luvnraw
07-06-2005, 09:36 PM
Hey everyone,
I have been reasearching today and thought that I would share what I have found so far. As I can not afford to purchase all organic right now as far as produce is concerned, I decided that I want to purchase organic on anything that is genetically engineered or modified and build up from there ;)
My original email:
> I came upon your site after searching for GE food list. I was prompted
> to do this after reading Rainbow Green Live Food Cuisine by Gabriel
> Cousens. As I can not afford to buy all organic produce for my newly
> found raw lifestyle, I decided that I would buy organic on anything the
> is GE/GM.
>
> I see that your list for what is already in use in the USA is corn, soy,
> canola, rice, wheat and fish. While the produce of fruits, vegetable,
> nuts and seeds and some other grains only are listed as currently being
> tested.
>
> Do you have or know of a list that lists all produce, nuts and seeds
> that are actually on the market that are GE/GM? I am new to this entire
> concept really and do not want my family to eat things that are GE/GM.
>
> I appreciate any help that you can give.
Hello Christi,
Thanks for your email and your interest in the issue. We list those fresh fruitsand vegetables, grains, nuts and seeds as experimental because most of them are just that, and not in commercial production, so you would not find them in grocery stores.
Currently, rice and fish are also experimental and will not be found on store
shelves. GE wheat has also been dropped by Monsanto (the seed producer), so you will not find that either.
The GE products currently on the shelves to look for are:
corn, soy, canola oil and cottonseed oil. These are primarily in packaged,
processed foods like chips and heat and serve meals (microwave dinners, pasta or rice-a-roni type dry mixes, canned soups and chili's, etc). Corn syrup is of course in almost all sodas and many juices. There is also GE popcorn, so you should look for organic popcorn if that is something you purchase. Though it sounds like you are aiming for a raw food diet, so processed, packaged foods (or popcorn) may not be a concern for you. Do look out for soy lecithin and corn syrup in any product. They are incredibly pervasive in products - some of which you would not expect, so check the ingredients list for these - if it's not organic or labeled as non-GE / non-GMO, soy lecithin and corn syrup (or high fructose corn syrup) are likely GE.
In produce, there is some GE sweet corn on the market, though not much, most GE corn is used for either animal feed or highly processed foods and is not the type of corn you would eat fresh (it's more like field corn). But because there is some out there - try to buy organic corn to avoid it (though being in Indiana you should be able to get it at the farmers market or from a pretty local grower, where even if it isn't organic, you can ask the grower if they are using GE seeds - I grew up in Illinois, and at least there, there was nothing better than the local sweet corn in the summer [except maybe the tomatos!], and they loved to talk about how they grew it!). There is also some GE radiccio, papaya, zuccini and yellow crookneck squash. Again, try to buy organic on these. However, the only GE papaya is grown in Hawaii (about 50% of the papaya grown in Hawaii is GE), but you are probably not too likely to find Hawaiian papayas in Indiana. These are primarily shipped to the west coast. You'll most likely find papayas from Mexico or the Carribean in the midwest, neither of which grow GE papaya varieties. There are currently no GE nut or seed varieties.
If you are buying dairy, meat or poultry, try to buy these organic (or non-rBGH/ rBST dairy, free-range chicken and eggs, 100% grass-fed cattle, etc), as many are fed on GE feed and some dairy cows are administered a GE hormone called rBGH or rBST to increase their milk production. Some larger, more industrial animal raising facilities (for chickens, cows, pigs, etc) may use more antibiotics than smaller producers, simply because they tend to have larger numbers of animals (increasing the chances of illness / disease spreading between them),and more hormones to boost production. If you can't find organic options in your area, you can look for a smaller or local producer for your meat and dairy who would be willing to talk to you about the antibiotics / hormones they use, the size of their operation and GE feed use. Most major supermarket chains do offer some choices in this area, though, so you should be able to find them without going to too much trouble. I hope this is of some help for you. Please feel free to contact me if you have any other questions.
Best,
Heather
Heather Whitehead
True Food Network Director
The Center for Food Safety
heather@geaction.org
http://www.truefoodnow.org
http://www.centerforfoodsafety.org
Then another site I also wrote to have me these different links that list brands that do use GE/GM things and other links you may be interested in.
New research has just come out showing some of the side effects of GE corn made by Monsanto (read about it here: http://www.foodfirst.org/node/1170), and we still do not know what the side effects of many other GE products are.
