USDA Issues Final Rule on National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard

USDA Issues Final Rule on National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard

December 21, 2018, Covington Alert

Today, USDA published its long-awaited final rule that establishes the requirements for disclosing bioengineered (BE) foods.1 This alert briefly summarizes the final definition of BE food, the foods that are subject to the BE disclosure, the required BE disclosures, the recordkeeping requirements, and the rule’s implementation and compliance dates.