And while the ground is being prepared, across our nation, for "genetically modified" (somehow the term "genetically engineered" seems to speak more truly of the artificiality of this process) food crops, we also see even our consumer organisations casting doubts on anything organic or natural. In its July issue, Choice magazine, the mouthpiece of the Australian Consumers Association, warns us that we're being overcharged because there's no evidence that organic food is nutritionally better. We're also advised to look for "certified" organic foods if we want the best value for our money.

Of course that's good advice - any moderately savvy consumer of anything wants to know they're getting what they pay for and surely no commodity is more important than the food we put in our mouths. But we're entitled to ask what is Choice seriously suggesting here - that we keep on buying conventionally farmed fruit, vegetables, eggs and meat with all the compromised integrity involved in those processes until such time as organic producers can come up with some cast iron approval process? The very fact that whole supermarket aisles are now devoted to organic products (following the long established lead of wholefood and health stores in this country) shows that consumers are starting to make that choice for themselves. And perhaps the realisation is beginning to dawn that certified organic food is worth that little bit extra we may have to pay - in terms of health and environmental benefits.

At least the concern on our behalf has spurred Australia's organic growers into action on the political front where I strongly suspect they'd rather not be wasting their passion and energy. The Biological Farmers of Australia, representing Australian certified organic growers, has hit the nail on the head in its response in August: "The call comes at a time when research into holistic farming systems, biological and organic farming systems, and related "public benefit" production systems remains relatively neglected in comparison to huge investments into patentable research such as GMOs, new chemicals and similar products which is driving the culture of modern Australian institutions including the CSIRO, DPIs etc."

"Incredibly complex research" into the nutritional value of organic versus conventionally produced foods, the group suggests, masks other important issues at play. "With such an approach, we risk overlooking the obvious benefits when no synthetic pesticides are used, when the focus in farming is on soil nutrition and balance and when other arguably less tangible but very real outcomes such as animal welfare issues are front and centre of organic production requirements." The statement from the Biological Farmers of Australia continues: "This leadership shown by the organic sector should be affirmed and supported - which it is by consumers who recognise that there is more to food than simply its nutritional status."

They say that adversity brings out the underlying strength - maybe this is that watershed time for organic farming in Australia. In the absence of any tangible support at a bureaucratic or big business level, once again we rely on the informed and determined individual. And, I've been immensely impressed and heartened this month in reading the impassioned words of American author, poet and backyard gardener supreme, Barbara Kingsolver in her latest book "Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: Our Year of Seasonal Eating".

Just in case that GM pause in Australia has lulled us into a state of complacency -- let's face it, it goes with the sunshine and barbies -- Kingsolver and her husband, environmental studies lecturer Steven Hopp, add a dollop of harsh reality to that deceptively enticing GM corn cob. The message that emerges from this book is that we must actively seize control of the food that we put into our mouths - and those of our families and their children in the future. If we don't act to preserve a diversity of food sources - Kingsolver uses the term "heritage" species with its implicit suggestion that such foods are already on the way out and many, many species of plants and animals have, in fact, already disappeared from our planet -- the future is one of culinary and nutritional impoverishment, both in choice and quality.

Kingsolver, author of the acclaimed novel "The Poisonwood Bible" among others, is one of those impressive people who, when she sees a problem, doesn't just bemoan the situation. She does something about it - in this case, with her family's equally passionate support - up and leaving their home in Tucson, Arizona to relocate to a small acreage in the southern Appalachians on the other side of a big continent. While they'd been mulling the decision for some time, drawn by a sense of community and "coming home", the spur was Tucson's third consecutive year of drought. The reality suddenly hit home that while this rapidly growing city in the desert could provide all their material comforts, food - and water - was another matter. It's sobering to read that virtually all of Tucson's food is trucked in from "somewhere far away" and that "every ounce of the city's drinking, washing and goldfish-bowl-filling water is pumped from a nonrevewable source - a fossil aquifer that is dropping so fast, sometimes the ground crumbles." The parallels with our own parched continent of vast distances and year-round water restrictions are hard to ignore.

Kingsolver's love of the land and impressive ability to nurture all living things - animal, vegetable and human, too (her family and friends eat fabulously well as we can judge from her daughter's recipes that illustrate each chapter) - is both poetic and inspiring. During their year on their Virginia farm, they live out their dream of reducing their ecological footprint as much as possible by growing their own food and eating only local produce. What's equally important, I think, is that Kingsolver is no hayseed. She is a serious author and sought-after speaker who maintains a disciplined writing schedule even while coping with the demands of growing crops, pulling weeds, preserving fruits and vegetables, inventing original ways of cooking the mountains of tomatoes and squash that sprout from their fertile soils, "harvesting" their own animals and even nursemaiding turkeys into breeding successfully, a feat in itself as "turkey mating has gone the way of rubberised foundation garments and the drive-in movie."

The passion is infectious in this book, and the family's example of their year of seasonal eating has something for us all, even those of us still wedded to our city lives. But along with the inspiring personal example, there is a serious undertone, one that echoes the cautionary advice of that other thought-provoking book, Jane Goodall's "Harvest for Hope: A Guide to Mindful Eating". The GM spectre looms large in both, along with the pervasive sense that in many parts of the world, the US, Europe, Canada, even parts of Asia and Africa, it's a juggernaut crushing all in its path. Even without GM, the loss of diversity and crop species across the world is staggering, and largely unremarked.

