Happy New Year! As we begin the New Year, it’s a good time to look back on significant events related to non-GMO and organic in 2016.

1. The DARK Act becomes law. President Obama signed the controversial Senate Bill 764, aka the DARK (Deny Americans the Right to Know) Act. Instead of clear label statements, the law allows food companies to obscure their use of GMO ingredients by using complex QR codes.

2. Dannon goes non-GMO. The U.S.’s largest yogurt maker made a huge commitment to use non-GMO ingredients in its products, source non-GMO dairy feed, and improve sustainable agriculture for its dairy supply. A few months later, large California dairy producer Clover Stornetta announced a similar non-GMO commitment, and other dairy companies may follow suit.

3. Campbell’s commits to GMO labeling. The soup manufacturer announced it would label its products containing GMOs and support mandatory labeling. It was the first big company to label GMOs and led Mars, General Mills, Kellogg’s, and other big food companies to follow.

4. More Big Food companies go non-GMO. Along with Dannon, Del Monte, Nestlé, Hellmann’s, and others committed to using non-GMO ingredients.