Genetically modified foods are a thing of the past, and Chipotle is looking towards the future. As of Monday (April 27), your favorite burrito spot has become the first major food chain in the U.S. to stop using GMOs in their menu items.
Reports the New York Times:
“This is another step toward the visions we have of changing the way people think about and eat fast food,” said Steve Ells, founder and co-chief executive of Chipotle. “Just because food is served fast doesn’t mean it has to be made with cheap raw ingredients, highly processed with preservatives and fillers and stabilizers and artificial colors and flavors.”
In 2013, Chipotle was the first restaurant chain to indicate which items contained genetically modified organisms, and a small but growing number of restaurants, largely in fine dining, also now label their menus.
Just a note, Chipotle has acknowledge that it won’t technically be all the way free of GMO products. Some of their drinks likely contain ingredients from genetically engineered products.
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