GMO Free (adj)- Devoid of products produced through transgenic organisms. What the heck was GMO at Chipotle in the first place? Typically these places just throw some vegetables and meat in a flour tortilla, so there's not much that is GMO to start with. However, corn chips and soybean oil are likely derived from perfectly healthy ingredients originating from transgenic crops. Chipotle has decided to source these from non-GM sources, and that is their claim to being non-GMO. And Nation of Change is so excited! The first fast food chain to go GMO free! Except they aren't GMO free. And have the same GMO profile as McDonald's or Subway . Chipotle fails to note that they still are selling conventional soft drinks, sweetened by high-fructose corn syrup. That is almost 100% from GMO corn. The cheese they use is almost certainly made with rennet derived from transgenic microbes . This is a complicated topic, but some of the best ones come
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