When you read some of the examples, that language doesn't seem remotely extreme. Here are just a handful to start you thinking:

Ten years ago, Indian farmers grew many species of oil crops such as sesame and linseed. In 1998, all the small mills that processed these crops were ordered to close and, coincidentally, a ban was lifted on imported soy oil. Millions of farmers lost their livelihoods and GM soy found a huge new market.

Thanks to the loss of heirloom species and their replacement with hybrids, US consumers have lost 99 per cent of the vegetable varieties available to them a century ago.

In 2005, 167 million acres worldwide were planted with GM crops, mainly corn, cotton, soybeans and canola. The US is the world's top producer of GM foods: 81 per cent of its soy, 40 per cent of its corn, 73 per cent of its canola and 73 per cent of its cotton is GM.

Indian crop ecologist Vandana Shiva tells us that humans have eaten 80,000 plant species over our history. Now, 75 per cent of all human food comes from just eight species and that's rapidly narrowing down to GM corn, soy and canola.

The ultimate genetic modification, the "terminator" gene, prevents a crop producing any viable seed. The farmer has no choice but to rebuy all his seed the following season. Six companies - Monsanto, Syngenta, DuPont, Mitsui, Aventis and Dow - now control 98 per cent of the world's seed sales.

One of the most common GM crops in the US is "Bt corn". This is corn that has been altered to make its own bacterial toxin (Bacillus thuringiensis) that is present in every cell and kills any insect that eats it.

Canadian farmer Percy Schmeiser spent six years and $400,000 to fight a claim bought against him by Monsanto of patent infringement when they found some of their GM canola seed in crops growing along a roadside ditch on his farm. Schmeiser's defence was that he had never bought Monsanto's seeds, and the contamination had been caused by pollen drift. Schmeiser lost his battle and Monsanto's patent claim was upheld. However, as the farmer didn't profit from his "infringement", the Canadian Supreme Court ruled he did not have to pay Monsanto any compensation.

The list goes on, but it's timely to take a pause here and realise that this is the case that has roused great concern both within Canada and many other countries including Australia. The issue of unavoidable contamination by patented seeds lies at the heart of Australian farmers' completely justified concerns about going that GM route. And being GM-free rather than being yet another economy that's been swallowed up by the juggernaut of agribusiness is, increasingly, being seen as a major market advantage. At least by some. So as those newspaper headlines and TV bites gain increasing stridency in the next few months, spare a thought for Percy Schmeiser, Indian oil crop farmers, subsistence farmers all over the world who have to buy their patented seed all over again every year, the beetle that dares to munch on a Bt corn cob - and think how lucky we are!

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http://www.novamagazine.com.au/article_ … GMfood.htm
Margaret Evans

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Nabisco
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Infant formula Carnation Infant Formulas
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# AlSoy
# Good Start
# Follow-Up
# Follow-Up Soy

Enfamil Infant Formulas
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# Enfamil with Iron
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# Enfamil A.R.
# Enfamil Nutramigen
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# Enfamil Pro-Soybee

Isomil Infant Formulas
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# Isomil Soy
# Isomil Soy for Diarrhea

Similac
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# Similac Lactose Free
# Similac with Iron
# Similac Low Iron
# Similac Alimentum

baking

GENETICALLY ENGINEERED INGREDIENTS
baking mixes

Aunt Jemima
# (Quaker) Complete Pancake & Waffle Mix
# Buttermilk Pancake & Waffle Mix
# Cornbread Mix
# Easy Mix Coffee Cake

Betty Crocker
(General Mills)
# Pie Crust Mix
# Original Pancake Mix
# Complete Pancake Mix
# Buttermilk Complete Pancake Mix
# Muffin Mixes
# Banana Nut
# Lemon Poppy Seed
# Blueberry
# Wild Blueberry
# Chocolate Chip
# Apple Streusel
# Quick Bread Mixes

* Banana
* Cinnamon Streusel
* Lemon Poppy Seed
* Cranberry Orange
* Gingerbread

# Cookie Mixes

* Chocolate Chip
* Double Chocolate Chunk
* Sugar
* Peanut Butter

Bisquik
(Betty Crocker/General Mills)
# Original
# Reduced Fat
# Shake 'n Pour Pancake Mix
# Shake 'n Pour Buttermilk Pancake Mix
# Shake 'n Pour Blueberry Pancake Mix

Duncan Hines
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# Muffin Mixes
# Kellogg's All-Bran Apple Cinnamon
# Kellogg's All-Bran Blueberry
# Blueberry
# Blueberry Crumb
# Chocolate Chip

Hungry Jack
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# Buttermilk Pancake Mix
# Extra Light & Fluffy Pancake Mix (all varieties)

Jiffy
# Corn Muffin Mix
# Blueberry Muffin Mix
# Raspberry Muffin Mix
# Pie Crust Mix

Mrs. Butterworths
(Aurora Foods)
# Complete Pancake Mix
# Buttermilk Pancake Mix

Pepperidge Farms
(Campbell's)
# Buttermilk Pancake Mix

Pillsbury
# Quick Bread & Muffin Mixes
# Blueberry
# Chocolate Chip
# Banana
# Cranberry
# Lemon Poppyseed
# Nut

# Hot Roll Mix
# Gingerbread

baking needs

Bakers
(Kraft/Phillip Morris)
# Unsweetened Chocolate
# Semi-Sweet Chocolate
# German Sweet Chocolate
# White Chocolate

