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lol.. as expensive as WF's is, you are gonna need the free samples.

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The UPC code thing is not quite accurate. The producer can label a GMO food as 8xxxx but nothing forces them to do so and most, virtually all, do not. http://www.innvista.com/health/foods/organics/labeling.htm

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ORIGINAL: kalikshama

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The UPC code thing is not quite accurate. The producer can label a GMO food as 8xxxx but nothing forces them to do so and most, virtually all, do not. http://www.innvista.com/health/foods/organics/labeling.htm

Ya, they stopped when they realized it was an anti-selling point:

GE Labeling
In 1992, the FDA declared that biotech foods were the same as conventional foods – because the biotech companies said so. The number 8 was then instituted since the produce industry thought consumers would prefer genetically modified food moreso than conventionally grown food. It did not take long for them to find out differently. Although the number 8 designation can still be found, it is rare. The biotech industry is also fighting any sort of labeling for their inventions – now that they know consumers really do not want them. As it stands now, Hawaiian papaya is about the only food you will find that has the number 8 in front of it.

Unless the label specifically states “certified organic”, it is a safe bet that any food containing corn, soy, and cottonseed oils has a GE origin. These processed foods will not have the genetically engineered PLU code that would alert the consumer. In addition, manufacturers of GE products are not subjected to any special review, approval, or labeling. The organic producer is, however. Ironic, isn’t it – something that is grown naturally requires more scrutiny than does something containing any number of harmful substances?

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In the past, Monsanto has successfully sued farmers in both the US and Canada for allegedly violating patent protections. But the truth is that Monsanto’s seeds or other genetic materials have inadvertently trespassed on nearby crop fields, for which any rational person can see makes Monsanto the violator. But Monsanto has someone been able to twist this before the courts to claim that the owners of the contaminated fields were guilty of patent infringement — and shockingly, Monsanto has actually won numerous cases on this illegitimate platform

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ORIGINAL: subdude17
i don't know where you're getting that kind of info from, but if it's true then it is a GIGANTIC secret. if it was true the gmo manufacturers would have said it to anyone who would listen. there is a movement in california now to get a proposition on the ballot to mandate labeling gmo's.

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It's like the tobacco industry saying cigarettes aren't habit forming or cause cancer. How many years did they say that crap. Wake the fuck up!!!

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Hahaha... you seem to be bored stern.