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General Mills says original Cheerios are now GMO-free
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Jan 6, 2014
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General Mills says original Cheerios are now GMO-free
General Mills made a big announcement recently. Cheerios is going GMO free. Now, if you know something about genetically modified crops, this may sound odd. Cheerios are mostly made of oats - a crop that isn't available as a GMO.
BERKELEY, CA - SEPTEMBER 23: Boxes of Cheerios cereal, made by General Mills, sit on the shelf at a grocery store September 23, 2009 in Berkeley, California. General Mills Inc. reported a 51 percent jumo in first quarter profits with earnings of $420.6 million, or $1.25 per share compared to $278.5 million, or 79 cents per share one year ago. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Boxes of Cheerios cereal, made by General Mills, sit on the shelf at a grocery store September 23, 2009 in Berkeley, California.
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General Mills made a big announcement recently. Cheerios is going GMO free. Now, if you know something about genetically modified crops, this may sound odd. Cheerios are mostly made of oats - a crop that isn't available as a GMO.

General Mills made a big announcement recently.

Cheerios is going GMO free.  Now, if you know something about genetically modified crops, this may sound odd. Cheerios are mostly made of oats - a crop that isn't available as a GMO.

To find out what this announcement really means, we turn now to Marion Nestle, a professor of nutrition, food studies and public health at New York University.