: BUY PRODUCTS LISTED IN THIS GUIDE For regional lists of rbGH-free sources of Dairy Products: Linda McCartney Morningstar Farms, unless organic
BOLD with an asterisk * denotes brands with products enrolled in the Non-GMO Project’s
NONgmoShoppingGuide.com Mom Made Meals (Kellogg)
third party GMO Avoidance Verification Program. Rising Moon* Rosetto Frozen Pasta (Nestle)
Learn more at: NONgmoProject.org/consumers Alternative Dairy Products The Simple Soyman Stouffer’s (Nestle)
Non-GMO Sun Soy
Woodstock Farms* Swanson (Campbell’s)
FRUITS & VEGETABLES Belsoy Stonyfield Farm O’Soy
Tombstone (Kraft)
Very few fresh fruits and vegetables for sale in the U.S. are genetically EdenSoy* Tofutti May Contain GMO Ingredients Totino’s (Smucker’s)
modified. Novel products such as seedless watermelons are NOT Imagine Foods/Soy Dream VitaSoy/Nasoya Boca, unless organic (Kraft)
genetically modified. Small amounts of zucchini, yellow crookneck WestSoy Voila! (Birds Eye/Unilever)
Lisanatti Celeste (Pinnacle Foods)
squash, and sweet corn may be GM. The only commercialized GM fruit is Nancy’s Cultured Soy* WholeSoy*
papaya from Hawaii—about half of Hawaii’s papayas are GM. Wildwood
Nancy’s Organic Cultured Soy*
Organic Valley Soy* Yves The Good Slice SNACK FOODS
MEAT, FISH & EGGS Pacific Natural Foods* Zen Don Look for snacks made from wheat, rice, or oats, and ones that use sunflower
No genetically modified fish, fowl, or livestock is yet approved for human or safflower oils. There is no GM popcorn on the market, nor is there blue or
consumption. However, plenty of non-organic foods are produced from Silk May contain GMO ingredients white GM corn.
animals raised on GM feed such as grains. Look for wild rather than So Delicious 8th Continent
farmed fish to avoid fish raised on genetically modified feed, and 100% SNACKS: Non-GMO Peeled Snacks
grass-fed animals. BABY FOODS & INFANT FORMULA Annie’s*
Barbara’s, organic
Plum Organics Tots
Rapunzel
Meat & Fish: Non-GMO Organic Prairie, Tropical Traditions, Vital Choice Milk or soy protein is the basis of most infant formulas. The secret ingredients
Bearitos/Little Bear Organics Revolution Foods
Eggs: Non-GMO Nest Fresh Organic
in these products are often soy or milk from cows injected with rbGH. Many Ruth’s
brands also add GMO-derived corn syrup, corn syrup solids, or soy lecithin. (Hain Celestial)
Egg Innovations Organic Organic Valley Earthly Treats Simple Sweets
Eggland’s Best Organic Pete and Jerry’s Organic Eggs Non-GMO Plum Organics Eco-Planet Sunridge Farms
Horizon Organic Wilcox Farms Organic Tastybaby Eden* Tasty Brand
Land O’Lakes Organic Baby’s Only Organic
Bella Baby Field Day* Woodstock Farms*
Alternative Meat products Earth’s Best May contain GMO ingredients Garden of Eatin’
Grandy Oats
May contain GMO ingredients
Many alternative meat products are processed and include ingredients Gerber Beech-Nut FritoLay (Lay’s, Ruffles, Doritos,Cheetos,
that can be genetically engineered, so give the ingredient lists close Hain Pure Snax/Hain Pure Foods
HappyBaby Enfamil Health Valley Tostitos)
attention to avoid the Big Four at-risk ingredients, especially soy. Mom Made Meals Good Start Hostess
Ian’s Natural Foods
