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Class-Action Suit Alleges Chipotle's GMO-Free Campaign Is Deceptive

4:00pm September 02, 2015

by Allison Aubrey

The campaign claims the chain has removed all ingredients made with genetically modified organisms from its menu, with few notable exceptions. A lawsuit says the campaign amounts to false advertising.

Pop indie group Small Pools played at the Chipotle Cultivate Festival, held in Kansas City on July 18.

'GMO-Free' Is A Boon For Companies Chasing 'Health Halo' Profits

2:51pm August 21, 2015

by Peggy Lowe

Researchers say GMO-free has become a proxy for what consumers really want: less processed, natural food. And advocates says there's already a name for food that's GMO-free: "organic."

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Chipotle restaurant workers in Miami fill orders on April 27, the day the company said it would use only non-GMO ingredients in its food.

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Why We Can't Take Chipotle's GMO Announcement All That Seriously

3:06pm May 06, 2015

by Dan Charles

Chipotle says providing "food with integrity" means dropping genetically modified ingredients. But critics say the company's new policy is inconsistent and even dishonest.

Chipotle's announcement that it has removed all GMOs from its menu items is part of a growing food industry trend. From left: Nestle chocolates, Chipotle tortillas, Diet Pepsi, Kraft Macaroni & Cheese Dinner, a Subway sandwich. All of these companies have

Chipotle Says Adios To GMOs, As Food Industry Strips Away Ingredients

5:27pm April 27, 2015

by Carole Zimmer

Chipotle's move is the latest example of the food industry ditching ingredients, as consumers demand a say in what's in their dinner. Some of these ingredients are more questionable than others.

A sow nurses her piglets in a farrowing crate in an Elite Pork Partnership hog confinement building in Carroll, Iowa, in 2009.

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Chipotle's Pulled Pork Highlights Debate Over Sow Welfare

4:47pm January 25, 2015

by Dan Charles

Wondering why your local Chipotle is no longer serving pork? It's because a big supplier was housing pigs in confined quarters. But there's debate about whether that's really worse for the animals.

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