Hershey's
# Semi-Sweet Baking Chips
# Milk Chocolate Chips
# Mini Kisses

Nestle
# Toll House Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
# Milk Chocolate Chips
# White Chocolate
# Butterscotch Chips
# Semi-Sweet Chocolate Baking Bars

bread
GENETICALLY ENGINEERED INGREDIENTS

Holsum
# (Interstate Bakeries) Holsum Thin Sliced
# Roman Meal
# 12 Grain
# Round Top
# Home Pride
# Buttertop White
# Buttertop Wheat

Pepperidge Farms
(Campbell's)
# Cinnamon Swirl
# Light Oatmeal
# Light Wheat
# 100% Whole Wheat
# Hearty Slices
# 7 Grain
# 9 Grain
# Crunchy Oat
# Whole Wheat
# Light Side
# Oatmeal
# Wheat
# 7 Grain
# Soft Dinner Rolls
# Club Rolls
# Sandwich Buns
# Hoagie Rolls

Thomas'
(Bestfoods)
# English Muffins

* Original
* Cinnamon Raisin
* Honey Wheat
* Oat Bran
* Blueberry
* Maple French Toast

# Toast-r-Cakes Blueberry
# Toast-r-Cakes Corn Muffins

Wonder
(Interstate Bakeries)
# White Sandwich Bread
# Country Grain
# Buttermilk
# Thin Sandwich
# Light Wheat
# 100% Stoneground Wheat
# Fat Free Multigrain
# Premium Potato
# Beefsteak Rye
# Wonder Hamburger Buns

breakfast
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breakfast bars

# Kellogg's Pop Tarts
(all varieties)
# Pop Tarts Snack Stix
(all)
# Nutri-Grain Bars
(all)
# Nutri-Grain Fruit Filled Squares
(all)
# Nutri-Grain Twists
(all)
# Fruit-Full Squares
(all)

Nabisco
(Nabisco/Phillip Morris)
# Fruit & Grain Bars
(all varieties)

Nature Valley
(General Mills)
# Oats & Honey Granola Bars
# Peanut Butter Granola Bars
# Cinnamon Granola Bars

Pillsbury
(General Mills)
# Toaster Scrambles & Strudels
(all varieties)

Quaker
# Chewy Granola Bars
(all varieties)
# Fruit & Oatmeal Bars
(all varieties)

waffles

Aunt Jemima Frozen Waffles
# Buttermilk
# Blueberry

Eggo Frozen Waffles
(Kellogg's)
# Homestyle
# Buttermilk
# Nutri-Grain Whole Wheat
# Nutri-Grain Multi Grain
# Cinnamon Toast
# Blueberry
# Strawberry
# Apple Cinnamon
# Banana Bread

Hungry Jack Frozen Waffles
(Pillsbury/General Mills)
# Homestyle
# Buttermilk

Cereal
GENETICALLY ENGINEERED INGREDIENTS

# General Mills Cheerios
# Wheaties
# Total
# Corn Chex
# Lucky Charms
# Trix
# Kix
# Golden Grahams
# Cinnamon Grahams
# Count Chocula
# Honey Nut Chex
# Frosted Cheerios
# Apple Cinnamon Cheerios
# Multi-Grain Cheerios
# Frosted Wheaties
# Brown Sugar & Oat Total
# Basic 4
# Reeses Puffs
# French Toast Crunch

Kellogg's
# Frosted Flakes
# Corn Flakes
# Special K
# Raisin Bran
# Rice Krispies
# Corn Pops
# Product 19
# Smacks
# Froot Loops
# Marshmallow Blasted Fruit Loops
# Apple Jacks
# Crispix
# Smart Start
# All-Bran
# Complete Wheat Bran
# Complete Oat Bran
# Just Right Fruit & Nut
# Honey Crunch Corn Flakes
# Raisin Bran Crunch
# Cracklin' Oat Bran
# Country Inn Specialties
(all varieties)

Mothers Cereals
(Quaker)
# Toasted Oat Bran
# Peanut Butter Bumpers
# Groovy Grahams
# Harvest Oat Flakes
# Harvest Oat Flakes w/Apples & Almonds
# Honey Round Ups

Post
(Kraft-Phillip Morris)
# Raisin Bran
# Bran Flakes
# Grape Nut Flakes
# Grape Nut O's
# Fruit & Fibre date, raisin and walnut
# Fruit & Fibre peach, raisin and almond
# Honey Bunch of Oats
# Honey Nut Shredded Wheat
# Honey Comb
# Golden Crisp
# Waffle Crisp
# Cocoa Pebbles
# Cinna-Crunch Pebbles
# Fruity Pebbles
# Alpha-Bits
# Post Selects Cranberry Almond
# Post Selects Banana Nut Crunch
# Post Selects Blueberry Morning
# Post Selects Great Grains

Quaker
# Life
# Cinnamon Life
# 100% Natural Granola
# Toasted Oatmeal
# Toasted Oatmeal Honey Nut
# Oat Bran
# Cap'n Crunch
# Cap'n Crunch Peanut Butter Crunch
# Cap'n Crunch Crunchling Berries

chocolate
GENETICALLY ENGINEERED INGREDIENTS

candy

Cadbury
# (Cadbury/Hershey's) Mounds
# Almond Joy
# York Peppermint Patty
# Dairy Milk
# Roast Almond
# Fruit & Nut

