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 ...
FoodNavigator-USA

Most GMO foods have avoided labels – a court just changed that

Circuit says USDA wrongly let ultra-processed foods and QR-code-only disclosures dodge federal GMO labeling law ...
Agri-Pulse

Appeals court finds USDA erred with 'bioengineered' labeling requirements

A federal appeals court on Friday found the Agriculture Department improperly excluded highly refined foods such as corn and soybean oil from labeling regulations for “bioengineered” food products. In ...
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

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” ...
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 ...