Mother’s
| Company | Pepsico |
| Company Type | Public Corporation |
| Rating |  |
| Organic Status | Cereal products are not certified organic |
| Website | www.motherscereal.com |
| Total Score | 110 |
Like Quaker Oats, the Mother’s brand is not organic, and is owned by Pepsico. The overwhelming majority of Pepsico’s business is in non-organic, conventional snack foods, including Lay’s chips and Tostitos. Pepsico’s net revenue in 2009 was $43 billion.
Test results reveal that Pepsico uses genetically engineered ingredients in its Mother’s brand cereal.
| Criteria | Points |
|---|---|
| TOTAL (possible score is 700) | 110 |
Percentage of the brand’s product line that is certified organic.
Organic Status of Cereal/Granola by Brand | 0 |
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Percentage of the parent company’s products that are certified organic.
Organic Commitment by Corporate Owner | 5 |
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Brand’s commitment to ensuring all cereals are non-GMO.
GMO Policy (By Brand, in Cereal/Granola) | 0 |
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Parent company’s commitment to ensuring all of its products are non-GMO.
GMO Policy by Corporate Owner | 0 |
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Brand’s commitment to ensuring that hexane is not present in its cereal and granola products.
Hexane (in cereal/granola products) | 100 |
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Brand’s commitment to ensuring that harmful synthetic agrichemicals where not used in the production of their cereal and granola products.
Agrichemical Use (by Brand, in Cereal/Granola Products) | 0 |
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Parent company’s commitment to ensuring that harmful synthetic agrichemicals where not used in the production of any of their products.
Agrichemical Use (by Corporate Owner) | 5 |
