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Apparently, the political arena isn’t the only place where Russians are seeking to influence Americans and divide us by stoking anger over controversial issues — like GMOs.

Dannon announced earlier this year it will be phasing out GMO ingredients from all of its products over the next three years. That’s all well and good, say six prominent farming organizations – just don’t claim doing so will improve sustainability.

In letter, groups call the pledge ‘major step backwards’.

Dannon, the yogurt maker owned by French food giant Danone SA, plans to use its parent company’s $10 billion acquisition of WhiteWave Foods Co. to speed up a push to rid GMOs from its products.

Nestle SA is eliminating artificial flavors and colors from some U.S. ice-cream products as the world’s biggest food company steps up efforts to remove additives from its portfolio.