Our Sourced Non-GMO Pledge means that the ingredients we source for our wholesome products have been declared by their suppliers to be made without the use of modern biotechnology. The truth is, we’ve always sourced using this practice, but now we’re making our commitment visible on Bob’s Red Mill packages so that you can purchase with confidence.
So, when you see our Sourced Non-GMO Pledge on one of our packages, you can be sure that we’ve worked with our farmers and suppliers to source ingredients that were not genetically engineered. That work includes cultivating trusted relationships over many years and requiring documentation that attests to the fact that the ingredients have not been genetically modified through the use of modern biotechnology. For assurance, we conduct audits of our suppliers annually. We also source organic ingredients whenever feasible, and by definition, foods that are Certified USDA Organic are made only with ingredients that have not been bioengineered.
From our commitment to meeting the highest food safety standards in the country, to our dedicated gluten free production, to our strict organic protocols, and now, to our Sourced Non-GMO Pledge, we are continuously striving to build and maintain your trust.
Download this pledge here.
[UPDATE: 10/2/2017]
Our Sourced Non-GMO Pledge and The Non-GMO Project
By: Bob's Red Mill | June 27 2016Throughout our nearly 40 years of offering whole grain foods for every meal of the day, Bob’s Red Mill’s top priority has remained consistent: Maintaining a commitment to source the highest quality ingredients available. Now, we’re taking that commitment one step further with our Sourced Non-GMO Pledge.
Our Sourced Non-GMO Pledge means that the ingredients we source for our wholesome products have been declared by their suppliers to be made without the use of modern biotechnology. The truth is, we’ve always sourced using this practice, but now we’re making our commitment visible on Bob’s Red Mill packages so that you can purchase with confidence.
So, when you see our Sourced Non-GMO Pledge on one of our packages, you can be sure that we’ve worked with our farmers and suppliers to source ingredients that were not genetically engineered. That work includes cultivating trusted relationships over many years and requiring documentation that attests to the fact that the ingredients have not been genetically modified through the use of modern biotechnology. For assurance, we conduct audits of our suppliers annually. We also source organic ingredients whenever feasible, and by definition, foods that are Certified USDA Organic are made only with ingredients that have not been bioengineered.
From our commitment to meeting the highest food safety standards in the country, to our dedicated gluten free production, to our strict organic protocols, and now, to our Sourced Non-GMO Pledge, we are continuously striving to build and maintain your trust.
Download this pledge here.
[UPDATE: 10/2/2017]
Our Sourced Non-GMO Pledge means that the ingredients we source for our wholesome products have been declared by their suppliers to be made without the use of modern biotechnology. The truth is, we’ve always sourced using this practice, but now we’re making our commitment visible on Bob’s Red Mill packages so that you can purchase with confidence.
So, when you see our Sourced Non-GMO Pledge on one of our packages, you can be sure that we’ve worked with our farmers and suppliers to source ingredients that were not genetically engineered. That work includes cultivating trusted relationships over many years and requiring documentation that attests to the fact that the ingredients have not been genetically modified through the use of modern biotechnology. For assurance, we conduct audits of our suppliers annually. We also source organic ingredients whenever feasible, and by definition, foods that are Certified USDA Organic are made only with ingredients that have not been bioengineered.
From our commitment to meeting the highest food safety standards in the country, to our dedicated gluten free production, to our strict organic protocols, and now, to our Sourced Non-GMO Pledge, we are continuously striving to build and maintain your trust.
Download this pledge here.
[UPDATE: 10/2/2017]
Peace
Thank you for your questions. Both symbols are in use during the overlap period of our complete transition to the use of our own Sourced Non-GMO Pledge symbol. We applaud the tremendous, pioneering efforts of the Non-GMO Project. All of our products are eligible for participation in the Non-GMO project but we’ve opted to tailor our own program, which will better suit our long-standing partnerships of trust with our suppliers.
The Bob red mills products at my grocery store (in canada) do not say non gmo, are all bobs red mills products non gmo? And if they are why doesn't it say non gmo?
You can read our policy on Glypohsate here: http://www.bobsredmill.com/blog/?s=glyphosate. You've read our pledge to source only non-GMO ingredients. Beyond that, there is not much else I can tell you. You've highlighted one of the biggest issues with bringing non-GMO products to consumers. It's impossible to prevent pollen drift and other natural factors that can cause non-GMO crops to cross over with GMO crops. We work closely with our suppliers and do everything in our power to ensure that all of our ingredients are sourced non-GMO. If glyphosate and GMOs are a large concern for you, and it sounds like they are, we encourage you to choose organic products, which are inherently non-GMO and ban the use of glyphosate.
