NOVEMBER 2017 FOOD & AGRICULTURE QUARTERLY
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GE Labeling Law update
From digital labeling to organics overlap
DEVAN FLAHIVE
Despite the U . S . Food and Drug Administration ’ s declaration that genetically engineered foods are neither more or less safe than non-genetically engineered foods , the “ Frankenfood ” debate led multiple states to enact laws relating to the labeling of bioengineered food . Passage of the Federal Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standards Act ( GE Labeling Law ), however , relieved food manufacturers of the need to comply with a patchwork of different regulations by prohibiting states from establishing any disparate requirement relating to the labeling or disclosure of bioengineered food .
Digital or electronic labeling
The GE Labeling Law , which went into effect on July 29 , 2016 , mandates labeling of genetically engineered ( GE ) foods for human consumption by ( 1 ) on-package text or symbol ; or , potentially , ( 2 ) digital or electronic methods , including but not limited to a QR code
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