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In reply to the discussion: Starbuck’s CEO Just Made A Shocking Announcement That Has Christians Standing Up For Their Faith [View all]proverbialwisdom
(4,959 posts)60. Apple K Kosher and Star-K Kosher Certified products are required to be GMO-free.
Last edited Tue Mar 31, 2015, 10:17 PM - Edit history (2)
http://www.loc.gov/law/help/restrictions-on-gmos/israel.php
In the United States, the Natural Food Certifiers (NFC) Organization, announced that its Apple K Kosher Certification Program would no longer accept applications for products that contain GMOs.(25)
In the United States, the Natural Food Certifiers (NFC) Organization, announced that its Apple K Kosher Certification Program would no longer accept applications for products that contain GMOs.(25)
MORE: http://www.loc.gov/law/help/restrictions-on-gmos/
http://www.foodnavigator-usa.com/Regulation/Star-K-adds-non-GMO-certification-to-its-kosher-and-organic-audits
Star-K adds non-GMO certification to its kosher and organic audits
By Caroline Scott-Thomas, 17-Apr-2012
Star-K Kosher Certification has begun providing triple inspections to certify plants and products as non-GMO, organic and kosher, which it says can save companies time and money on individually conducted inspections.
Star-K adds non-GMO certification to its kosher and organic audits
By Caroline Scott-Thomas, 17-Apr-2012
Star-K Kosher Certification has begun providing triple inspections to certify plants and products as non-GMO, organic and kosher, which it says can save companies time and money on individually conducted inspections.
Posted previously here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=6418862
MORE: I had and lost (browser crashed) a fascinating link to an official Israeli government webpage (which I'll continue to look for when I have time) which stated that GMO crops are NOT permitted in Israel, although imported foods may contain GMOs and a great deal of biotech research is ongoing in the country. It detailed discussion over whether GMOs are kosher, and described the consensus among religious experts that if present in minuscule quantities (as additives) they are a nonfactor, although some disagreed. URL was ".il"
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Starbuck’s CEO Just Made A Shocking Announcement That Has Christians Standing Up For Their Faith [View all]
Skidmore
Mar 2015
OP
The sales slump had nothing to do with this type of investigative reporting?
proverbialwisdom
Mar 2015
#19
Read about food served to undergrads at Ivy League schools including those w "food chemistry" depts.
proverbialwisdom
Mar 2015
#55
Apple K Kosher and Star-K Kosher Certified products are required to be GMO-free.
proverbialwisdom
Mar 2015
#60
And, by the way, she bridges the gulf between peer-reviewed studies and the public. Read PEW/NRDC.
proverbialwisdom
Mar 2015
#58
A guy in my town that roasts his own coffee (and it's delicious) told me SB over-roasts
AllyCat
Apr 2015
#83
I added a video of the CEO's response in post 45. It's definitely a nice retort.
fishwax
Mar 2015
#47
Reason Starbucks is tanking has nothing to do with their stance on Marriage Equality.
LynneSin
Mar 2015
#17
Got the address....planning on visiting NY and am looking for good places to eat.
Lochloosa
Mar 2015
#28
The guy in the article is an anti gay religious nut, the Starbuck's guy in the article points to a
Bluenorthwest
Apr 2015
#78
This happened two years ago and you never heard about it. Some marketing ploy.
Bluenorthwest
Apr 2015
#81
A 38% return is just not enough for me, so make gays miserable and offend everyone but nutters.
merrily
Mar 2015
#53