Why is all my orange juice 'non-GMO'?

Wow…there are lots of obtuse answers here. Yes, technically all food has been genetically modified in some way. Yes, there has been lots of GMO fear-mongering when GMOs are actually saving lives by increasing crop hardiness, yields and safety. read more

And the variety of orange most commonly used in the production of juice is the Valencia, although some producers would make blends using different varieties, all hybrids. So if you see orange juice that is labeled as “non-GMO,”, you can be pretty sure it’s BS. read more

Tropicana orange juice has not had to make any changes to its products to achieve a non-GMO status, as GMO oranges do not yet exist, a fact that caused a certain amount of confusion with regards to responses to a 2012 customer question about GMOs on the company’s Facebook page. read more