Hershey's
# Kit-Kat
# Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
# Mr. Goodbar
# Special Dark
# Milk Chocolate
# Kisses
# Symphony

Kraft
(Kraft/Phillip Morris)
# Toblerone
(all varieties)

Mars
# M&M
(all varieties)
# Snickers
# Three Musketeers
# Milky Way
# Twix

Nestle
# Crunch
# Milk Chocolate
# Chunky
# Butterfinger
# 100 Grand

drink mixes and dessert toppings

Carnation
(Nestle)
# Hot Cocoa Mixes:
# Rich Chocolate
# Double Chocolate
# Milk Chocolate
# Marshmallow Madness
# Mini Marshmallow
# No Sugar

Hershey's
# Chocolate Syrup
# Special Dark Chocolate Syrup
# Strawberry Syrup

Nestle
# Nesquik
# Strawberry Nesquik

Swiss Miss
(ConAgra)
# Hot Cocoa Mixes:
# Chocolate Sensation
# Milk Chocolate
# Marshmallow Lovers
# Marshmallow Lovers Fat Free
# No Sugar Added

condiments
GENETICALLY ENGINEERED INGREDIENTS

Del Monte
# (Nabisco/Phillip Morris) Ketchup

Heinz
# Ketchup
(regular & no salt)
# Chili Sauce
# Cocktail Sauce
# Heinz 57 Steak Sauce

Hellman's
(Bestfoods)
# Real Mayonnaise
# Light Mayonnaise
# Low-Fat Mayonnaise

Hunt's
(ConAgra)
# Ketchup
(regular & no salt)

KC Masterpiece
(Clorox)
# Original BBQ sauce
# Garlic & Herb Marinade
# Honey Teriyaki Marinade

Kraft
(Kraft/Phillip Morris)
# Miracle Whip
(all varieties)
# Kraft Mayonnaise
(all)
# Thick & Spicy BBQ sauces
(all varieties)
# Char Grill BBQ sauce
# Honey Hickory BBQ sauce

Nabisco
(Nabiso/Phillip Morris)
# A-1 Steak Sauce

Open Pit
(Vlasic/Campbells)
# BBQ sauces
(all)

salsa

Chi-Chi's
(Hormel)
# Fiesta Salsa
(all varieties)

Old El Paso
(Pillsbury)
# Thick & Chunky Salsa
# Garden Pepper Salsa
# Taco Sauce
# Picante Sauce

Ortega
(Nestle)
# Taco Sauce
# Salsa Prima Homestyle
# Salsa Prima Roasted Garlic
# Salsa Prima 3 Bell Pepper
# Thick & Chunky Salsa

Pace
(Campbells)
# Chunky Salsa
# Picante Sauce

Tostitos Salsa
(Frito-Lay/Pepsi)
# All Natural
# All Natural Thick & Chunky
# Roasted Garlic
# Restaurant Style

cookies
GENETICALLY ENGINEERED INGREDIENTS

Delicious Brands
# (Parmalat) Animal Crackers
# Ginger Snaps
# Fig Bars
# Oatmeal
# Sugar-Free Duplex
# Honey Grahams
# Cinnamon Grahams
# Fat Free Vanilla Wafers
# English Toffee Heath Cookies
# Butterfinger Cookies
# Skippy Peanut Butter Cookies

Famous Amos
(Keebler/Flowers Industries)
# Chocolate Chip
# Oatmeal Raisin
# Chocolate Sandwich
# Peanut Butter Sandwich
# Vanilla Sandwich
# Oatmeal Macaroon Sandwich

Frookies
(Delicious Brands/Parmalat)
# Peanut Butter Chunk
# Chocolate Chip
# Double Chocolate
# Frookwich Vanilla
# Frookwich Chocolate
# Frookwich Peanut Butter
# Frookwich Lemon
# Funky Monkeys Chocolate
# Ginger Snaps
# Lemon Wafers

Keebler
(Keebler/Flowers Industries)
# Chips Deluxe
# Sandies
# E.L. Fudge
# Soft Batch Chocolate Chip
# Golden Vanilla Wafers
# Droxies
# Vienna Fingers
# Fudge Shoppe Fudge Stripes
# Fudge Shoppe Double Fudge & Caramel
# Fudge Shoppe Fudge Stix
# Fudge Shoppe Peanut Butter Fudge Stix
# Country Style Oatmeal
# Graham Originals
# Graham Cinnamon Crisp
# Graham Chocolate
# Graham Honey Low Fat
# Crème Filled Wafers
# Chocolate Filled Wafers

Nabisco (Nabisco/Phillip Morris)
# Oreo
(all varieties)
# Chips Ahoy!
(all varieties)
# Fig Newtons
(and all Newtons varities)
# Lorna Doone
# Nutter Butters
# Barnum Animal Crackers
# Nilla Wafers
# Nilla Chocolate Wafers
# Pecanz Shortbread
# Family Favorites Oatmeal
# Famous Wafers
# Fudge Covered Mystic Sticks
# Honey Maid Graham Crackers
# Honey Maid Cinnamon Grahams
# Honey Maid Chocolate Grahams
# Honey Maid Oatmeal Crunch
# Teddy Grahams
# Teddy Grahams Cinnamon
# Teddy Grahams Chocolate
# Teddy Grahams Chocolate Chips
# Café Cremes Vanilla
# Café Crème Cappuccino

