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GM Labeling
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Food Safety News
Gene editing is not the same as GMO
In a shift away from GMOS, aka genetically modified organisms, important research is continuing in gene editing, sometimes referred to as “the next big thing in agriculture.” The important difference…
The Daily Intake
Organic Food Group Asks 9th Circuit to Upend GMO Label Rule
An organic food industry advocacy group has asked (Law360 subscription required) the Ninth Circuit to reverse a district court decision upholding USDA’s implementation of the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard,…
The Daily Intake
Food Industry Group Files Brief in Support of GMO Labeling Rule
On March 15, 2024, the Consumer Brands Association (CBA) filed an amicus brief (Law360 subscription required) urging the 9th Circuit to keep a federal labeling rule allowing digital disclosure of…
Health Law Prof Blog
Uniformity, Experimentalism, and the Unfulfilled Promise of Differentiated Integration in EU Regulation of GMOs: Which Way Forward?
Patrycja Dabrowska-Klosinska (Independent), Uniformity, Experimentalism, and the Unfulfilled Promise of Differentiated Integration in EU Regulation of GMOs: Which Way Forward?, SSRN (2021):EU governance in the field of agricultural biotechnology, especially…
Food Safety News
Report looks at how non-EU nations handle novel foods, GMOs
A report has shown how the regulation of novel foods and genetically modified organisms is different around the world. Research published by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) looked at international…
BioSlice Blog
Update: Regulation for COVID-19 clinical trials conducted with medicinal products containing or consisting of GMOs has now been adopted
By Dr Beatriz San Martin, Eftychia Sideri
Earlier this month, we commented on the European Commission proposal for a Regulation accelerating existing procedures for clinical trials where medicinal products containing or consisting of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) are…
Health Law Prof Blog
GMO Corn, Mexico, and Coloniality
Ernesto Hernandez Lopez (Chapman University), GMO Corn, Mexico, and Coloniality, 22(4) Vand. J. Ent. Tech. L 725 (2020):Genetically modified (“GMO”) corn germinates legal controversies in México. Since 2013, Mexican courts…
BioSlice Blog
The European Commission proposes a Regulation for COVID-19 clinical trials conducted with medicinal products containing or consisting of GMOs
By Dr Beatriz San Martin, Eftychia Sideri
As part of the strategy to fight COVID-19, the European Commission has proposed a Regulation to facilitate the conduct of clinical trials using medicinal products containing or consisting of Genetically…
Incontestable Blog
Lacking FDA Guidance Re “Natural” Labeling, First Circuit Holds Use of GMOs May Be Deceptive
By Publisher
The First Circuit recently addressed whether a consumer’s action against Conagra could proceed where the consumer alleged that Conagra deceived her by labeling Wesson Oil “100% Natural.” In actuality, the…
Food Safety News
On eve of genetic disclosures on food, public is mostly confused
By Dan Flynn
The nomenclature is likely to be front and center when the U.S. Department of Agriculture publishes final bioengineered food disclosure labeling standards. It's been in the works for the past…