Eric Edmunds, JD, of The Acheson Group joins SafetyChain sofware to update us on FSMA’s Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard. This new Standard went into effect on February 19, 2019, and requires food manufacturers, importers, and other entities that label foods for retail sale to disclose information about bioengineered food and bioengineered food ingredients.

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National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard

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üWhen is disclosure required?
üWhen a food is bioengineered or contains a bioengineered ingredient
üWhen food is subject to labeling requirements of:
üFood, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA)
üFederal Meat Inspection Act, Poultry Product Inspection Act, or the Egg
Products Inspection Act only if:
üPredominant ingredient would be subject to FDCA; or
üPredominant ingredient is broth, stock water, or similar solution and
second-most predominant ingredient is subject to FDCA
National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard

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üBioengineered Food means
üA food that contains detectable genetic material that has been modified through in
vitro recombinant deoxyribonucleic acid (rDNA) techniques and for which the
modification could not otherwise be obtained through conventional breeding found in
nature
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üDetectability
üRecordkeeping
üSource of food or refinement process
üValidated refining process
üAnalytical testing standards or continuous testing
üStandards of performance for detectability testing
üLaboratory quality assurance and reliability of consistent of analysis and
sensitivity
National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard

12. üExemptions
üRestaurants and similar retail establishments
üVery small food manufacturers (annual receipts less than $2.5 million)
üFood with no intentionally added bioengineered (BE) ingredients
ü(inadvertent or technically allowance for up to 5% of each ingredient)
üFood derived from an animal when animal has consumed BE feed
üFood that is certified under National Organic Program
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National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard
üList of BE foods
üAlfafa
üApple (ArcticTM
varieties)
üCanola
üCorn
üCotton
üEggplant (BARI Bt Begun varieties)
üPapaya (ringspot viuris-resistant
varieties)
üPineapple (pink flesh varieties)
üPotato
üSalmon (AquAdvantage®)
üSoybean
üSquash (summer)
üSugarbeet

14. üDisclosure
üSymbol
üElectronic or digital link
ü“Scan here for more food information”
üMust be accompanied by a phone number
üText message
ü“Text [command word] to [number] for bioengineered food information”
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National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard

15. üEnforcement
üAgricultural Marketing Services (AMS) request for records
ü5 business days to provide records
üAMS will provide 3 business days notice when onsite access of records is necessary
üAny interested person may file written statement or complaint with AMS
üAMS will determine if reasonable grounds exist for investigation
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