Pepperidge Farm
(Campbell's)
# Milano
# Mint Milano
# Chessmen
# Bordeaux
# Brussels
# Geneva
# Chocolate Chip
# Lemon Nut
# Shortbread
# Sugar
# Ginger Men
# Raspberry Chantilly
# Strawberry Verona
# Chocolate Mocha Salzburg
# Chocolate Chunk Chesapeake
# Chocolate Chunk Nantucket
# Chocolate Chunk Sausalito
# Oatmeal Raisin Soft Baked

Sesame Street
(Keebler)
# Cookie Monster
# Chocolate Chip
# Chocolate Sandwich
# Vanilla Sandwich
# Cookie Pals
# Honey Grahams
# Cinnamon Grahams
# Frosted Grahams

Snack Wells
(Nabisco/Phillip Morris)
# Devil's Food
# Golden Devil's Food
# Mint Crème
# Coconut Crème
# Chocolate Sandwich
# Chocolate Chip
# Peanut Butter Chip
# Double Chocolate Chip

crackers
GENETICALLY ENGINEERED INGREDIENTS

Keebler
# (Keebler/Flowers Industries) Town House
# Club
# Munch 'Ems
(all varieties)
# Wheatables
# Zesta Saltines
# Toasteds
(Wheat, Onion, Sesame & Butter Crisps)
# Snax Stix
(Wheat, Cheddar & original)
# Harvest Bakery
(Multigrain, Butter, Corn Bread)

Nabisco
(Nabisco/Phillip Morris)
# Ritz
(all varieties)
# Wheat Thins
(all)
# Wheatsworth
# Triscuits

Waverly
# Sociables
# Better Cheddars
# Premium Saltines
(all)
# Ritz Snack Mix
(all)
# Vegetable Flavor Crisps
# Swiss Cheese Flavor Crisps
# Cheese Nips
(all)
# Uneeda Biscuits

Pepperidge Farm
(Campbell's)
# Butter Thins
# Hearty Wheat
# Cracker Trio
# Cracker Quartet
# Three Cheese Snack Stix
# Sesame Snack Stix
# Pumpernickel Snack Stix
# Goldfish
(original, cheddar, parmesan, pizza, pretzel)
# Goldfish Snack Mix
(all)

Red Oval Farms
(Nabisco/Phillip Morris)
# Stoned Wheat Thins
(all varieties)
# Crisp 'N Light Sourdough Rye
# Crisp 'N Light Wheat

Sunshine
(Flowers Industries)
# Cheeze-It
(original & reduced fat)
# Cheeze-It White Cheddar
# Cheeze-It Party Mix
# Krispy Original Saltines

frozen dinners
GENETICALLY ENGINEERED INGREDIENTS

Banquet
# (ConAgra) Pot Pies
(all varieties)
# Fried Chicken
# Salisbury Steak
# Chicken Nugget Meal
# Pepperoni Pizza Meal

Budget Gourmet
(Heinz)
# Roast Beef Supreme
# Beef Stroganoff
# Three Cheese Lasagne
# Chicken Oriental & Vegeatble
# Fettuccini Primavera

Green Giant
(Pillsbury)
# Rice Pilaf with Chicken Flavored Sauce
# Rice Medley with Beef Flavored Sauce
# Primavera Pasta
# Pasta Accents Creamy Cheddar
# Create-a-Meals

* Parmesan Herb Chicken
* Cheesy Pasta and Vegetable
* Beef Noodle
* Sweet & Sour
* Mushroom Wine Chicken

Healthy Choice
(ConAgra)
# Stuffed Pasta Shells
# Chicken Parmagiana
# Country Breaded Chicken
# Roast Chicken Breast
# Beef Pot Roast
# Chicken & Corn Bread
# Cheese & Chicken Tortellini
# Lemon Pepper Fish
# Shrimp & Vegetable
# Macaroni & Cheese

Kid Cuisine
(ConAgra)
# Chicken Nugget Meal
# Fried Chicken
# Taco Roll Up
# Corn Dog
# Cheese Pizza
# Fish Stix
# Macaroni & Cheese

Lean Cuisine
(Stouffer's/Nestle)

Skillet Sensations

* Chicken & Vegetable
* Broccoli & Beef
* Homestyle Beef
* Teriyaki Chicken
* Chicken Alfredo
* Garlic Chicken
* Roast Turkey

Hearty Portions

* Chicken Florentine
* Beef Stroganoff
* Cheese & Spinach Manicotti
* Salisbury Steak

Café Classics

* Baked Fish
* Baked Chicken
* Chicken a L'Orange
* Chicken Parmesan
* Meatloaf with Whipped Potatoes

Everyday Favorites

* Chicken Fettuccini
* Chicken Pie
* Angel Hair Pasta
* Three Bean Chili with Rice
* Macaroni & Cheese

Marie Callenders
(ConAgra)
# Chicken Pot Pie
# Lasagna & Meat Sauce
# Turkey & Gravy
# Meat Loaf & Gravy
# Country Fried Chicken & Gravy
# Fettuccini with Broccoli & Cheddar
# Roast Beef with Mashed Potatoes
# Country Fried Pork Chop with Gravy
# Chicken Cordon Bleu

Ore-Ida Frozen Potatoes
(Heinz)
# Fast Fries
# Steak fries
# Zesties
# Shoestrings
# Hash Browns
# Tater Tots
# Potato Wedges
# Crispy Crunchies

