Capital Press

‘Bioengineered’ label exemption for highly processed food ruled unlawful

The USDA committed legal error by exempting “highly processed foods,” such as sugar, from being labeled as “bioengineered,” according to federal appeals court ...
JD Supra

Ninth Circuit Upends USDA’s Bioengineered Food Disclosure Requirements

In Natural Grocers v. Rollins, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit significantly upended certain parts of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Bioengineered Food Disclosure ...
JD Supra

Ninth Circuit Strikes Down Key Provisions of USDA’s Bioengineered Food Disclosure Rule

In a major decision for food manufacturers and retailers, the Ninth Circuit recently struck down the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) exemption for highly refined foods under the National ...
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 ...