Last updated on April 1, 2019
 The best part about this marketing ploy is that little children will be able to read the letters
G-M-O on the cereal box and ask their parents what they mean. Perhaps General Mills has shot themselves in the foot after all. Otherwise, it’s meaningless. Here’s why: Please also take note on the Cheerios website (link below) that they refer to their belief in the “safety of biotech crops.” Does this statement make you have a deep trust for this corporation and their commitment to a world without genetically modified foods? When General Mills makes a real change and not a savvy advertising pseudo-labeling ploy, I will be impressed. For now, I would love to see them slap the letters G-M-O on their box in any way, shape or form and let those children ask for an answer. *Sure, it’s a great idea to explain GMOs to your kids! Also explain to them that a cereal without GMO ingredients is fine to eat, but make sure to avoid the other eleven varieties of Cheerios. Then perhaps we’ll see some real change! 1/4/2014 06:45:22 am
Baby steps. We all see it as a marketing boon but it makes a strong statement. I think this is better than General Mills sitting back doing nothing, or moving in the direction of using GE corn starch and sugar. I would reinforce every move in the non-gmo direction. Every manufacturer out there is in it for the money always has been, this is nothing new. It should be noted that our demand for gmo free foods are not solely about health and safety, but the fact that genetically engineered plants are not simply needed and their only cause for existence is to bring profit to the corporations that create them. There is no true philanthropy involved in the creation of these organisms. There are methods that exist today that can resolve problems that the biotech believe they are solving. |
