You think #GMOs are bad? Just wait...SYNBIO is here. Synbio is GMO 2.0. And according to NPR, you could be eating it RIGHT NOW and you would never know because the companies that are using it dont want you to know. Synbio vanillin, marketed as an alternative to artificial vanilla flavor, was rolled out in the U.S. this summer. But dont expect to be able to locate it in your local supermarket. Its maker, International Flavors & Fragrances, the U.S. partner of a Swiss company that invented the technology, is keeping mum about which food companies are using it. And even more good news. They can label this stuff natural... Artificial vanilla flavoring, meanwhile, is cheap, but its derived from petrochemicals and paper mill waste, and thus cant be labeled natural. So Evolva saw an opportunity: Synbio vanillin, the name of the compound in the vanilla bean that imparts most of its flavor, can be labeled natural because its made from fermentation, according to the Flavor and Extracts Manufacturers Association. (Flavorings and supplement manufacturers arent required to get approval from the Food and Drug Administration before selling their products.) And here is a good question: Are people going to accept this? Do people even know that the artificial vanilla theyre buying now is derived from petrochemicals? Read more about SYNBIO in this article from NPR here, npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2014/10/03/353024980/gmos-are-old-hat-synthetically-modified-food-is-the-new-frontier
Posted on: Mon, 17 Nov 2014 21:29:52 +0000
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