Campbell Becomes First Major Food Brand To Label GMOs
Campbell Soup Company Example of a Campbell GM label On Thursday, Campbell Soup Company announced it would start labeling its products that are produced with genetically modified ingredients. While other major companies like General Mills are removing products with GM ingredients, as the New York Times notes, Campbell says it's taking this measure to remove confusion, and add more transparency for consumers. "We have always believed that consumers have the right to know what’s in their food. GMO has evolved to be a top consumer food issue reaching a critical mass of 92 percent of consumers in favor of putting it on the label," wrote president and CEO Denise Morrison in a memo to employees about the decision. (Morrison is citing a Consumer Reports poll from 2014, and you can see a...