The following big-name products include genetically modified ingredients, according to News on Earth, an environmental newsletter: Coca-Cola (corn syrup and/or Aspartame), Fritos (corn), Green Giant Harvest Burgers (soy), Karo corn syrup (corn), NutraSweet (Aspartame), Kraft salad dressings (canola oil), Fleishmann's margarine (soy), Similac infant formula (soy), Land O 'Lakes butter (rBGH), Cabot Creamery Butter (rBGH).

To avoid genetically modified products, News on Earth recommends staying away from non-organic tomatoes, potatoes, corn, soy, canola and yellow squash. Avoid corn syrup and fructose - which are in almost all sweet products, yogurt and aspirin. Avoid non-organic corn oil, cornstarch, corn meal, baking soda, baking powder, glycose syrup. Avoid soy: soy flour in baked goods, pizza, cookies, cakes, pasta, fillers in meat products, vegetarian meat substitutes, soy milk, infant formula, baby foods, diet and protein shakes, protein bars, chocolate and candy bars, margarine, ice cream, pet food, soy oil in salad dressings and snack chips, lecithin and soy lecithin.

Aspartame, the artificial sweetner, contains a genetically engineered enzyme, as do many non-organic cheeses. Amylase (used in making bread, flour, whole wheat flour, cereals, and starch), catalase (used in making soft drinks, egg whites, liquid whey), and lactase are all genetically altered.

By: ACRES USA. A Voice For Eco-Agriculture, May, 1999