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January 5, 2014

In this article, I raise important questions about the Non-GMO Project (twitter) and its famous butterfly seal of approval on food products.

The Non-GMO Project is, by far, the largest testing program of its kind in North America. For example, Whole Foods has submitted thousands of its products for verification, so their stores can display the Project seals.

What does the seal actually say?

The butterfly seal literally reads: “NON-GMO Project VERIFIED.”

I haven’t changed the capital letters or the lower-case letters. So I’ll ask: which words do your eyes go to? The words in all-caps? 

Read only the words in all-caps. What do you get? “NON-GMO VERIFIED.” 

That suggests the product in question contains no GMOs, doesn’t it?
But this is not the case, as I’ll show in a minute. 

The seal’s message is actually: “The Non-GMO Project is verifying . . . something. What is that something?

The Project is verifying that its standard has been met—and, as it turns out, that standard is not “non-GMO product” or “GMO-free.” 

Deceptive advertising? 

Through the use of capital letters, the consumer could very well believe the product he’s bought has been tested and the results show there are no GMOs. 


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