Starbucks has become the center of attention for an activist group that’s trying to persuade big brand names to move away from GMOs, according to an article by Elaine Watson on Food Navigator-USA.
The group, GMO Inside, has launched a campaign encouraging people to tell Starbucks that they don’t want the chain to use milk that might be affected by GMOs. Formerly, the group successfully targeted Cheerios, which gave up its GMOs."We don't know how long it's going to take but we're going to keep putting pressure on the company until we get a long term commitment," food campaign director, Nicole McCann, was quoted in a recent Seattle King 5 News report.
The campaign could be more challenging than the group thinks. Starbucks has 20,000 stores in 62 countries, and non-GMO animal feed has limited availability and at higher cost, according to commentary by Beth Balen on Liberty Voice. The group, however, says advocates to the campaign can contact Starbucks directly or post on its social media sites that they want the change.
The food industry, however, says “GM feed makes no difference to animal products, and the dairy industry says GM particles from food are broken down in the digestive tracts of animals that eat them,” the article reads. “However, there are reports of GM particles being found in the milk of animals fed GMO. Both claims are scientifically unsupported.” PD
—Summarized by PD staff from cited sources
