Bothwell Cheese, located in New Bothwell, Manitoba, announced that it is the first Canadian cheese manufacturer in a position to offer cheeses made with milk that comes from dairy farms verified by the Non-GMO Project. This distinction comes as Bothwell Cheese celebrates its 80th anniversary, having started as a cooperative in 1936 by a group of Manitoba dairy farmers.
In 2017, Bothwell Cheese will launch a Non-GMO Project Verified product line that will be made with milk from dairy cows that are fed non-GMO crops.
“Bothwell Cheese has a long history of introducing innovations in cheese to provide customers with greater choice,” said Kevin Thomson, President, Bothwell Cheese. “Individuals and families are telling us they would like to be given more choice and we are proud to be able to offer this as an option.”
The Non-GMO Project Verification is the fastest growing label in the natural products industry representing $19.2 billion in annual sales, and more than 39,000 verified products. Non-GMO Verified products are in demand and the Non-GMO Project Verified seal is the most trusted non-GMO label among consumers.
According to a 2015 Ipsos Reid Poll, 88 per cent of Canadians believe labels (for GMO) should be made mandatory by the Canadian government, 87 per cent said that they want to know what’s in the food they are eating.
The Non-GMO Project’s Verification Program is North America’s only third-party program for verifying a product’s ingredients. Its seal gives shoppers the assurance that a product has completed comprehensive third-party verification for compliance with the Non-GMO Project Standard.
