AMS Issues Final Rule BE Labeling; Narrow Definition of BE and No Disclosure for Highly Refined Foods

By Riëtte van Laack — On December 20, 2018, the Agricultural Marketing Service announced the availability of its long-awaited final rule implementing the national mandatory bioengineered (BE) food disclosure standard (NBFDS).  The history of the law and rule was discussed in our post on the proposed rule. In the proposed rule, AMS requested input on, among other things, the definition of BE (e.g., should it include genetic editing) the definition of BE foods (should it include highly refined foods that contain no DNA), the proposed logo to use on BE foods, other electronic means of disclosure, and a possible threshold below which no disclosure statement would be required.  Not surprisingly, AMS received many comments and the final rule is 63 pages long. Some “highlights” include: Use of the term “bioengineered:” AMS maintained the designation BE rather than GMO Definition of bioengineering: In the proposed rule, AMS discussed…

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