Non-GMO White Wave Organic Baby* Nestlé Kettle Brand* Keebler (Kellogg’s)
365 Brand (Whole Foods) Woodstock Farms* PediaSmart Similac/Isomil Kopali Organics Kraft (Nabisco, Nilla Wafers, Oreos, Ritz,
Amy’s Late July Organic Snacks
Information on GMOs is also available at www.centerforfoodsafety.org and NutterButter, Honey Maid, SnackWells,
Bountiful Bean May contain GMO ingredents Mary’s Gone Crackers*
Small Planet Tofu www.HealthierEating.org. Teddy Grahams, Wheat Thins, Triscuit)
Boca, unless organic (Kraft) Nature’s Path*
Sunshine Burger Copyright 2010 Center for Food Safety and Institute for Responsible Technology. No part Pepperidge Farm (Campbell’s)
Gardenburger Namaste Foods
The Simple Soyman Morningstar Farms, unless of this booklet may be reproduced in any form without written permission from both Newman’s Own Organics Pringles
Vitasoy parties. For large print quantities or electronic distribution requests, Newman’s Own, except salad dressings Quaker Oats
organic soy line (Kellogg) contact: info@responsibletechnology.org
Wildwood
BOLD with an asterisk * denotes brands with products enrolled in the Non-GMO
Project’s third party GMO Avoidance Verification Program. SODAS, JUICES & other beverages candy, chocolate products & SWEETENERS
Learn more at: NONgmoProject.org/consumers Most juices are made from GMO-free fruit (avoid papaya though, as it could Look for organic and non-GMO sweeteners, products made with 100% cane
be GMO), but the prevalence of corn-based sweeteners—e.g. high-fructose sugar, evaporated cane juice or organic sugar to avoid GM beet sugar, and
SNACKS/ENERGY BARS: Odwalla corn syrup—in fruit juices is cause for concern. Many sodas are primarily watch out for soy lecithin in chocolates and corn syrup in candies.
Non-GMO Optimum Energy Bar comprised of water and corn syrup. Look for 100-percent juice blends. Candy: Non-GMO May Contain GMO Ingredients
Clif Bar Organic Food Bar Pure Fun Confections Hershey’s
Non-GMO Sea20 Organic Energy Drink
Divine Foods Ruth’s Teeccino Herbal Caffe Reed’s Ginger Candy, organic Jelly Belly
After the Fall, organic (Smucker’s)
Genisoy Bars Weil by Nature’s Path Organic Big Island Organics Walnut Acres Organic Juices St. Claire Organic Lifesaver (Kraft)
GoodOnYa Bar Blue Sky Sunridge Farms Nestlé
Woodstock Farms*
Lara Bar May Contain GMO Ingredients Cascadian Farm Woodstock Farms*
Luna Bar Balance Bar Crofter’s Organic May Contain GMO Ingredients
Macrobars
Nature Valley (General Mills) Eden* Coca-Cola (Fruitopia, Minute Maid, Sweetners: Non-GMO The sweetener aspartame is derived from GM micro-
MacroLife Naturals Field Day* Hi-C, NESTEA)
Nabisco Bars (Kraft) Hansen Beverage Company Eden* organisms. It is also referred to as NutraSweet®
Nature’s Path* Frey Vineyards and Equal® and is found in over 6,000 products,
PowerBar (Nestle) Mixerz All Natural Cocktail Mixers Hawaiian Punch (Procter &Gamble) Sweet Cloud*
Nutiva including soft drinks, gum, candy, desserts, yogurt,
Quaker Granola Nancy’s Organic Lowfat Kefir Kraft (Country Time, Kool-Aid, Tropical Traditions tabletop sweeteners, and some pharmaceuticals
Odwalla Crystal Light, Capri Sun, Tang) Woodstock Farms, organic* such as vitamins and sugar-free cough drops.
