USDA Releases Proposed GMO Labeling Regulations

The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) of U.S. Department of Agriculture recently released its proposed rule for a National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard (“NBFDS”). When finalized, this rule will create a nationwide labeling requirement for foods containing...

Reflections on World Food Day

World Food Day, celebrated each year on October 16th, commemorates the founding of the Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). In recent years, as general interest food, sustainability, and equity has risen, World Food Day has gone from being...

FDA Proposes New Deadlines for Updated Nutrition Label

Back in June, we reported that the FDA had suspended the implementation of the new Nutrition Facts label & serving size rules, which had been finalized during the Obama administration.  At the time, FDA did not provide any indication of whether or when it would...