Synthetic biology (synbio) vanilla, made from “extreme” genetically engineered yeast, could soon enter our favorite treats from ice cream to yogurt– and it could be labeled as “natural.” We need your help to keep this science experiment out of our ice cream! 

Synbio companies are rushing this and other untested synbio ingredients into our favorite foods and consumer products, ahead of adequate regulation and without labels. And these organisms and the ingredients they produce haven’t been adequately assessed to make sure they are safe for our health or environment.

As the first major synbio ingredient in our food, synbio vanilla could set a precedent for replacing truly natural, safe ingredients with these risky, new, unlabeled ingredients created in a lab. 

Ice cream companies like Haagen Dazs are some of the biggest purchasers of vanilla flavoring.