Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade - Notification - United States - Bioengineered (BE) food - Addendum

NOTIFICATION

Addendum

The following communication, dated 25 May 2018, is being circulated at the request of the delegation of the United States of America.

 

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TITLE: National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA

ACTION: Proposed rule; notice of availability of informational webinar

SUMMARY: The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is announcing the availability of an informational webinar regarding the proposed National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard (NBFDS or standard). The proposed standard would require food manufacturers and other entities that label foods for retail sale to disclose information about bioengineered food and bioengineered food ingredients. The pre-recorded webinar will provide an overview of the background, provisions, and potential impacts of the proposed standard. Establishment and implementation of the new standard is required by recent amendment to the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946.

The webinar will be made available on the AMS website at https://www.ams.usda.gov/rules-regulations beginning 1 June 2018.

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/TBT/USA/18_2695_00_e.pdf

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