Source: Janell Baum, CAROLINA-VIRGINIA FARMER, 1/3/14

In response to public pressure via social media, Cheerios cereal manufacturer General Mills Thursday confirmed that it now makes the cereal without any genetically modified ingredients.

Petitioners to the cereal manufacturer cited "health and environmental impacts" of genetically modified corn and sugar beets used to produce the corn starch and sugar in the original version of the cereal, arguing that GMOs are increasing pesticide and herbicide use worldwide.

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