non GMO Cheerios

[Dixie Bee Acres]

Saw on the news this morning, Cheerios will now be GMO free. The person being interviewed said that although the primary grain is oats, and oats aren't typically a GMO crop, Cheerios does contain small amounts of corn, and now they will use only non GMO corn.

[plowjockey]

A June ABC News poll found that 93% of Americans favored GMO labeling laws and more than half believed GMOs to be unsafe.

Based on what information, other than just fear?

We'll cheer the end of GMO and then complain, when the price of food goes up. Cheerios are already about $5 box.

How ironic is it, that the only Cheerios flavor they are changing, are the plain ones, that no one likes to eat (except me).

[arabian knight]

though the company notes that they could contain trace amounts due to contamination in shipping or manufacturing. Not sure if they will state that on the package though. LOL

[Raymond James]

The market place responding to customer demand. Gotta love the free market.

There will be plenty of demand for GMO crops. If the non- GMO is not readily available then the cost will go up. Perhaps one day they will make a low/ lower cost GMO and higher cost non-GMO cereal.

As long as it pass the food safety folks I am ok with that.

[dankny]

Aren't they made of oats which don't have a GMO strain yet? Wonder if they will get the non GMO verified seal. That would be big. BTW Costco has much more Organic and Non GMO!

[plowjockey]

Originally Posted by dankny

Aren't they made of oats which don't have a GMO strain yet? Wonder if they will get the non GMO verified seal. That would be big. BTW Costco has much more Organic and Non GMO!

They contain some corn and corn sugar also.

[CraterCove]

GMO is different by far than selective breeding of strains to improve them. I will remain skeptical until there is unequivocal proof that adding animal DNA to plants has no ill effect on the natural plantlife and wild ecosystems.

It's been a long time since we've even eaten the pre-masticated mess that is any cereal product. Reading about Mr. Kellogg and his reasons for creating cereal in the first place really turned me off to any such product.

[Sawmill Jim]

Originally Posted by CraterCove

GMO is different by far than selective breeding of strains to improve them. I will remain skeptical until there is unequivocal proof that adding animal DNA to plants has no ill effect on the natural plantlife and wild ecosystems.

It's been a long time since we've even eaten the pre-masticated mess that is any cereal product. Reading about Mr. Kellogg and his reasons for creating cereal in the first place really turned me off to any such product.

I'd rather toss the cereal and eat the box

[unregistered358967]

You beat me to this thread.

My first though is $. Just like Rice Chex carries a gluten-free label (stating the obvious). Just another way to rake in the $.

Water is gluten free too! Woo hoo.

[arabian knight]

It is just a marketing ploy to please the few that is all. Oats have been pretty GMO free all the time, this is nothing but a ploy to sell more Cheerios and that ls all. Nothing more nothing less. I would not be surprised they don't go back to what they were called years ago. "Cherri Oats"

[farmerDale]

The really stupid thing, besides there being no such thing as gm oats, is that once sugar is refined, it contains no gmo anyway. It is a complete fabricated gong show is what it is.

"HEY HEY HEY! Looky here! Even though our former product contained no detectable gm products, we are going to whack a label on it so the granola crowd can feel better about buying it..."

All this amounts to.

Finally, because non gm corn requires heavier doses, and higher toxicity herbicides and insecticides, than gm varieties, General mills should be up front with that side of it too. Label should then read," GMO free (sort of): farmers producing the corn in this box, had to till their soil, burn more fossil fuels, and spray higher rates, with old, more toxic herbicides and insecticides, than if we had left this box alone, which actually had no detectable gmo in it in the first place.

A marketing ploy, appeasing the uninformed is all this thing is. Sorry to those who are all excited, but the truth needs telling.

[Dixie Bee Acres]

Originally Posted by arabian knight

It is just a marketing ploy to please the few that is all. Oats have been pretty GMO free all the time, this is nothing but a ploy to sell more Cheerios and that ls all. Nothing more nothing less. I would not be surprised they don't go back to what they were called years ago. "Cherri Oats"

Are you ignoring some facts or do you just refuse to read?
In my post and another persons post in this thread, it is pointed out that the oats are already non gmo, but the cereal also contains corn products.
Just for your personal gain, I will let you in on some super secret information.....
Most commercially used corn products in the USA, do contain GMO corn. But, shhhh, don't tell noone else.

