Facing a consumer fraud lawsuit based on your product’s “non-GMO” or “GMO-free” labeling? The USDA’s forthcoming rules on the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard may impact your defense. READ MORE
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The USDA’s bioengineered food disclosure standard: Where are we now?
November 7, 2017
As food, beverage, and agribusinesses eagerly await the proposed rule on disclosure standard and labeling procedures for bioengineered foods — due in July 2018 — it’s worth reviewing the efforts of the USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Services (AMS) toward determining when and how genetically engineered foods must be disclosed. READ MORE
What food, packaging and agribusinesses need to know about the first-ever nationwide GMO labeling law
August 1, 2016
On Friday, July 29, the President signed into law a bill amending the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to insert a provision requiring disclosure (i.e., labeling in some manner) of bioengineered foods. READ MORE