GMO 101: Always Buy Informed

GMO 101 ALWAYS BUY INFORMED GMOS – THE WHAT GMOS are genetically modified organisms, and specifically crops, that have had their genetics altered 1982 432 632 acres million land cultivated with GM crops, first genetically modified plant 100x increase in 20 years TOBACCO MOST COMMON GMO CROPS Alfalfa Cotton Hawaiian Sugar beets papaya Canola Soy Corn Zucchini Yellow squash GMOS – THE WHY Usually created to make a crop easier or cheaper to grow through tolerance of herbicides/insecticides 80% 80% of GMOS are engineered for of conventionally processed herbicide intolerance foods include GMOS THE SAFETY QUESTION Scientific research on eating GMOS is limited, but that doesn't make them safe to grow. GMO IMPACT 527 POUNDS 15X INCREASE MILLION in use of herbicides since herbicides used on the 3 major GMO crops in the US (corn, soybeans, cotton) GMO's were introduced SUPERWEEDS An herbicide or insecticide resistant weed INFESTATION OF SUPERWEEDS SINCE 2009: MORE THAN DOUBLED 70 MILLION 24 BILLION in estimated crop damage from SuperWeeds estimated acres of U.S. farmland infested with herbicide/insecticide tolerant weeds BIODIVERSITY We have lost 90% of our crop varieties in the US over the last 100 years REGULATION 60 COUNTRIES around the world have restricted or banned the production and sale of GMOS 20 STATES have introduced of American 91% GMO labeling consumers want legislation GMOS labeled WHAT YOU CAN DO Buying organic is one of the best steps to limit your purchase and consumption of GMOS 22,000 PRODUCTS ORGANIC & Non-GMO certified products are inherently certified by the Non-GMO Project, Non-GMO just look for the label Sources: PRESENTED BY Medium.com, Non-GMO Project, Vegetarian Times, JustLabellt.org, Mellman Group, NBC News, Wikipedia.org vegetarian FOLLOW YOUR HEART. times NON GMO Project Follow Your Heart believes you have a right to know what's in your food. We avoid GMOS in all of our products and support labeling of GMOS VERIFIED CLICK to find great non-GMO products near you! nongmoproject.org