Are there GMOs in your vitamins?

[Dreambirdie]

This concerns me, as I take a lot of supplements.

http://www.organicconsumers.org/articles/article_15261.cfm

 

[leela]

Oh crap.

 

[SickOfSickness]

These were the best (worst) parts of the article to me, if anyone needs a shorter version:

While proponents say production of GM microorganisms is safe, there has been one major catastrophe. In 1989, an L-tryptophan food supplement, produced using a genetically engineered microorganism, was responsible for the deaths of 37 people and disabling of several thousand more in the United States.

Vitamins E (tocopherols) and C are the most common vitamins raising GMO concerns, since E is derived from soy and C from corn.

GM microorganisms are used to make vitamin B2 (riboflavin), vitamin C (ascorbic acid), xanthan (a thickener), citric acid, and enzymes used in cheeses, breads and baked goods, alcoholic beverages, and juice.

Wyard calls the inconsistent interpretation of organic rules on vitamins a "big can of worms" that organic certifiers need to solve amongst themselves rather than taking it to the NOSB.

 

[Undisclosed]

The L-tryptophan deaths have never been conclusively linked to GMO's. It might have been faulty purification processes -- read more here.

 

[Plum]

Oh yeah. This GMO stuff is everywhere!

I recently realised that my supplements were an issue and managed to find GMO free vitamin C. The probiotics I buy are from organic dairy. Vitamin E is hard as it's in so much. Sorry to add to the annoyance - but chocolate often contains soya lecithins. So if not organic - same GMO concern as vit E.

Researching each supplement is hard. I recently found my liver detox herbs which are awesome have some vit C in - have had to find a different product to take.

Here in the UK GMO's only recently came onto the radar as animal feed is now allowed to be from GMO crops. So in a matter of months, food and supplements have had to be re-evaluated for me!