I bought some Swanson supplements, a.o. vitamine E which is made out of soy. Swanson is an American company.
Although many, many Europeans are against GMO's the European Commission has already allowed 58 products (food and feed) which contain GMO"s. Think TTIP. They include corn, soy, sugar beets and cotton.
http://sputniknews.com/europe/20150424/1021331915.html
So, when I rang the retailer in The Netherlands (I had not paid attention, since I was not feeling very well) to ask if these capsules contained GMO's they gave me some evasive answers. According to Swanson they can't really say whether they had used GMO-soy. I think they are lying through their teeth, since they do sell non-GMO products and most American soy is genetically modified.
_http://swansoneurope.com/en/swanson-lecithin.html
When I asked the retailer whether it had to do with the EC's decision they referred me to Swanson.
So, we had better ask whether our supplements are non-GMO. I bought a large bag of Vitamin C from a German company and it stated explicitly that it was non-GMO. And I won't buy Swanson supplements or products from that retailer ever again.
Although many, many Europeans are against GMO's the European Commission has already allowed 58 products (food and feed) which contain GMO"s. Think TTIP. They include corn, soy, sugar beets and cotton.
http://sputniknews.com/europe/20150424/1021331915.html
So, when I rang the retailer in The Netherlands (I had not paid attention, since I was not feeling very well) to ask if these capsules contained GMO's they gave me some evasive answers. According to Swanson they can't really say whether they had used GMO-soy. I think they are lying through their teeth, since they do sell non-GMO products and most American soy is genetically modified.
_http://swansoneurope.com/en/swanson-lecithin.html
When I asked the retailer whether it had to do with the EC's decision they referred me to Swanson.
So, we had better ask whether our supplements are non-GMO. I bought a large bag of Vitamin C from a German company and it stated explicitly that it was non-GMO. And I won't buy Swanson supplements or products from that retailer ever again.