Hershey announces transition to non-GMO

Published online: Feb 27, 2015
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Hershey is the latest company to announce a switch to non-GMO ingredients.

The company announced it intends to remove genetically-modified ingredients from its Milk Chocolate and Kisses by the end of 2015.

In a release, the company said they are “looking to formulate new products and transition existing products to deliver on no artificial flavors, no synthetic colors, no high fructose corn-syrup, and to be gluten-free.”

The company says it will switch from using GM sugarbeets to cane sugar and will shift to a non-GMO soy lecithin.

According to ConfectionaryNews.com, the company will also transition to natural vanilla, non-GM sugar, and milk from cows that have not been treated with rBST for its Hershey’s Milk Chocolate and Kisses.

Source: www.brownfieldagnews.com