Consumer activists seek labeling of genetically modified foods
They have become so common that even organic retailer Whole Foods says it can’t avoid stocking some
By Monica Eng, Tribune reporter
Alex Garcia, Chicago Tribune
When a team of activists wearing white hazmat suits showed up at a Chicago grocery store to protest the sale of genetically modified foods, they picked an unlikely target: Whole Foods Market.
Organic foods, by definition, can’t knowingly contain genetically modified organisms, known as GMOs. But genetically modified corn, soy and other crops have become such common ingredients in processed foods that even one of the nation’s top organic food retailers says it hasn’t been able to avoid stocking some products that contain them. (more…)
