GMOs are used very commonly in the food industry, and if a food or a beverage product lists corn, soy, canola or sugar as an ingredient - and the product is not organic - it likely contains GMOs. GMOs are safe – we would not use them if we thought otherwise. Safe food is, and always has been our number one priority. Global food and safety regulatory bodies including the FDA (Food & Drug Administration) and the WHO (World Health Organization) have also verified their safety.

Foods often contain genetically modified/bioengineered (BE) ingredients in the U.S. Many of our products do as well. Bioengineered seeds have been approved by global food safety agencies and widely used by farmers for almost 20 years. If a food or beverage product lists corn, soy, canola, cottonseed or beet sugar as an ingredient and the product is not organic, it likely contains BE ingredients. In the U.S., the U.S. Department of Agriculture has created rules for how food packages should be labeled so that you know if they contain BE foods or ingredients. At General Mills, we use the allowed text under the rule. As a result, some of our food produced in the U.S. will now have a statement on pack like “Contains a bioengineered food ingredient” based on the product formula. If you are looking to avoid BE ingredients, you can check out our many brands that offer organic and non-GMO foods including Annie’s, Cascadian Farm, Liberté, Lärabar, and Muir Glen.

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Thank you for asking. We follow FDA regulations for labelling calories. According to these regulations, calories are expressed to the nearest five calorie increment, up to and including 50 calories, and in 10-calorie increments above 50 calories, rounding is done to the nearest 10. I hope this helps!