Websites of Interest
Organic Consumers Association
"The Organic Consumers Association is a non-profit, grassroots organization and receives contact information through various means, such as, online volunteer signup, donations, newsletter subscriptions, and other outreach.
The Organic Consumers Association is a public interest organization dedicated to promoting health justice and sustainability. A central focus of the OCA is building a healthy, equitable, and sustainable system of food production and consumption. We are a global clearinghouse for information and grassroots technical assistance." (About the OCA, n.d.)
Visit Organic Consumers Association Website at:
http://www.organicconsumers.org/
Reference:
About the OCA. (n.d.). Retrieved August 8, 2013, from Organic Consumers. Org: http://www.organicconsumers.org/aboutus.cfm
"The Organic Consumers Association is a non-profit, grassroots organization and receives contact information through various means, such as, online volunteer signup, donations, newsletter subscriptions, and other outreach.
The Organic Consumers Association is a public interest organization dedicated to promoting health justice and sustainability. A central focus of the OCA is building a healthy, equitable, and sustainable system of food production and consumption. We are a global clearinghouse for information and grassroots technical assistance." (About the OCA, n.d.)
Visit Organic Consumers Association Website at:
http://www.organicconsumers.org/
Reference:
About the OCA. (n.d.). Retrieved August 8, 2013, from Organic Consumers. Org: http://www.organicconsumers.org/aboutus.cfm
Non GMO Project
"The Non-GMO Project works in several different capacities to ensure the availability of non-GMO products and to help support informed choice. We offer North America’s only third party verification and labeling for non-GMO food and products. We also work to educate consumers and the food industry to help build awareness about GMOs and their impact on our health and food systems. One of the inherent risks of genetically modified crops and food items is that they contaminate non-GMO crops and foods through cross-pollination and/or contamination; so we also work with food manufacturers, distributors, growers, and seed suppliers to develop a standard for detection of GMOs and for the reduction of contamination risk of the non-GMO food supply with GMOs.
The Project began as an initiative of independent natural foods retailers who were interested in providing their customers with more information regarding the GMO risk of their products. As the Project evolved, it became clear that in order for the initial vision of standardized labeling to be possible, a 3rd party verification program was needed that would identify products compliant with a uniform, consensus-based definition of non-GMO. With the help of technical consultants FoodChain Global Advisors, and fueled by the passion of a dynamic array of industry leaders, the Non-GMO Project has successfully created a collaborative non-GMO verification program that began enrolling products in the fall of 2008. Working at every level of the supply chain, all the way back to the seeds, the Project’s role is to inspire and ensure viable non-GMO alternatives long into the future." (About us, 2013)
Visit the Non GMO Project website at:
http://www.nongmoproject.org/
Reference:About us. (2013). Retrieved August 8, 2013, from Non GMO Project: http://www.nongmoproject.org/about/
"The Non-GMO Project works in several different capacities to ensure the availability of non-GMO products and to help support informed choice. We offer North America’s only third party verification and labeling for non-GMO food and products. We also work to educate consumers and the food industry to help build awareness about GMOs and their impact on our health and food systems. One of the inherent risks of genetically modified crops and food items is that they contaminate non-GMO crops and foods through cross-pollination and/or contamination; so we also work with food manufacturers, distributors, growers, and seed suppliers to develop a standard for detection of GMOs and for the reduction of contamination risk of the non-GMO food supply with GMOs.
The Project began as an initiative of independent natural foods retailers who were interested in providing their customers with more information regarding the GMO risk of their products. As the Project evolved, it became clear that in order for the initial vision of standardized labeling to be possible, a 3rd party verification program was needed that would identify products compliant with a uniform, consensus-based definition of non-GMO. With the help of technical consultants FoodChain Global Advisors, and fueled by the passion of a dynamic array of industry leaders, the Non-GMO Project has successfully created a collaborative non-GMO verification program that began enrolling products in the fall of 2008. Working at every level of the supply chain, all the way back to the seeds, the Project’s role is to inspire and ensure viable non-GMO alternatives long into the future." (About us, 2013)
Visit the Non GMO Project website at:
http://www.nongmoproject.org/
Reference:About us. (2013). Retrieved August 8, 2013, from Non GMO Project: http://www.nongmoproject.org/about/
Say No To GMOs
(Although this site is no longer updating information, it offers much detailed information on GMO's)
"The Say No To GMOs! site offers extensive information on the complex and controversial issue of genetic engineering. The comprehensive collection of documentation spanning over a decade offers a unique opportunity for research that is not found in one place anywhere else online." (About, n.d.)
Visit the Say No To GMOs website at:
http://www.saynotogmos.org/
Reference:
About. (n.d.). Retrieved August 8, 2013, from Say No to GMOn.d.: http://www.saynotogmos.org/index.htm
(Although this site is no longer updating information, it offers much detailed information on GMO's)
"The Say No To GMOs! site offers extensive information on the complex and controversial issue of genetic engineering. The comprehensive collection of documentation spanning over a decade offers a unique opportunity for research that is not found in one place anywhere else online." (About, n.d.)
Visit the Say No To GMOs website at:
http://www.saynotogmos.org/
Reference:
About. (n.d.). Retrieved August 8, 2013, from Say No to GMOn.d.: http://www.saynotogmos.org/index.htm