On Monday, the restaurant chain Chipotle stopped serving food with genetically modified ingredients, becoming the first major American chain to do so.
Chipotle had served genetically modified corn and used such corn to make its flour tortillas. It also used genetically modified soy oil.
In 2014, 93 percent of all corn and 94 percent of all soy grown in the United States was genetically modified, according to data collected by the USDA (Department of Agriculture).
Now, the chain has opted to use non-GMO (genetically modified organism) corn, and replace soy oil with rice bran oil and sunflower oil. Its flour tortillas are fried with non-GMO canola oil, according to information on Chipotle’s website.
