NSF International launches suite of GMO transparency services
Responding to industry and consumer demand for non-GMO certification options, NSF International, an Ann Arbor, Mich.-based not-for-profit public health and standard development organization, launched NSF Non-GMO True North, a suite of GMO transparency services for retailers, manufacturers, suppliers and producers.
Available through NSF International’s Consumer Values Verified program, NSF Non-GMO True North certification utilizes elements of global and domestic GMO labeling regulations, including EU and Vermont GMO labeling requirements, and gives credit for food safety quality system best practices such as segregation, traceability and supplier approval and monitoring programs. To ensure consumer confidence and transparency, NSF Non-GMO True North also requires risk assessment-based unannounced audits, unannounced chain of custody sampling and independent testing and requires manufacturers to perform routine testing.