Rosetto Frozen Pasta
(Heinz)
# Cheese Ravioli
# Beef Ravioli
# Italian Sausage Ravioli
# Eight Cheese Stuffed Shells
# Eight Cheese Broccoli Stuffed Shells

Stouffer's
(Nestle)

Family Style Favorites

* Macaroni & Cheese
* Stuffed Peppers
* Broccoli au Gratin
* Meat Loaf in Gravy
* Green Bean & Mushroom Casserole

Homestyle

* Meatloaf
* Salisbury Steak
* Chicken Breast in Gravy

Hearty Portions

* Salisbury Steak
* Chicken Fettucini
* Meatloaf with Mashed Potatoes
* Chicken Pot Pie

Swanson
(Vlasic/Campbells)
# Meat Loaf
# Fish & Chips
# Salisbury Steak
# Chicken Nuggets
# Hungry Man

* Fried Chicken
* Roast Chicken
* Fisherman's Platter
* Pork Rib

Voila!
(Bird's Eye/Agri-Link Foods)
# Chicken Voila! Alfredo
# Chicken Voila! Garlic
# Chicken Voila! Pesto
# Chicken Voila! Three Cheese
# Steak Voila! Beef Sirloin
# Shrimp Voila! Garlic

Weight Watchers
(Heinz)

Smart Ones

* Fiesta Chicken
* Basil Chicken
* Ravioli Florentine
* Fajita Chicken
* Roasted Vegetable Primavera

energy bars and drinks
GENETICALLY ENGINEERED INGREDIENTS

energy bars

Power Bar
# (Nestle) Oatmeal Raisin
# Apple Cinnamon
# Peanut Butter
# Vanilla Crisp
# Chocolate Peanut Butter
# Mocha
# Banana
# Wild Berry
# Harvest Bars

* Apple Crisp
* Blueberry
* Chocolate Fudge Brownie
* Strawberry
* Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip

drink mixes

Carnation Instant Breakfast Mix
(Nestle)
# Creamy Milk Chocolate
# Classic Chocolate
# French Vanilla
# Strawberry
# Café Mocha

heat and serve meals
GENETICALLY ENGINEERED INGREDIENTS

Chef Boyardee
# (ConAgra) Beefaroni
# Macaroni & Cheese
# Mini Ravioli
# ABC's & 123's

Dinty Moore
(Hormel)
# Beef Stew
# Turkey Stew
# Chicken & Dumplings

Hormel
# Chili with Beans
# Chili No Beans
# Vegetarian Chili with Beans

Kids' Kitchen
(Hormel)
# Spaghetti Rings with Meatballs
# Macaroni & Cheese
# Pizza Wedges with 3 Cheese

Franco-American
(Campbell's)
# Spaghetti O's
# Mini Ravioli
# Power Rangers Pasta in Sauce

meat and dairy alternatives
GENETICALLY ENGINEERED INGREDIENTS

meat alternatives

Loma Linda
# (Worthington/Kellogg's*) Meatless Chik Nuggest

Morningstar
(Worthington/Kellogg's*)
# Harvest Burger
# Better 'n Burgers
# Garden Veggie Patties
# Grillers Burgers
# Black Bean Burger
# Chicken Patties

Natural Touch
(Worthington/Kellogg's*)
# Garden Vegetable Pattie
# Black Bean Burger
# Okra Pattie
# Lentil Rice Loaf
# Nine Bean Loaf

Worthington
(Worthington/Kellogg's*)
# Vegetarian Burger
# Savory Slices

dairy alternatives

Nutra Blend Soy Beverage
(Bestfoods)
# Original
# Vanilla
# Apple
# Orange

*A company letter states that they are in the process of converting to non-genetically modified "proteins" in all products.

meal mixes and sauce packets
GENETICALLY ENGINEERED INGREDIENTS

Betty Crocker
# (General Mills) Garden Vegetable Pilaf
# Creamy Herb Risotto
# Garlic Alfredo Fettuccini
# Bowl Appetit

* Cheddar Broccoli
* Macaroni & Cheese
* Pasta Alfredo

Knorr
(Bestfoods)
# Mushroom Risotto Italian Rice
# Broccoli au Gratin Risotto
# Vegetable Primavera Risotto
# Risotto Milanese
# Original Pilf
# Chicken Pilaf
# Rotini with 4 Cheese
# Bow Tie Pasta with Chicken & Vegetable
# Penne with Sun-Dried Tomato
# Fettuccini with Alfredo
# Classic Sauce Packets

* Hollandaise
* Béarnaise
* White
* Brown
* Lemon Herb
* Mushroom Brown
* Onion
* Roasted Chicken
* Roasted Pork
* Roasted Turkey

# Pasta Sauce Packets

* Alfredo
* Four Cheese
* Carbonara
* Pesto
* Garlic Herb

Lipton
(Unilever)
# Rice & Sauce Packets

* Chicken Broccoli
* Cheddar Broccoli
* Beef Flavor
* Spanish
* Chicken Flavor
* Creamy Chicken
* Mushroom

# Sizzle & Stir Skillet Supers

* Lemon Garlic Chicken & Rice
* Spanish Chicken & Rice
* Herb Chicken & Bowties
* Cheddar Chicken & Shells

