Is Certified Organic Food Necessarily Non-GM Food?

[Jemima]

I'm confused about this. I'm doing my very best to buy organic and non-GM foods, but I've noticed that a lot of certified organics do not also contain the "Non-GM" label. Does anyone know?

[ApatheticNoMore]

Yes, it's part of the organic standards. Legally organic food has to be non-GMO.

[Rosemary]

There have been reports of GMO plants transferring their genes to organic fields in areas where non-organic and organic crops are grown in the same vicinity. But those are the only circumstances I can think of - contamination.

for full details on the organic program as regards GMOs see this recent presentation:
http://www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/getf...TELPRDC5096493

[Jemima]

Thank you both!!!