Here are a few lists:
http://www.holisticmed.com/ge/foodlist.html
http://www.gmabrands.com/membercos/membercos.cfm ( a list of companies using GMOs in their products)
For a list of GE-free foods and companies, go here: http://www.truefoodnow.org/shoppersguide/guide_printable.html
or here: http://www.safe-food.org/-consumer/brands.html
:eek:
I have been reasearching today and thought that I would share what I have found so far. As I can not afford to purchase all organic right now as far as produce is concerned, I decided that I want to purchase organic on anything that is genetically engineered or modified and build up from there ;)
My original email:
> I came upon your site after searching for GE food list. I was prompted
> to do this after reading Rainbow Green Live Food Cuisine by Gabriel
> Cousens. As I can not afford to buy all organic produce for my newly
> found raw lifestyle, I decided that I would buy organic on anything the
> is GE/GM.
>
> I see that your list for what is already in use in the USA is corn, soy,
> canola, rice, wheat and fish. While the produce of fruits, vegetable,
> nuts and seeds and some other grains only are listed as currently being
> tested.
>
> Do you have or know of a list that lists all produce, nuts and seeds
> that are actually on the market that are GE/GM? I am new to this entire
> concept really and do not want my family to eat things that are GE/GM.
>
> I appreciate any help that you can give.
Hello Christi,
Thanks for your email and your interest in the issue. We list those fresh fruitsand vegetables, grains, nuts and seeds as experimental because most of them are just that, and not in commercial production, so you would not find them in grocery stores.
Currently, rice and fish are also experimental and will not be found on store
shelves. GE wheat has also been dropped by Monsanto (the seed producer), so you will not find that either.
The GE products currently on the shelves to look for are:
corn, soy, canola oil and cottonseed oil. These are primarily in packaged,
processed foods like chips and heat and serve meals (microwave dinners, pasta or rice-a-roni type dry mixes, canned soups and chili's, etc). Corn syrup is of course in almost all sodas and many juices. There is also GE popcorn, so you should look for organic popcorn if that is something you purchase. Though it sounds like you are aiming for a raw food diet, so processed, packaged foods (or popcorn) may not be a concern for you. Do look out for soy lecithin and corn syrup in any product. They are incredibly pervasive in products - some of which you would not expect, so check the ingredients list for these - if it's not organic or labeled as non-GE / non-GMO, soy lecithin and corn syrup (or high fructose corn syrup) are likely GE.
In produce, there is some GE sweet corn on the market, though not much, most GE corn is used for either animal feed or highly processed foods and is not the type of corn you would eat fresh (it's more like field corn). But because there is some out there - try to buy organic corn to avoid it (though being in Indiana you should be able to get it at the farmers market or from a pretty local grower, where even if it isn't organic, you can ask the grower if they are using GE seeds - I grew up in Illinois, and at least there, there was nothing better than the local sweet corn in the summer [except maybe the tomatos!], and they loved to talk about how they grew it!). There is also some GE radiccio, papaya, zuccini and yellow crookneck squash. Again, try to buy organic on these. However, the only GE papaya is grown in Hawaii (about 50% of the papaya grown in Hawaii is GE), but you are probably not too likely to find Hawaiian papayas in Indiana. These are primarily shipped to the west coast. You'll most likely find papayas from Mexico or the Carribean in the midwest, neither of which grow GE papaya varieties. There are currently no GE nut or seed varieties.
If you are buying dairy, meat or poultry, try to buy these organic (or non-rBGH/ rBST dairy, free-range chicken and eggs, 100% grass-fed cattle, etc), as many are fed on GE feed and some dairy cows are administered a GE hormone called rBGH or rBST to increase their milk production. Some larger, more industrial animal raising facilities (for chickens, cows, pigs, etc) may use more antibiotics than smaller producers, simply because they tend to have larger numbers of animals (increasing the chances of illness / disease spreading between them),and more hormones to boost production. If you can't find organic options in your area, you can look for a smaller or local producer for your meat and dairy who would be willing to talk to you about the antibiotics / hormones they use, the size of their operation and GE feed use. Most major supermarket chains do offer some choices in this area, though, so you should be able to find them without going to too much trouble. I hope this is of some help for you. Please feel free to contact me if you have any other questions.
Best,
Heather
Heather Whitehead
True Food Network Director
The Center for Food Safety
heather@geaction.org
http://www.truefoodnow.org
http://www.centerforfoodsafety.org
Then another site I also wrote to have me these different links that list brands that do use GE/GM things and other links you may be interested in.
New research has just come out showing some of the side effects of GE corn made by Monsanto (read about it here: http://www.foodfirst.org/node/1170), and we still do not know what the side effects of many other GE products are.
Here are a few lists:
http://www.holisticmed.com/ge/foodlist.html
http://www.gmabrands.com/membercos/membercos.cfm ( a list of companies using GMOs in their products)
For a list of GE-free foods and companies, go here: http://www.truefoodnow.org/shoppersguide/guide_printable.html
or here: http://www.safe-food.org/-consumer/brands.html
:eek: