Food companies moving away from GMO

Genetically modified food may be slowly disappearing from New Zealand supermarket shelves, as more and more food manufacturers shun the technology, reports the New Zealand Herald. Greenpeace True Food​ web site classes companies in the "red" if their products might contain GM ingredients or if company policy supports genetic modification; in the "amber" category if companies are committed to being GM-free but are not yet sure their products do not contain GM ingredients; and in the "green" category for guaranteed GM-free products. The information on the website was supplied from the companies, said Greenpeace spokesman Ben Bond. "It is a good result. It is nice to see companies moving away from GM but we w ill not be happy until the New Zealand food chain is GM-free altogether."​ About ten companies have moved from a red category to amber since the website was created, including Unilever, the anglo-dutch consumer product giant. Five companies have moved from the amber category to the green, meaning they are now guaranteed GM-free. Source: New Zealand Herald​