What are GMO's?...

What is a GMO?
A GMO, or genetically modified organism, is a plant, animal, microorganism or other organism whose genetic makeup has been modified using recombinant DNA methods (also called gene splicing), gene modification or transgenic technology. This relatively new science creates unstable combinations of plant, animal, bacterial and viral genes that do not occur in nature or through traditional crossbreeding methods. 

Are GMOs safe?
Most developed nations do not consider GMOs to be safe and have significant restrictions or outright bans on the production and sale of GMOs. The U.S. and Canadian governments, though, have approved GMOs based on studies conducted by the same corporations that created them and profit from their sale. 

Are GMOs labelled?
Sixty-four countries around the world, including Australia, Japan, and all of the countries in the European Union, require genetically modified foods to be labelled. While a 2015 ABC News survey found that 93% of Americans believe genetically modified foods should be labelled, GMOs are not required to be labelled in the U.S. and Canada. In the absence of mandatory labeling, the Non-GMO Project was created to give consumers the informed choice they deserve. 

Which foods might contain GMOs?
Most packaged foods contain ingredients derived from corn, soy, canola, and sugar beet — and the vast majority of those crops grown in North America are genetically modified. 

How do GMOs affect farmers?
Because GMOs are novel life forms, biotechnology companies have been able to obtain patents with which to restrict their use. As a result, the companies that make GMOs now have the power to sue farmers whose fields are contaminated with GMOs, even when it is the result of inevitable drift from neighboring fields ⁴. GMOs therefore pose a serious threat to farmer sovereignty and to the national food security of any country where they are grown, including the United States and Canada.

What are the impacts of GMOs on the environment?
More than 80% of all GMOs grown worldwide are engineered for herbicide tolerance. As a result, use of toxic herbicides like Roundup has increased 16 times since GMOs were introduced. GM crops are also responsible for the emergence of herbicide resistant “super weeds” and “super bugs,” which can only be killed with more toxic poisons like 2,4-D (a major ingredient in Agent Orange). GMOs are a direct extension of chemical agriculture and are developed and sold by the world’s biggest chemical companies. The long-term impacts of GMOs are unknown, and once released into the environment, these novel organisms cannot be recalled.

This information was taken from the web site NON-GMO PROJECT  You can go to this web site to see a listing of all the high-risk crops that could potentially be GMO's.

To ease your mind, Juice Plus+ does not use any GMO's in their fruits and vegetables.  Once again, Juice Plus+ produce is all while food nutrition.  Our capsules are:

• gluten free
• vegan
• non-GMO
• NSF safe
• Kosher

Do you know where your fruits and vegetables from the grocery store are coming from?  Most of the produce from the grocery store has little to no nutrients left once you purchase it and bring it home.  Most produce loses 30% of nutrients three (3) days after harvest.  Three days!  You don't usually get your produce in three days.  Think of where those fruits and vegetables have to come from (especially out of season).  They then go to the wholesaler/supplier, they could be held up in customs/border crossings, then they reach the grocery store and then finally you the consumer purchases it.  I have purchased so many bagged salads in the last couple years.  You are lucky if you have 2 days until they expire or go bad before the expiry date.  Did you also know that most produce is picked before it is ripe?  All the nutrients in fruits and vegetables is within the last few days while it is ripening.

Juice Plus+ picks ONLY riped fruits and vegetables and immediately puts every bit (excluding pits) into the capsules to give you whole food nutrition.  Many fruits' nutrition is in their peels like oranges.  You get all of that in a capsule.

Ar you getting 7-10 servings of fruit and vegetables as well as grains each day?  Probably not.  Not only is that difficult to do and takes a lot of prep work, it is extremely costly.

I am so grateful for Juice Plus+ each day.  It helps bridge the gap bebetween what I should eat and what I do eat every day. 

 This is the back of one of the Juice Plus+ capsule bottles.