GMO victory? General Mills says Cheerios are non-GMO, but they're made from oats in the first place

GMO victory? General Mills says Cheerios are non-GMO, but they're made from oats in the first place:

NaturalNews) General Mills has now publicly announced that original Cheerios cereal is non-GMO. This announcement, in which General Mills also falsely claims that genetically modified ingredients are "safe" -- as if this had been proven or something -- is available here.

But Cheerios cereal is made from oats, and there's no such thing as commercially-produced genetically modified oats. So proclaiming that original Cheerios is non-GMO is not especially meaningful. It's like an aloe vera juice company claiming its aloe vera juice is non-GMO. To their credit, General Mills explains they did change their sources for a very tiny ingredient in the cereal: corn starch.

"...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," explains General Mills.