{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"HappyCow","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog","author_name":"PureVegan","author_url":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/author\/PureVegan\/","title":"The Non-GMO Diet - HappyCow","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"J883FiLWgS\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/the-non-gmo-diet\/\">The Non-GMO Diet<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/the-non-gmo-diet\/embed\/#?secret=J883FiLWgS\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;The Non-GMO Diet&#8221; &#8212; HappyCow\" data-secret=\"J883FiLWgS\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/gmo-carrots-header.jpg","thumbnail_width":600,"thumbnail_height":250,"description":"As a Vegan, do you need to care about or even advocate for non-GMO food production?\u00a0 Well, considering that the 9 genetically engineered food crops currently on the market in the U.S. are all \u201cVegan\u201d, and that tomatoes are being mixed with flounder genes in order to grow larger and more quickly the answer might be a resounding YES. \u00a0But the biggest kicker of them all is the fact that companies who use GMO\u2019s in their food and drink concoctions have no legal requirement to tell us. Genetically Modified Organisms(GMO\u2019s) are plants or animals that have been genetically altered by scientists with the goal being to improve its ability to grow in non-native environments, resist pests, tolerate extreme weather conditions, produce more food or show other desired traits.\u00a0 The U.S Government approved GE (genetically engineered) crops nearly 20 years ago.\u00a0 Today corn and soy make up more than 90% of the acres planted.\u00a0 Five countries grow 90% of the world\u2019s genetically engineered crops; the U.S., Canada, Brazil, Argentina and India. Just to be clear, GMO\u2019s are different from hybridization and selective breeding.\u00a0 Selective breeding is the process of breeding plants and animals for particular traits in the attempt to make [&hellip;]"}