Straus Family Creamery, the California-based organic dairy group, has announced that it will be the first certified organic manufacturer in the US to verify that all of its products are uncontaminated by previously undetected genetically modified organisms (GMO).
“Certified organic crops are at risk of contamination by genetically modified crops,” said president Albert Straus. “We have rejected organic feeds for our animals because of GMO contamination. We need better controls over our feeds and ingredients, so we have established this relationship with The Non-GMO Project to ensure that all of our products are verified as non-GMO.”
Straus said the Non-GMO Project will function as an additional quality-assurance programme for the company’s customers.
“We’ll use The Project’s verification and compliance seal on our product labels to help educate our customers,” Straus said. “People want to avoid GMOs and know that GMOs are excluded from organic foods. We are making sure that our products meet this expectation fully. The integrity of the organic movement cannot be damaged by the presence of GMOs.”
The Straus family dairy farm was established in 1941, but in 1993 the company became the first the first certified organic dairy west of the Mississippi River. Albert Straus founded the Straus Family Creamery in 1994, to bottle organic milk and produce organic butter, yoghurt and ice cream.
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