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"   Did you eat Cheerios as a kid? According to the Huffington Post, General Mills has announced that the Original Cheerios will no longer contain genetically modified ingredients. Apparently the only ingredients that were previously genetically modified were cornstarch and sugar, but that will no longer be the case. &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s the unique and simple nature of original Cheerios that made this possible \u2014 and even that required significant investment over nearly a year. Cheerios&amp;#039; principal ingredient has always been whole grain oats, and there are no GMO oats. We use just a small amount of corn starch in cooking, and just one gram of sugar per serving for taste. So we were able to change how we source and handle ingredients to ensure that the corn starch for original Cheerios comes only from non-GMO corn, and our sugar is only non-GMO pure cane sugar,&amp;quot; General Mills explained. While Cheerios are joining the non-GMO grocery list, many of General Mills&amp;#039; other cereals are not. &amp;quot;For our other cereals, the widespread use of GM seed in crops such as corn, soy, or beet sugar would make reliably moving to non-GM ingredients difficult, if not impossible,&amp;quot; reads a statement on the General Mills website. Find more great food content on Delish: Search for the perfect recipe from our homepageFind out the latest food newsGet a recipe book to save your favorite dishesSign up for our free newsletters Check us out on Facebook, Pinterest, and Twitter "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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