So, now that you know that the "corn products" used in cheerios will be from non gmo corn, do you still stand by your thoughts that they were just stating the obvious as a marketing ploy, nothing more and nothing less?

[Dixie Bee Acres]

Just my thoughts on GMO crops, and the argument that no ill effects come from GMO crops.
Let's break this down to the truth of the matter, and call a spade a spade.

Let's alter the natural genetics of this crop. Let's do it in such a way that we can plant the crops, then we can spray the fields with dangerous poisons that kill pretty much any living thing in the field. But the poisons have no effect on the crop we planted because we have altered it so much it is not killed by poisons that kill everything else. Yup, now let's put these crops on the dinner table.

[HuskyBoris]

Originally Posted by Dixie Bee Acres

Just my thoughts on GMO crops, and the argument that no ill effects come from GMO crops.
Let's break this down to the truth of the matter, and call a spade a spade.

Let's alter the natural genetics of this crop. Let's do it in such a way that we can plant the crops, then we can spray the fields with dangerous poisons that kill pretty much any living thing in the field. But the poisons have no effect on the crop we planted because we have altered it so much it is not killed by poisons that kill everything else. Yup, now let's put these crops on the dinner table.

I read an article on facebook about why you have food allergies and your grandparents didn't,,quite interesting.I think I'll dig it up and post it here.

[farmerDale]

Originally Posted by Dixie Bee Acres

Just my thoughts on GMO crops, and the argument that no ill effects come from GMO crops.
Let's break this down to the truth of the matter, and call a spade a spade.

Let's alter the natural genetics of this crop. Let's do it in such a way that we can plant the crops, then we can spray the fields with dangerous poisons that kill pretty much any living thing in the field. But the poisons have no effect on the crop we planted because we have altered it so much it is not killed by poisons that kill everything else. Yup, now let's put these crops on the dinner table.

The herbicides used on gmo crops, are benign by comparison to those used on non gmo crops. If glyphosate for example killed everything in the field, how would farmers grow crops at all? Healthy soil is needed to produce high yields, gm or not. And seeing as since the advent of gm technology, yields have been increasing, tells me the soil is healthier than ever before. There are several reasons for this: Because of the advent of no tillage, soil organic matter is building; Again, less toxic herbicides, and often no insecticides are required.

I dunno, we have to be factual on this stuff.

[Wanda]

What will they guarantee as far as GMO content? Most GMO critics say that no detectable amount is acceptable so will they start a war on this cereal. Maybe it will be a good lesson that there is more than a label required for separation.

[PackerBacker]

Yup. Cheerios have never had GMO's in them.

I guess the real basic stuff has to be spelled out point blank for the non gmo crowd.

[sammyd]

Let's alter the natural genetics of this crop. Let's do it in such a way that we can plant the crops, then we can spray the fields with dangerous poisons that kill pretty much any living thing in the field. But the poisons have no effect on the crop we planted because we have altered it so much it is not killed by poisons that kill everything else. Yup, now let's put these crops on the dinner table

Do you realize that regular old OP corn will survive a spraying by herbicides far worse and longer lasting than Roundup?

[DaleK]

Originally Posted by Wanda

What will they guarantee as far as GMO content? Most GMO critics say that no detectable amount is acceptable so will they start a war on this cereal. Maybe it will be a good lesson that there is more than a label required for separation.

They can't test for GMOs in the corn products used in Cheerios anyway so nobody but their suppliers will know if it is or isn't.

[PackerBacker]

Originally Posted by Dixie Bee Acres

Are you ignoring some facts or do you just refuse to read?
In my post and another persons post in this thread, it is pointed out that the oats are already non gmo, but the cereal also contains corn products.
Just for your personal gain, I will let you in on some super secret information.....
Most commercially used corn products in the USA, do contain GMO corn. But, shhhh, don't tell noone else.

So, now that you know that the "corn products" used in cheerios will be from non gmo corn, do you still stand by your thoughts that they were just stating the obvious as a marketing ploy, nothing more and nothing less?

Are you ignoring facts?

Just because it contains a corn product doesn't mean it contains a GMO.