The Unseen Threat on Your Plate: A Pork Pioneer's Warning

In a move that could reshape your dinner plate, the FDA has approved gene-edited pigs for the U.S. market, expected by 2026 without mandatory labeling.
duBreton, North America's leading organic pork producer, is sounding the alarm, demanding full transparency for consumers.
The company challenges claims that genetic modification is necessary, pointing to its decades of success in raising healthy, antibiotic-free pigs through humane and natural methods.

A storm is gathering over the future of our food. With the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's recent approval of pigs genetically engineered with CRISPR technology, a fundamental question arises: what are we actually eating? These animals, modified to resist disease, are slated to enter the food supply by 2026, and shockingly, there are no requirements to label them as gene-edited [Text]³.

Standing against this tide of what it calls "unsupported" science is duBreton, a four-generation family company that has championed ethical and organic farming since 1944¹. "Failing to label gene-edited pork is a direct threat to consumer trust and the viability of ethical, sustainable farming," warns Vincent Breton, President of duBreton. "We've achieved the same outcomes for decades—without genetic modification" [Text].

This is no empty boast. The company has invested over $40 million to raise hundreds of thousands of pigs in crate-free, humane environments, meeting the highest standards of animal welfare^{2, 5, 6}. They argue that natural husbandry, selective breeding, and strict biosecurity are the proven, ethical ways to ensure animal health and limit antibiotic use—achievements proponents of gene-editing falsely claim as their own exclusive domain [Text].

Citing deep ethical concerns and a lack of long-term risk assessment, duBreton adamantly opposes gene-editing in livestock, a practice incompatible with its Certified Humane® and USDA Organic standards. The company is now calling on regulators across North America—the FDA, USDA, CFIA, and Health Canada—to enforce mandatory labeling. "Transparent labeling is essential to consumer choice," Breton insists. Without it, the integrity of the entire food system is at stake, placing responsible producers at a disadvantage for refusing to compromise their values [Text].

Learn more at dubreton.com.

The Unseen Threat on Your Plate: A Pork Pioneer's Warning

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