Near East
(Quaker)
# Spicy Tomato Pasta Mix
# Roasted Garlic & Olive Oil Pasta Mix
# Falafel Mix
# Lentil Pilaf
# Couscous
# Tomato Lentil
# Parmesan
# Toasted Pinenut
# Herb Chicken
# Broccoli & Cheese
# Curry

Pasta Roni
(Quaker)
# Fettuccini Alfredo
# Garlic Alfredo
# Angel Hair Pasta with Herbs
# Angel Hair Pasta with Parmesan Cheese
# Angel Hair Pasta with Tomato Parmesan
# Angel Hair Pasta Primavera
# Garlic & Olive Oil with Vermicelli

Rice-a-Roni
(Quaker)
# Rice Pilaf
# Beef
# Chicken
# Fried Rice
# Chicken & Broccoli
# Long Grain & Wild Rice
# Broccoli au Gratin

Uncle Ben's
(Mars)
# Long Grain & Wild Rice
(Original & with Garlic)
# Brown & Wild Rice Mushroom
# Country Inn Mexican Fiesta
# Country Inn Oriental Fried Rice
# Country Inn Chicken & Vegetable
# Country Inn Chicken & Broccoli
# Natural Select Chicken & Herb
# Natural Select Tomato & Basil
# Chef's Recipe Chicken & Vegetable Pilaf
# Chef's Recipe Beans & Rice
# Chef's Recipe Broccoli Rice

frozen pizza
GENETICALLY ENGINEERED INGREDIENTS

Celeste
# (Aurora Foods) Supreme
# Pepperoni
# Vegetable
# Four Cheese
# Deluxe
# Cheese

Tombstone
(Kraft/Phillip Morris)
# Pepperoni
# Supreme
# Sausage & Pepperoni
# Extra Cheese
# Stuffed Crust
# Three Cheese

Totino's
(Pillsbury)
# Crisp Crust
# Pepperoni
# Combination

snack foods
GENETICALLY ENGINEERED INGREDIENTS

Act II Microwave Popcorn
# (ConAgra) Butter
# Extreme Butter
# Corn on the Cob

Frito-Lay*
(PepsiCo)
# Lays Potato Chips
(all varieties)
# Ruffles Potato Chips
(all)
# Doritos Corn Chips
(all)
# Tostitos Corn Chips
(all)
# Fritos Corn Chips
(all)
# Cheetos
(all)
# Rold Gold Pretzels
(all)
# Cracker Jack Popcorn

Healthy Choice Microwave Popcorn
(ConAgra)
# Organic Corn
(soy/canola oils)

Mothers Corn Cakes
(Quaker)
# Butter Pop

Orville Redenbacher Microwave Popcorn
(ConAgra)
# Original
# Homestyle
# Butter
# Smart Pop
# Pour Over

Orville Redenbacher Popcorn Cakes
# Chocolate
# Caramel

Orville Redenbacher Mini Popcorn Cakes
# Butter
# Peanut Caramel
# Chocolate Peanut

Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn
(Betty Crocker/General Mills)
# Natural
# Homestyle
# Jumbo Pop
# Extra Butter
# Light
# 94% Fat Free Butter

Pringles
(Procter & Gamble)
# Original
# Low Fat
# Pizza-licious
# Sour Cream & Onion
# Salt & Vinegar
# Cheezeums

Quaker Rice Cakes
# Peanut Butter
# Chocolate Crunch
# Cinnamon Streusel
# Mini
# Chocolate
# Ranch
# Sour Cream & Onion
# Apple Cinnamon
# Caramel Corn

Quaker Corn Cakes
# White Cheddar
# Caramel Corn
# Strawberry Crunch
# Caramel Chocolate Chip

*Frito has informed its corn and potato suppliers that the company wishes to avoid GE crops, but acknowledges that canola or other oils and ingredients in its products may be from GE sources

soda and juice drinks
GENETICALLY ENGINEERED INGREDIENTS

sodas

# Coca Cola Coca Cola
# Sprite
# Cherry Coke
# Barq's Root Beer
# Minute Maid Orange
# Minute Maid Grape
# Surge
# Ultra

PepsiCo
# Pepsi
# Slice
# Wild Cherry Pepsi
# Mug Root Beer
# Mountain Dew

Cadbury/Schweppes
# 7-Up
# Dr. Pepper
# A & W Root Beer
# Sunkist Orange
# Schweppes Ginger Ale

juice drinks

Capri Sun juices
(Kraft/Phillip Morris)
# Red Berry
# Surfer Cooler
# Splash Cooler
# Wild Cherry
# Strawberry Kiwi
# Fruit Punch
# Pacific Cooler
# Strawberry
# Orange
# Grape

Fruitopia
(Coca Cola)
# Grape Beyond
# Berry Lemonade
# Fruit Integration
# Kiwiberry Ruckus
# Strawberry Passion
# Tremendously Tangerine

Fruit Works
(PepsiCo)
# Strawberry Melon
# Peach Papaya
# Pink Lemonade
# Apple Raspberry

Gatorade
(Quaker)
# Lemon Lime
# Orange
# Fruitpunch
# Fierce Grape
# Frost Riptide Rush

Hawaiian Punch
(Procter & Gamble)
# Tropical Fruit
# Grape Geyser
# Fruit Juicy Red
# Strawberry Surfin

