The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) has published a Request for Information (RFI) asking interested parties to submit comments regarding potential revisions to the current...more
A court has invalidated the portion of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Agricultural Marketing Service’s (AMS’s) final rule implementing the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard (BE Rule) that allows...more
Yesterday the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) released its final rule implementing the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard (NBFDS) passed by Congress in July 2016. In...more
12/21/2018
/ Agricultural Marketing Act ,
Bioengineering ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Food Labeling ,
Food Manufacturers ,
Food Supply ,
Genetically Engineered Animals ,
Genetically Engineered Seed ,
GMO ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Retail Sales ,
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On August 1, 2018, two consumer groups sued the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue, and Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) Administrator Bruce Summers for failing to meet the statutory...more
9/20/2018
/ Bioengineering ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Food Labeling ,
Food Safety ,
Food Supply ,
GMO ,
OMB ,
Preemption ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Statutory Deadlines ,
Summary Judgment ,
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On May 3, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) issued its proposed rule implementing the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard (NBFDS) passed by Congress in July 2016....more
5/8/2018
/ Advertising ,
Bioengineering ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Food Labeling ,
Food Manufacturers ,
Food Supply ,
Genetically Engineered Animals ,
Genetically Engineered Seed ,
GMO ,
Proposed Rules ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Right To Know ,
USDA