Pet food ingredient supplier RIBUS, based in St. Louis, Missouri, has earned Non-GMO Project verified status for its rice-based natural and organic alternatives to synthetic ingredients. Its products, Nu-BAKE, Nu-FLAC, Nu-FLOW, and Nu-RICE, can replace synthetic ingredients such as silicon dioxide and magnesium stearate in pet food.

While all US rice is non-GMO, the growing consumer interest in GMO-free pet food products, plus the number of companies requesting the seal to avoid international prohibitions on GMO ingredients, drove the company’s choice to achieve Non-GMO Project verified certification.

“Use of RIBUS’ ingredients enable companies to remove chemistry lab-sounding words and provide clean label terms such as ‘rice extract’ to consumers, while enabling the same functionality and quality,” said Steve Peirce, RIBUS president, in a press release. “Gaining the Non-GMO Project verified seal serves as an additional ‘stamp of approval’ that best practices for GMO avoidance are used whether for our natural or organic ingredients.”

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