Yes, we do sell a fine grind cornmeal. You may not be able to buy it locally, but can get it on our site. We do sell it in 25 lb bags, as well, on our site. http://www.bobsredmill.com/fine-grind-cornmeal.html We also sell corn flour on our site that is even more finely ground: http://www.bobsredmill.com/corn-flour.html
Thank you.
I think that it is very important to inform people a little at a time.
Can you please put a paragraph about why we don't like GMO,s.
Even if you are not creeped out by the DNA manipulation. I feel there is a
even more obvious reason to reject and refuse GMO's.
The plants are designed to not be affected by toxic herbicides and pesticides.
So they can be crop dusted with MONSANTO'S ROUND UP herbicide.
When you ingest powerful chemicals like herbicides they kill your beneficial
digestive bacteria. This is why many illnesses are now widespread epidemics.
Your digestive health is the foundation of your immune system and whole body
and mental heath as well.
This is just the tip of the ice burg about GMO'S.
New studies are coming out that prove GMO'S crop yields are not higher than non GMO. We do not need them. Vote at the cash register and don't buy them.
And do you homework, save your loved ones future health.
QUOTE: All of our products are eligible for participation in the Non-GMO project but we’ve opted to tailor our own program, which will better suit our long-standing partnerships of trust with our suppliers.
What about the respect of your customers? To have your own certification program/pledge seems similar to Monsanto providing the FDA with their own research to try to prove GMOs are safe to eat.
What kind of testing do you perform on your products? Or do you simply take the word of your growers? Can you guarantee they are non-GMO? I, and I'm pretty sure MANY OTHERS, are a bit uncomfortable with a company providing their own certification for their own products. It seems to be a conflict of interest.
Independent testing IS needed and if you say your products are all eligible for Non-GMO Project verification, why not do it?
As I have looked long and hard through their web site and I find it sad that I can not find that their CORN AND OR CORN MEAL are in fact a GMO product.
IT IS CLEARLY MARKETED "WITHOUT" THEIR NON GMO PLEDGE DECAL. SO THEREFORE IT MUST BE SOURCED GMO CORN.
Red Mills has cleverly hid the GMO status by convoluting the facts with their wholesome and good for you advertising babble. (They cleverly fail to mention that it's a GMO product.) It forces a customer to extrapolate from what "wasn't said" and the "lack of their pledge seal", to figure this out.
Monsanto gave us Agent Orange and said it was ok, Tell that to the millions of Vets like my Father who are dying because of Monsanto's deception.
Monsanto engineered GMO's were introduced to allow greater use of Agent Orange type of herbicides and pesticides. Studies have shown that GMO's can cause tumors cancers and even DNA/RNA changes in animal studies long term. FYI, Monsanto was just sold to Bayer and can no longer be sued in the USA or held responsible for the patented GMO's they have developed. Almost 100% of soy bean products in the USA come from GMO and over 80% of the corn.
These are both feed to cattle, that we eat as meat and then it's DNA/RNA is damaged and is consumed by us humans. Possibly damaging our DNA !! I called the Manufacture of Mozilla Corn oil and they confirmed that all their corn oil is from GMO Corn ! I wondered why I had stomach cramps from eating fried foods using Mozilla. So I did a test, I used Organic non GMO oil and the stomach cramps stopped, then i later tried the Mozilla again and the cramps came back. We now use only NON GMO Coconut Oil or Avocado Oil to fry with and Non GMO olive oil. Try this yourselves. You will see and feel a difference.
(IMHAO ) Bobs Red Mills appear's to be APPLYING AND USING DECEPTIVE PRACTICES, only leads "ME" to believe that this COMPANY IS NOT TO BE TRUSTED NOR ARE their PRODUCTS. Why do they taint their good name with this BIG BUSINESS morality? Its all about the dollar and not the customer or our families long term health.
We are so concerned about GMO that our new baby only gets truly NON GMO foods. But Red Mills is clearly applying deceptive practices to make $$$$ and are selling out my baby's health and maybe her life time health. That to me, is unforgivable.
Mrs . D
Seattle Wa,
I am happy to buy organic, and grateful for Bob's Red Mill organic gluten-free flours. Unfortunately, I can't seem to by organic gluten-free rolled oats. Due to my concerns about glyphosate, and noticing that my Bob's Red Mill gluten-free oats are not labeled organic, I recently found a source of organic gluten-free oats. I decided to pay extra to buy those over the Internet (not available in local stores), but unfortunately, they tasted terrible! Who knew oats could taste not like oats? So now I feel lost, with no source of clean, safe oats. Unless Bob's Red Mill can persuade me to trust their pledge.
