certified by the independent oversight administrator organization do not contain genetically modified organisms otherwise known as gmo 39 s however it should be understood that the basic model described in fig1 can also be applied to other items that may require production oversight and certification such as whether certain allergens are contained in a food product or whether a food product is kosher the model may also be applied to certify non food items such as tracking and certifying that predetermined environmentally friendly manufacturing techniques are adhered to in the entire chain of the production of a particular product the diagram in fig1 is broken up into two main sections the first being inputting information about the participating company 22 and its brands 8 products 16 and facilities 18 the second being inputting information about activities that take place in a specific food processing facility 24 including the names of the participating companies 26 the ingredients used 34 all the way down to the most basic ingredients grown at the farm level 50 participating companies are invited to join by receiving a brand invite email 4 as shown in fig2 alternately a company may approach the independent oversight organization and ask to join 6 the independent oversight organization will then input information about the potential new member 8 as shown in fig3 if.