The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals invalidated the "loophole" in the U.S. National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard that left out foods like oils and sugars from mandatory labeling.

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday found the Agriculture Department unlawfully excluded highly refined foods from 2018 labeling regulations for “bioengineered” food products.

The USDA committed legal error by exempting “highly engineered foods,” such as sugar, from being labeled as “bioengineered,” ...

"Today's decision is a landmark victory for the public's right to know what they eat and feed their families," said George Kimbrell, CFS's Legal Director and lead counsel in the case. "We've fought ...

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The National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard, enacted in 2016, required USDA to establish a national standard for disclosing foods that are or may be bioengineered (“BE”). The statute expressly ...

Current USDA-AMS regulations mandate BE food disclosure to be made on labels of food containing BE ingredients via one of four options: (1) a text statement, (2) an AMS-designed symbol, (3) an ...

A federal appeals court has ordered the USDA to rewrite key portions of its 2018 rule governing genetically engineered (GE) ...

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USDA, EPA and FDA announced a joint plan Wednesday that lays out steps the agencies are taking to further streamline the regulation of genetically modified plants, animals and microorganisms. The ...

After much debate, the United States recently adopted a law that will require mandatory labeling of genetically modified (GM) food. We elicit willingness-to-pay (WTP) for manufactured and fresh foods ...