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OTHER GMOs TO LOOK OUT FOR • There are many additives, enzymes, flavorings, and processing agents

• GMO sweetener aspartame. Aspartame is that are used in food and which are produced by GM bacteria, yeast
created in part by GM microorganisms. It or fungi. To avoid them, either buy organic or stick to non-processed
is also referred to as NutraSweet and Equal foods.
and is found in over 6000 products, including
soft drinks, gum, candy, desserts and mixes, AVOIDING GMOS IN RESTAURANTS
yogurt, tabletop sweeteners, and some phar- Go to restaurants that cook meals from scratch and don’t use packaged
maceuticals such as vitamins and sugar-free processed mixes and sauces that likely have GM ingredients. For those that
cough drops. cook from scratch, most at-risk ingredients are visible like corn chips and
tortillas, tofu, soy sauce, and sweet corn.
• Animal products: Meat, dairy products, The big exception is vegetable oil, which is probably from soy, corn,
farmed fish and eggs are usually from cottonseed or canola. If the restaurant uses one of these, ask whether they
animals fed GM feed. To avoid them, buy can cook your meal in some other oil like olive oil, or in butter, or without
“organic,” wild caught, or from “100 percent oil at all. And let them know why, so they can learn about GMOs too.
grass-fed” animals. Avoid dairy products
from cows injected with GM bovine growth Jeffrey M. Smith is the international bestselling author of Seeds of De-
hormone (called rbGH, or rbST). See www. ception and the new Genetic Roulette: The Documented Health Risks of
responsibletechnology.org for brand list- Genetically Engineered Foods. He is the executive director of the Institute
ings. for Responsible Technology, which is spearheading the Campaign for
Healthier Eating in America (www.responsibletechnology.org). He will be
• Honey and bee pollen may have been the featured speaker at the Weston A. Price conference in San Francisco
gathered from GM plants. In fact, a small in November, 2008.
percentage of the alfalfa in the US is GM,
but plantings were stopped by a court order
in 2007.

GMO-DEFENSIVE SHOPPING LIST

SOY (89%)*
Chocolates use soy lecithin
Breads use soy flour
Shakes use soy protein concentrate
Formulas use soy milk
Vegetable oils use soy oil

CORN (61%)*
Avoid high fructose corn syrup
in sodas, cereals, cookies, candy, salad dressings, spaghetti sauces, and 1000 other products!
Sauces and baked goods use cornstarch, dextrose and maltodextrin
Vegetable oils use corn oil
Breads use corn flour

CANOLA (79%)*
Fried and baked products use canola oil

COTTON AND COTTON SEED OIL (83%)*
Crisco
Chips and fried snacks use cottonseed oil

* Percentage of crop grown as GM, in the US or, for canola, in Canada.

Fortunately, there is no GM popcorn on the market, nor is there blue or yellow GM corn at this time.
WARNING! GM sugar from sugar beets may be planted in 2008, and in foods before year’s end.
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