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As the Non-GMO Project logo appears on more and more grocery shelves, some members of the organic food community expressed concerns that non-GMO will hurt sales of organic foods.
“The non-GMO label threatens the USDA Organic label,” says Greg Lickteig, director, The Scoular Company, which sells organic and non-GMO grains. “Given two products on the grocery store shelf, one being non-GMO and the other organic, the non-GMO product will most certainly be less expensive.”
Read the original article in its entirety here: A Tale of Two Labels: Organic and Non-GMO
