Experts: Non-GMO Certification of Sweetener Sets a 'Dangerous Precedent'

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By Ken RoseboroSep 10, 2018, 1:57 pm100 pts
By Ken Roseboro Consumer advocates and non-GMO food experts have criticized the non-GMO certification of Cargill's EverSweet sweetener by NSF's Non-GMO True North program because the product is derived from a genetically engineered yeast and should be considered a GMO. Sold by Cargill, EverSweet is described as…

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