By 2018, Whole Foods will not stock packages that fail to disclose GMO content

[womanofthehills]

Do consumers care whether food contains genetically-modified organisms? General Mills seems to think so. Though there’s little scientific evidence genetically-modified crops are dangerous, the food giant plans to start selling GMO-free Cheerios, a development experts say could push others companies to follow suit.

Though the FDA does not mandate that labels account for genetically-modified ingredients, some companies plan to do so as a selling point. Whole Foods Markets WFM, +0.40% says that by 2018 it will not stock packages that fail to disclose GMO content. Kellogg’s K, -0.35% says it is working to remove all GMO-based ingredients from its Kashi cereals, and Chipotle CMG, +0.71% plans to offer a GMO-free menu, according to The Wall Street Journal.

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/how-to-spot-genetically-modified-groceries-2014-01-07

[uppityperson]

1. It's a sales pitch for those who are concerned. Rather like labeling bottled water cholesterol free

[womanofthehills]

2. GMO crops are responsible for alarming levels of glyphosate in our food and environment

I prefer not to ingest weedkiller.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

5. Or all those foods that are labeled gluten-free that never had gluten in the first place.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. Not that anybody can afford to shop at Yuppie Central.

[womanofthehills]

4. Actually in NM, the prices are good compared to non organic stores

Maybe because we have so many organic grocery stores, there is competition.