GMO Food Labeling
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has released a proposed rule establishing a National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard, as mandated by National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard legislation enacted by Congress in 2016. That law was intended to override a patchwork of State statutes, such as the Vermont law that called for strict and transparent labeling of foods that contain genetically modified organismss (GMOs). The draft rule is the result of a dispute between pro-mandatory labeling groups, who argue that consumers have a right to information about the foods they eat, and food manufacturers and farm organizations, who maintain that the…