SOUPS, SAUCES & CANNED FOODS Organic Valley Libby’s (Nestlé)
Many soups and sauces are highly processed, so give the ingredient PediaSmart Ocean Spray Chocolate: Non-GMO Rapunzel
lists close attention to avoid the Big Four at-risk ingredients. Quinoa Gold Pepsi (Tropicana, Frappuccino, Chocolove Woodstock Farms*
R.W. Knudsen, organic (Smucker’s) Gatorade, SoBe, Dole) Endangered Species*
Soups: Non-GMO Walnut Acres, organic
Santa Cruz Organic (Smucker’s) Sunny Delight (Procter & Gamble) Green & Black’s Organic May Contain GMO Ingredients
Amy’s May Contain GMO Ingredients Kopali Organics Ghirardelli Chocolate
Fantastic Foods*
Health Valley/Westbrae
Chef Boyardee, Healthy Choice
(ConAgra)
CONDIMENTS, OILS, DRESSINGS & SPREADS Lindt Chocolate Hershey’s
Nestlé (Crunch, Kit Kat, Smarties)
Unless labeled explicitly, corn, soybean, cottonseed, and canola oils prob- Newman’s Own
Imagine Natural Campbell’s (Healthy Request, Chunky, Nonuttin’ Toblerone (Kraft)
Natural/Hain Simply Home, Pepperidge Farm) ably contain genetically modified products. Choose pure olive, coconut,
Rapunzel Hormel products sesame, sunflower, safflower, almond, grapeseed, and peanut oils. Also
ShariAnn’s Organics Progresso Soups (General Mills) choose preserves, jams, and jellies with cane sugar, not corn syrup. INVISIBLE GM INGREDIENTS
Non-GMO Sage Hills Farms Processed foods often have hidden GM sources (unless they’re organic or
Sauces/Salsas: Non-GMO May Contain GMO Ingredients Annie’s Naturals* Spectrum oils and dressings declared non-GMO). The following ingredients may be made from GMOs.
Amy’s Bertolli (Unilever) Bountiful Bean SushiSonic Condiments* Aspartame, also called glycerin protein isolate
NutraSweet®, Equal Spoonful®, glycerol shoyu
Eden* Chi-Chi’s (Hormel) Bragg’s liquid amino The Simple Soyman glycerol monooleate sorbitol
Canderel®, AminoSweet®
Emerald Valley Kitchen Classico (Heinz) Carrington Farms Flax Seed Tropical Traditions BeneVia®, E951 glycine soy flour
Field Day* Del Monte Vegan by Nature Buttery Spread baking powder hemicellulose soy isolates
Green Mountain Gringo* Crofter’s Organic canola oil (rapeseed) high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) soy lecithin
Healthy Choice, Hunts (ConAgra) Drew’s salad dressing Vigoa Cuisine hydrogenated starch soy milk
Muir Glen Organic caramel color
Old El Paso (General Mills) Eden* Wholemato cellulose hydrolyzed vegetableprotein soy oil
Rising Moon* Pace, Prego (Campbell’s) citric acid inositol soy protein
Seeds of Change pasta sauce Emerald Cove Wildwood cobalamin (Vit. B12) inverse syrup soy protein isolate
Ragu (Unilever) Emerald Valley Kitchen
Walnut Acres pasta sauce Woodstock Farms* colorose invert sugar soy sauce
Emperor’s Kitchen* condensed milk inversol starch
confectioners sugar isoflavones stearic acid
Canned Food: Non-GMO May Contain GMO Ingredients Field Day* May Contain GMO Ingredients corn flour lactic acid sugar (unless cane)
Amy’s Chef Boyardee Follow Your Heart* Crisco (Smucker’s) corn gluten lecithin tamari
Harvest Moon Mushrooms corn masa leucine tempeh
Annie’s* Dinty Moore, Stagg, Hormel (Hormel) Del Monte corn meal lysine teriyaki marinade
Eden* Franco-American (Campbell’s) Ian’s Natural Foods Heinz corn oil malitol textured vegetable
ShariAnn’s, organic I.M. Health SoyNut Butters Hellman’s (Unilever) corn sugar malt protein
Kettle Brand* corn syrup malt syrup threonine