Why is that?.. I have checked the package through and through
I purchased the product from iherb.com.. Best by dd/mm/yyyy
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Please clarify as integrity is the order of the day
Much appreciated.
Do you have an outlet in France or a retailer in Western europe somewhere near for me?
Regards,
THANK YOU SO MUCH for your pledge and ongoing commitment to reject GMO products!!
Would like to make certain that you gluten free oatmeal products are all GMO free as the label on the packaging doesn't state that.
Thank you
Pledges are great but they don't always state facts clearly, especially if they are run through the Marketing Department!
I'm considering buying your pancake&waffle mixes, but is the cornstarch in your baking powder non-GMO?
Bob’s Red Mill Natural Foods, Inc. is a miller of grains, beans and seeds. We also prepare mixes of grain based items as well as baking ingredients. Lastly we are a packager of these various food items. Bob’s does not directly control the way grains, beans and seeds are grown by the farmer. For that reason we cannot say how each crop is grown and treated before or after harvest.
However, the farmers from whom we source our raw ingredients are expected to use the Best Agricultural Practices in the performance of that objective. Fertilizers and pesticides, if used, must be applied as the product label dictates or the farmer could be in violation of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). Farmers simply cannot use inappropriate chemicals or chemicals at the wrong concentration because they have a lot at stake, legally and financially.
For customers who wish to eliminate the concern of chemicals in their food stream, the USDA has adopted and enforced a code of rules, the National Organic Program, which addresses the use or prohibition of chemicals for growing, processing and handling food deemed and marketed as organically processed. Bob’s Red Mill adheres to the National Organic Program standards in the production of its own organic product line. Synthetic fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides would not be allowable for use on organic crops at any stage in the production process.
My Bob' Mill polenta from Whole Foods is not organic and does not jave this seal. It also just says corn as the ingredient. Is it GMO?
Recently, customers have contacted us with concerns about our delicious, whole grain oats and the use of glyphosate in the cultivation of oats. Glyphosate is a farming aid used for weed control and crop desiccation, which is approved by the USDA for use in non-organically grown agriculture. We are proud to state that Bob’s Red Mill partners with an oat supplier who is actively committed to eliminating the presence of glyphosate. While this objective will take time to achieve, together, we will reach that goal. In the meantime, customers who wish to abstain from crops on which glyphosate has been applied may choose from our extensive line of certified organic oat products, for which the use of glyphosate is strictly prohibited by the USDA’s National Organic Program. We encourage consumers to join us in eliminating the use of glyphosate by contacting the USDA and voicing their concerns.
"While there are no genetically modified oats on the marketplace today, non-organic oats might as well be labeled Roundup Ready (RR). This is because it is common practice to spray them with Roundup's active ingredient glyphosate, putting them in the same category of glyphosate contaminated crops which includes RR GM soy, corn and canola.
Why must oats be sprayed? Known as pre-harvest desiccation, glyphosate is sprayed on oat crops right before their harvest, ostensibly to increase product uniformity and yield, and to save time in harvesting."
http://www.greenmedinfo.com/blog/non-gmo-cheerios-oats-still-sprayed-roundup-supplier-announces-1
I am not against folks that want to eat non-GMO food and think it is healthy for them but please don't take advantage of a label that costs you nothing and adds nothing.
BTW, your company is not the only company that does this. Makes me mad every time. Kind like a "white lie".
I threw your muesli away and will not buy more until you either take the "non-GMO" label off.
Otherwise, it looks like you have some good products. Just try and be more honest.
1. The question of "what are your standards of your sourced non-gmo" has yet to be answered.... a very important thing to do (unless you are hiding something).
2. There is a legal and regulatory difference between 'non-gmo' and 'organic' seals. Organic means no chemicals used and mostly non-gmo but with a higher level of allowed non-gmo indicators. Non-gmo seals have the lowest amount of gmo indicators when tested. So technically, if your product does not have the seals 'organic' AND non-gmo, it does not meet legal and regulatory requirements. Yes pollen and pollutent (roundup) drift cannot be controlled (thus the allowable percentages in the regulatory guidelines). The regulatory guidelines for for the farmers instructions (non-gmo seed, no chemicals)... it does not address drift. For those customers wanting the LEAST amount of non-gmo, the seal MUST be applied, if they want no chemicals used in production, the organic seal MUST be applied. Bob's Red Mill will not place those seals on their product because they do not source from certified farm products, thus their lowered standard of 'sourced nongmo' products. This is screen to avoid liability with their product labeling. If Bob's ONLY bought product from farms that met the regulatory seals then the customer is protected to the highest standards available. Their culpability in NOT choosing ONLY certified ingredients keeps these infected, engineered farms in business....NOT what we should be doing for human and environmental sustainability.