An Organic Outlook on Cheerios

For my first analysis, I thought that it would be beneficial to begin on a happy note; as it turns out, the next time you indulge in Cheerios you should acknowledge the variation of ingredients. According CNN Money's Aaron Smith's article "General Mills: Original Cheerios are GMO free", recently the producers of Cheerios, General Mills, have come to a decision to replace the cereal's GMO products such as beet sugar and corn with non-GMO substitutes. In this article, General Mills spokesman, Mike Siemienas, claims "We do value our Cheerios fans and we do listen to their thoughts and suggestions." This change in ingredients is significant because it demonstrates that the potential of a united group of people can result in definite action. As for social media and activist groups "this is a huge victory", says co-founder of GMO Inside (a campaign dedicated to helping all Americans know which foods contain GMOs), John Roulac.

For more information visit: General Mills: Original Cheerios are GMO free

What is GMO 360?

Here at GMO 360, we pride ourselves in informing about all current events regarding the ethnics of genetically modified organisms. On this blog, you will find analysis of numerous GMO-related news articles, with an additional GMO 360 opinionated insight. Overall, our purpose is to track the progression of the global reaction on genetically modified organisms.

What is a genetically modified organism?

Genetically modified organisms are “plants or animals that have been genetically engineered with DNA from bacteria, viruses or other plants and animals. These experimental combinations of genes from different species cannot occur in nature or in traditional crossbreeding” (Non-GMO Project). Although the abundance of genetically modified organisms is increasing in the modern world, the idea has received a lot of controversy for it’s unnatural attempt to “better” the food industry. For over the past decade, the ongoing argument over the dangers of genetically modified organisms has remained a significant global dispute. Although many argue that genetically modified organisms have more advantages than disadvantages, the vast majority of people protest against this claim.