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GMO Victory? General Mills says Cheerios are non-GMO, but they are made from oats in the first place!

GMO Victory or Not? | WholeLifestyleNutrition.com

General Mills has now publicly announced that original Cheerios cereal is non-GMO. This announcement, in which General Mills also falsely claims that genetically modified ingredients are “safe” — as if this had been proven or something — is available here.

But Cheerios cereal is made from oats, and there’s no such thing as commercially-produced genetically modified oats. So proclaiming that original Cheerios is non-GMO is not especially meaningful. It’s like an aloe vera juice company claiming its aloe vera juice is non-GMO. To their credit, General Mills explains they did change their sources for a very tiny ingredient in the cereal: corn starch.

“…we were able to change how we source and handle ingredients to ensure that the corn starch for original Cheerios comes only from non-GMO corn,” explains General Mills.

This doesn’t seem so amazing, especially in light of the fact that General Mills continues to claim, entirely without any reasonable proof, that GMOs are 100% safe to consume and carry absolutely no risk whatsoever. (This is the definition of “safe.”) Furthermore, General Mills explains on its website that it has no intention of making all its other Cheerios products (there are over a dozen) non-GMO, claiming that such a move is “difficult, if not impossible.” Really? Then how does Nature’s Path make all their cereals non-GMO if such a thing is “impossible?”

A victory?

 

GMOinside.org is suggesting this is a victory against GMOs. John Roulac, founder of Nutiva and one of my favorite people in the natural products industry, explains:

This is a huge victory for the non-GMO movement. I want to thank all the “GMO Insiders” for using social media to convince America’s largest packed food brand to go non-GMO with a major product. History is being made today and more food brands will rush towards non-GMO foods.

I hope he’s right. But as much as I really love John Roulac and all the amazing things he stands for (he really is a pioneer in superfoods), I see this differently. For starters, there doesn’t seem to be anything in the announcement about General Mills adding any sort of “non-GMO” label to Cheerios boxes. If it’s not labeled non-GMO, then it’s not really a win for consumer education and product transparency. It seems as if General Mills wants Cheerios to be secretly non-GMO while avoiding bringing any real attention to the issue.

General Mills’ history of deceptive labeling

 

General Mills also has a long history of deception when it comes to how cereals are named or labeled. For example, the company made a cereal called “TOTAL Blueberry Pomegranate” which contained neither blueberries nor pomegranates.

I actually made a hilarious comedy skit called “Total Mind Games” based on this insidious deception. You can watch the video here.

General Mills, in essence, was lying to consumers by falsely implying their cereals contain fruit when in fact they don’t. Keep in mind that the FTC throws people in prison for lying about weight loss claims in popular books, yet companies like General Mills can lie to the public right on the front label — in large letters! — with absolutely no FTC investigation, lawsuit or settlement. “Deceptive advertising” scrutiny is never applied to large food companies, it seems.

General Mills is also the same company that makes Lucky Charms and other junk food cereals loaded with refined sugars (from GMO sources), artificial colors and a huge assortment of refined, processed ingredients which many nutritionists believe is linked to type-2 diabetes and obesity, especially in children.

I just can’t get excited about this company changing one tiny little ingredient source in one cereal product out of the dozens of junk products they manufacture and aggressively advertise to children.

In my opinion, if you want to eat healthy cereal, don’t buy anything from General Mills. Buy cereals from Nature’s Path instead. Their entire product line is non-GMO!

Let’s face it: Many General Mills cereals are really only fitting for people who are too stupid to realize what they’re eating — the kind of people who don’t read ingredients lists or who have no real interest in the nutritional aspects of what they’re eating in the first place. Anyone who knows even the slightest thing about nutrition wouldn’t be impressed at all with General Mills products.

Watch my “TOTAL Mind Games” comedy skit here:

Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/043382_Cheerios_non-GMO_General_Mills.html#ixzz2per4Quww

Original article posted on Natural News.com

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Comments

  1. Jen says

    January 10, 2014 at 5:06 pm

    When statements like this are made I shut down:

    “Let’s face it: Many General Mills cereals are really only fitting for people who are too stupid to realize what they’re eating — the kind of people who don’t read ingredients lists or who have no real interest in the nutritional aspects of what they’re eating in the first place. Anyone who knows even the slightest thing about nutrition wouldn’t be impressed at all with General Mills products.”

    I found your article interesting up to that point. Then I found it rude and condescending. You’ve done a great job insulting and alienating people that need you most, and making allies of fellow extremists who don’t really need you at all.

    • Rose says

      January 12, 2014 at 5:32 pm

      I totally agree, Jen. It’s too bad because the whole thing was well written and convincing. Why would you want to speak like that to people and alienate them instead of educating them? I just found this website and was enjoying what I was reading. Now I’m not sure I’m interested in anything said here. Apparently, I’m one of the stupid ones. And I can promise you, I will never share anything I read here on any blog or social media. I won’t promote rude and offensive people.

      • Jennie says

        January 16, 2014 at 9:28 am

        I guess I’m also “too stupid to realize” the value of this article.

  2. Halle Cottis says

    January 17, 2014 at 11:43 am

    This is a syndicated article. I did not write it, but I do feel it brought up some valid points and this is why I shared it.

    • Rose says

      January 17, 2014 at 7:16 pm

      If you did not write it, why does it say “by Halle Cottis” under the title? That is very misleading.

      • Halle Cottis says

        January 18, 2014 at 9:24 am

        Unfortunately I can’t change that because it is on my site but I really appreciate your feedback. This was the first syndicated post that I have done and I am rethinking putting them on my site. Your feedback is really great for me to learn how my readers feel so thank you for taking the time to comment!

  3. Jen says

    January 17, 2014 at 10:32 pm

    You should stand behind articles published on your website. Or remove them. It’s a reflection of you and your company, after all.

    • Halle Cottis says

      January 18, 2014 at 9:26 am

      Thank you Jen for your feedback! I do stand by what is being said here, but agree that the tone does not reflect my voice! Really appreciate you bringing this to my attention!

  4. Stephanie Nelson says

    February 21, 2021 at 10:01 am

    If GMOs really have no effect on people, how come 10 year old girls are sprouting breasts and 13 year old boys are growing beards? That is not natural and any person with common sense knows it. The only reasonable explanation is the genetically modified poisons they have been feeding our animals and sprinkling on our vegetables and fruits are obviously doing something to our bodies that is not natural. Natural food producers are growing by the day so their prices are getting cheaper and eventually, I hope – General Mills and the rest of those gigantic corporations will realize the only way to a spying their products is to produce natural food that will not poison our bodies

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