Westbrae, organic Kraft condiments and dressings cornstarch malt extract tocopherols (Vit E)
Yves Veggie Cuisine (Hain Celestial) Krazy Ketchup Mazola cyclodextrin maltodextrin tofu
Maranatha Nut Butters Pam (ConAgra) cystein maltose trehalose
Woodstock Farms* triglyceride
Miso Master* Peter Pan (ConAgra) dextrin mannitol
dextrose methylcellulose vegetable fat
Muir Glen Organic ketchup
GRAINS, BEANS & PASTA Nasoya
Skippy (Unilever)
Smucker’s, unless “Simply 100% Fruit”
diacetyl
diglyceride
milk powder
milo starch
vegetable oil
Vitamin B12
Other than corn, no GM grains are sold on the market. Look for Newmans Own Organic Wesson (ConAgra) erythritol modified food starch Vitamin E
Equal modified starch whey
100-percent wheat pasta, couscous, rice, quinoa, oats, barley, sor- Rapunzel Wish-Bone (Unilever) food starch mono and diglyceride whey powder
ghum, and dried beans (except soybeans). Ruth’s fructose (any form) monosodium xanthan gum
glucose glutamate (MSG)
Non-GMO KAMUT
Annie’s * Lundberg Family Farms* CEREAL & BREAKFAST BARS glutamate
glutamic acid
Nutrasweet
oleic acid
Ascorbic acid (Vitamin C) although
usually derived from corn, is probably
Bob’s Red Mill, organic Organic Planet* Cereals and breakfast bars are very likely to include GMO ingredients, gluten Phenylalanine not GM because it is not likely made in
Sunridge Farms because they are often made with corn and soy products. glycerides phytic acid North America.
Eden*
Field Day* Vita-Spelt pasta Non-GMO Nonuttin’ Note: This guide was compiled based on company statements, not genetic testing. Any product labeled
Annie’s* Omega Smart Bars as Non-GMO indicates that its manufacturing process is designed to avoid GMOs, but consumers should
PACKAGED MEALS: Non-GMO May Contain GMO Ingredients Ambrosial Granola Peace Cereal Organic be aware that GM contamination is possible due to natural pollen movement, weather events, seed
Amy’s Betty Crocker (General Mills) Barbara’s, organic Ruth’s contamination, or human error.  Hence there is no guarantee such products are 100% free of GMOs.
Casbah (Hain-Celestial) Knorr (Unilever) Cascadian Farms Simple Sweets Center for Food Safety’s participation in this guide does not necessarily imply endorsement of any of the
Kraft Macaroni & Cheese products or labels listed in this guide.
Dr. McDougall’s Right Foods Eden* Sunridge Farms To learn more about GMOs, consult the books Genetic Roulette: The Documented Health Risks of Genetically
Fantastic Foods* Lipton meal packets (Unilever) EnviroKidz* Engineered Foods by Jeffrey M. Smith or Your Right to Know: Genetic Engineering and the Secret Changes
Ian’s Natural Foods Near East (Quaker) Golden Temple May Contain GMO Ingredients in Your Food by Andrew Kimbrell. Information on GMOs is also available at www.centerforfoodsafety.org
Lotus Foods Pasta Roni & Rice-A-Roni (Quaker) Grandy Oats General Mills and www.HealthierEating.org.
Lundberg Farms Rice Sensations* Health Valley, organic Kellogg
Copyright 2010 Center for Food Safety and Institute for Responsible Technology. No part of this booklet
Rising Moon* Lundberg Rice Cereal* Post (Kraft)
may be reproduced in any form without written permission from both parties. For large print quantities
Seeds of Change organic meals Nature’s Path* Quaker or electronic distribution requests, contact: info@responsibletechnology.org