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Back to Nature Non-GMO Project Verified cookies and crackers are rolling out to retail shelves.

With ongoing interest in clean labeling and greater transparency, the free-from category is continuing to grow globally and, in addition to the high-profile developments in areas such as lactose-, dairy- and gluten-free foods and drinks, there has also been a marked upturn in interest in GMO-free or non-GMO products.

Several significant developments have the potential to shape the types of claims that producers make about the genetically engineered (GE) content of their foods. 

McCormick & Company, Incorporated, announced plans to take a leadership position in Organic and Non-GMO herbs and spices ahead of the peak holiday season.

Later this month California’s Sausalito Marin City School District will open its doors and in the process will become the first U.S. school district to provide meals that are 100% organic and non-GMO.

In a global food and beverage market with retail value in U.S. dollars of more than $5 trillion, non-GMO products accounted for $550 billion of that total in 2014, according to market research publisher Packaged Facts.

Over half of U.S. consumers express some level of concern about genetically-modified organisms (GMOs), but when asked to describe GMOs, many consumers are unclear, according to recently released food market The NPD Group, a leading global information company.

Inclusion Technologies LLC now offers an all-natural and non-GMO version of its 100% nut-free Nadanut™ nut analogs.

"We need to do a better job talking about the technology—what GMOs are, why farmers choose them, what benefits they provide, and what about those assertions of safety risk? If you are skeptical about GMOs and have questions, please ask me," Enright said.