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Products which are GM Free to GFA Standards

Products which are not or cannot be guaranteed GM Free

This is full list of Nutritional Supplements for which GM Free assurances have been received. See also GM Ingredients for information on GM in food, and GM Free Ingredients for a list of food products which have been guaranteed GM free.

The companies named below have provided GFA with written guarantees that the products listed here are GM-Free to GFA Standards.  In signing GFA’s guarantee the companies are making a public statement that they are exercising due diligence in avoiding all GM ingredients, derivatives, enzymes and processes in the manufacture of these products.  At a minimum, due diligence requires the manufacturers of supplements to obtain written guarantees from the manufacturers of all their ingredients confirming that these are GM-Free.  Responsibility for the accuracy of these statements lies with the companies and not with GFA.  Copies of the guarantees are available for inspection on request.  The definition of GM-free to GFA Standards is given here.

AMERICAN SPORTS NUTRITION
All brands / products

AMERIFIT NUTRITION INC (USA) / ESTROVEN LTD (UK)
Estroven

ARKOPHARMA
Phytosoya capsules

BEE HEALTH LTD
All brands / products

BEST CARE PRODUCTS LTD
All Best Care Products

BIOCARE Ltd
All Biocare Products

BIOFORCE (UK) LTD
All brands / products

CAPITALCLIFF LTD
Natural Balance, Trimedica, Biotech (despite the name!!)

DOUBLE DRAGON MAN SHUEN HONG (LONDON)
All brands / products (ie all teas)

EARTH FORCE
Planetary Formulas

FAITH PRODUCTS LTD
All ‘Faith in Nature’ and  ‘Clearspring’ products.

FOUR SEASONS
All ‘Free’ branded products

G&G
Organic Herb Range

THE GREEN PEOPLE COMPANY
All Herbal Supplements
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HEALTH PERCEPTION (UK) LTD
All brands / products

IBIS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
All Siddhaeepa Ayurveda products

JESSUP MARKETING
HRI Herbal Remedies

MARIGOT HEALTH PRODUCTS
Aquacal

MILLENIUM SUPPLEMENTS
All brands / products

NATURE’S STORE LTD
All brands / products

NEAL’S YARD REMEDIES
All brands / products

NATRAHEALTH
All Natrahealth Products

RIO TRADING CO (HEALTH) LTD
Rio Amazon Guarana

TREFREW WELLS SPA
Spatone Iron +

SPECIALIST HERBAL SUPPLIES
All Specialist Herbal Supplies products

TISSERAND (Aromatherapy)
All brands / products

VITAPURE LTD
All brands / products

21st CENTURY HEALTH LTD
Some brands only - awaiting clarification.
 

Data based on guarantees received by 15th January 2001

The definition of “GM-Free to GFA Standards” is given here.

Members should contact GFA if they have reason to believe that the claims made by any of these companies about their products may be untrue.

1. PLEASE WRITE TO YOUR NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENT SUPPLIERS

Over the next few weeks we are lobbying the nutritional supplement industry to encourage them to phase out GM ingredients as soon as possible. Please ensure that the relevant manufacturers know that you take this issue
seriously. We therefore request that you send a letter, containing the following
text, to the manufacturers of any nutritional supplements you stock.
 

Dear ***,
We are members of Genetic Food Alert (GFA). From the 1st November 2000 GFA has agreed that its members will not stock nutritional supplements (exc. prescription medicines) that contain any of the ingredients listed below or that use any of the substances listed below in their manufacture.

Please tell us which of your products currently meet these standards and the date by which the remainder will be GM-free to these standards. [If you have already completed a GFA questionnaire please simply fax a copy to us on ***. If you have not received a GFA questionnaire please call 01334 880561 for a copy].

GM Free to GFA Standards also refers to the following:

a. Soya or maize (=corn) products that have not been guaranteed to be non-GM.

b. Derivatives of soya, maize (=corn), cotton or oilseed rape that have not been guaranteed to be non-GM [Derivatives affected include some of the following: "vegetable oil",  soya derivatives such as soya oil (e.g. as a carrier for vitamins A,D,E), soya starch, soya fibre, lecithin (E322) and vitamin E (d alpha tocopherol); maize derivatives such as corn oil, cornstarch, modified starch, starch-based granulation additives, corn syrup, xanthan gum and some brands of dextrose, glucose, dextrins,
maltodextrins, sorbitol and ascorbic acid (=vitamin C) and some coating agents or carriers for vitamins, colours and flavours; cotton derivatives such as cottonseed oil; oilseed rape derivatives such as canola (=rapeseed oil)]

c. Honey or honey products that may come from hives within six miles of a GM crop or test site [Honey products include honey, propolis, beeswax, royal jelly and pollen]

d. GM micro-organisms or their products [GM micro-organisms include some bacteria, brewers yeasts and bakers yeasts.  Products of GM bacteria include riboflavin (=vitamin b2), aspartamine (Equal/Nutrasweet), possibly amino acids such as tryptophan and some of the following enzymes that are used as processing aids (these may not be mentioned on lists of ingredients): -
alpha-Acetolactate decarboxylase, alpha-Amylase, Catalase, Chymosin A, Chymosin B, Cyclodextrin-glucosyl transferase, beta-Glucanase, Glucose isomerase, Glucose oxidase, Hemicellulase (xylanase), Lipase, triacylglycerol, Maltogenic amylase, Pectinesterase, Protease and Pullulanase. Products of GM yeasts include some yeast extracts, alcohol and fermented products]

Genetic Food Alert 4 Bertram House, Ticklemore St, Totnes, Devon TQ9 5EJ Tel: 01803 868523 info@geneticfoodalert.org.uk