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Apr 19, 2023 · For more details on the labeling requirement for foods that are genetically modified or bioengineered, including sample labels, visit www.ams.usda.gov/be. Is It Called GMO or Something Else?
Jan 5, 2022 · As of Jan. 1, food manufacturers, importers and retailers in the U.S. must comply with a new national labeling standard for food that's been genetically modified in a way that isn't possible...
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- Although the New Labeling Requirements Are Different, Your Food Is Still the Same. These labels — both the Non-GMO Project label and the new Bioengineered label — are marketing tools, says Peter Goldsbrough, PhD, a professor of botany and plant pathology at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, who specializes in GMOs and GMO educational practices.
- There Is No Evidence That GMO or Bioengineered Foods Pose Any Health Risks. “I think one of the most important things that people need to know is that there are no health safety concerns about consuming GMO foods,” says Goldsbrough.
- Not Every Food That Contains Ingredients From a Genetically Modified Crop Is Required to Have a Bioengineered Food Disclosure Label. Food items that contain ingredients that are considered “highly refined” — such as sugar and corn oil — don’t require bioengineering disclosure, so they'll have no BE label.
- Some Foods Are Exempt From the New BE Labeling Law. Products made with meat, poultry, or eggs are exempt from the BE labeling law. Multi-ingredient products in which meat, poultry, or eggs are the first ingredient are also exempt, even if other ingredients in the product do have detectable levels of modified genetic material.
Jan 12, 2022 · On January 1, 2022, the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service’s National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Law went into effect, requiring food manufacturers, importers, and retailers in the U.S. to comply with a new national labeling standard for food that has been bioengineered or that contains bioengineered ingredients.
Full Guideline. FSIS-GD-2019-0004 (PDF) Replaces: August 2016 version. This guidance document assists firms that want to make label or labeling claims concerning the fact that bioengineered or genetically-modified (GM) ingredients were not used in a meat, poultry, or egg products.
As a policy matter, FSIS has allowed the use of the terms “genetically modified organism” or “GMO” on product labels or labeling only if the name of the third-party certifying organization contains these terms (e.g., “Non-GMO Project”).
Jan 6, 2022 · Foods that had been labeled as containing “genetically modified organisms (GMOs)" will now be known as “bioengineered," or having been "derived from bioengineering," under standards set by the...
