Kaiser Permanente advises customers against GMOs

It has come to our attention that Kaiser Permanente, the largest managed healthcare organization in the United States, has advised its members against GMOs (genetically modified organisms) in food.

In its Northwest Fall 2012 newsletter, Kaiser suggested membership limit exposure to genetically modified organisms.

“GMOs have been added to our food supply since 1994, but most people don’t know it because the United States does not require labeling of GMOs,” according to the newsletter.

Sounding like a radical organic health proponent, the huge corporate Kaiser continued, “Despite what the biotech industry might say, there is little research on the long-term effects of GMOs on human health.”

Independent studies have shown GMOs to cause organ damage in rats and the inability to reproduce. Kaiser gave tips on how its members can avoid GMOs, including buying organic, looking for the “Non-GMO Project Verified” seal and to download the “ShopNoGMO” app.

 

 [via: Willamette Live]

There's an App for That

While we all sit on the edge of our seats awaiting the results of the upcoming proposition in California, the folks over at Fooducate released a phone app designed to tell you if there are GMO ingredients in your food. In an effort to eliminate nutrition label confusion the app provides the user with GMO information for about 200,000 products.

And while the app cannot replace individual due diligence and mainly common sense shopping, it's always nice having more options to educate the general public on the importance of GMO labeling.

iPhone screen shots

Learn more about Fooducate Apps on their website: www.fooducate.com.

[via Fast Co.]