Can organic food contain genetically modified (GM) elements?
A. Genetic modification of plants and animals goes against the principles of organic food and farming. No GM inputs are allowed in the organic system and if they are found in produce it cannot be sold as organic. The EU has revised the organic regulations and will actually allow food with up to 0.9% GM contamination to be sold as organic and not labelled as GM. That could mean almost one in a hundred mouthfuls of organic food could be genetically modified. However, Organic Farmers & Growers is standing by the 0.1% level (the lowest detectable in current science) and enforcing that with its licensees. If GM trace is found OF&G will withdraw organic certification from that product.