Hi-C
(Coca Cola)
# Pink Lemonade
# Watermelon Rapids
# Boppin' Berry
# Tropical Punch
# Smashin' Wildberry
# Blue Cooler
# Blue Moon Berry
# Orange
# Cherry

Kool Aid
(Kraft/Phillip Morris)
# Blastin' Berry Cherry
# Bluemoon Berry
# Kickin' Kiwi Lime
# Tropical Punch
# Wild Berry Tea

Ocean Spray
# Cranberry Juice Cocktail
# Cranapple
# CranGrape
# CranRaspberry
# CranStrawberry
# CranMango

Squeeze It
(Betty Crocker/General Mills)
# Rockin' Red Puncher
# Chucklin' Cherry
# Mystery 2000

Sunny Delight
(Procter & Gamble)
# Sunny Delight Original
# Sunny Delight With Calcium Citrus Punch
# Sunny Delight California Style Citrus Punch

Tang juices
(Kraft/Phillip Morris)
# Orange Uproar
# Fruit Frenzy
# Berry Panic

Tropicana Twisters
(PepsiCo)
# Grape Berry
# Apple Raspberry Blackberry
# Cherry Berry
# Cranberry Raspberry Strawberry
# Pink Grapefruit
# Tropical Strawberry
# Orange Cranberry
# Orange Strawberry Banana

V-8
(Campbells)
# V8 Tomato Juices
(all varieties)
# Strawberry Kiwi
# Strawberry Banana
# Fruit Medley
# Berry Blend
# Citrus Blend
# Apple Medley
# Tropical Blend
# Island Blend

soup
GENETICALLY ENGINEERED INGREDIENTS

# Campbell's Tomato
# Chicken Noodle
# Cream of Chicken
# Cream of Mushroom
# Cream of Celery
# Cream of Broccoli
# Cheddar Cheese
# Green Pea
# Healthy Request

* Chicken Noodle
* Cream of Chicken
* Cream of Mushroom
* Cream of Celery

# Campbell's Select

* Roasted Chicken with Rice
* Grilled Chicken with Sundried Tomatoes
* Chicken Rice
* Vegetable Beef

# Chunky

* Beef with Rice
* Hearty Chicken & Vegetable
* Pepper Steak
* Baked Potato with Steak & Cheese
* New England Clam Chowder

# Soup to Go

* Chicken Noodle
* Chicken Rice
* Garden Vegetable
* Vegetable Beef & Rice

# Simply Home

* Chicken Noodle
* Chicken Rice
* Garden Vegetable
* Vegetable Beef with Pasta

Healthy Choice
(ConAgra)
# Country Vegetable
# Fiesta Chicken
# Bean & Pasta
# Chicken Noodle
# Chicken with Rice
# Minestrone

Pepperidge Farms
(Campbell's)
# Corn Chowder
# Lobster Bisque
# Chicken & Wild Rice
# New England Clam Chowder
# Crab Soup

Progresso
(Pillsbury)
# Tomato Basil
# Chicken Noodle
# Chicken & Wild Rice
# Chicken Barley
# Lentil
# New England Clam Chowder
# Zesty Herb Tomato
# Roasted Chicken with Rotini
# Fat Free Minestrone
# Fat Free Chicken Noodle
# Fat Free Lentil
# Fat Free Roast Chicken

tomatoes and tomato sauces
GENETICALLY ENGINEERED INGREDIENTS

Del Monte
# (Nabisco/Phillip Morris) Tomato Sauce

Five Brothers Pasta Sauces
(Lipton/Unilever)
# Summer Vegetable
# Five Cheese
# Roasted Garlic & Onion
# Tomato & Basil

Healthy Choice Pasta Sauces
(ConAgra)
# Traditional
# Garlic & Herb
# Sun-Dried Tomato & Herb

Hunts
(ConAgra)
# Traditional Spaghetti Sauce
# Four Cheese Spaghetti Sauce
# Tomato Sauce
# Tomato Paste

Prego Pasta Sauces
(Campbells)
# Tomato, Basil & Garlic
# Fresh Mushroom
# Ricotta Parmesan
# Meat Flavored
# Roasted Garlic & Herb
# Three Cheese
# Mini-Meatball
# Chicken with Parmesan

Ragu Sauces (Lipton/Unilever)
# Old World Traditional
# Old World with Meat
# Old World Marinara
# Old World with Mushrooms
# Ragu Robusto Parmesan & Romano
# Ragu Robusto Roasted Garlic
# Ragu Robusto Sweet Italian Sausage
# Ragu Robusto Six Cheese
# Ragu Robusto Tomato, Olive Oil & Garlic
# Ragu Robusto Classic Italian Meat
# Chunky Garden Style Super Garlic
# Chunky Garden Style Garden Combo
# Chunky Garden Style Tomato, Garlic & Onion
# Chunky Garden Style Tomato, Basil & Italian Cheese
# Pizza Quick Traditional

So, it wouldn't surprise me to find out the same was true for beans and probably just about anything else.

And as if that isnt bad enough, wonder what happens when you *microwave* GM foods? mmmmm! yum.

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,17280925-2,00.html

The CSIRO version of the story http://www.csiro.au/index.asp?type=medi … diaRelease  contains this quote...

What concerns me is that I have never seen beans in supermarkets or at the veggie shop that are marked as GM,
so have we been eating them for many years without explicit knowledge? If the study had been going 10 years for
them to identify problems in mice, in humans it may take longer, generations even. Without evidence... yet?