Beyond Pesticides

USDA’s “Bioengineered” Food Label Language, Called Misleading, Upheld in Court Decision

(Beyond Pesticides, December 22, 2025) After a U.S. Court of Appeals Court decision in October that upheld the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) “bioengineered” food label language, Beyond ...
Agri-Pulse

USDA’s decade-long struggle on GMO labeling lands in Trump administration's lap

Nine years ago, lawmakers thought they had settled the issue of GMO labeling. A law passed in the summer of 2016 after months of negotiation shut down state labeling requirements and gave companies a ...
JD Supra

Appellate Court Invalidates Key Elements of Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard Regulations

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has issued a ruling that may require future changes to labels disclosing bioengineered foods or ingredients, especially with respect to the use of “quick response” ...
JD Supra

What the Ninth Circuit Ruling on the Mandatory GMO Labeling Rule Means for F+B Businesses

On October 31, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decided a case challenging the United States Department of Agriculture's ("USDA") mandatory labeling rule for bioengineered foods. The decision in ...
C&EN

States expected to leapfrog feds on food-chemical regulation

Bipartisan momentum to ‘Make America Healthy Again’ will likely fuel more food-focused state action, though companies are pushing for federal preemption ...
Beyond Pesticides

Court Nixes Scanning for Mandated Food Label Info, Allows GE Ingredients To Be Called “Bioengineered”

(Beyond Pesticides, December 17, 2025) In a 50-plus page opinion, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled in October for the plaintiffs on providing general public access to ...