2020 Annual Updates to List of Bioengineered Foods

Quality requirements (TBT); Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection (TBT)

Bioengineered (BE) food; Quality (ICS code(s): 03.120); Microbiology (ICS code(s): 07.100); Domestic safety (ICS code(s): 13.120); Farming and forestry (ICS code(s): 65.020); Food products in general (ICS code(s): 67.040); General methods of tests and analysis for food products (ICS code(s): 67.050); Prepackaged and prepared foods (ICS code(s): 67.230)

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03.120 - Quality; 03.120 - Quality; 07.100 - Microbiology; 07.100 - Microbiology; 13.120 - Domestic safety; 13.120 - Domestic safety; 65.020 - Farming and forestry; 65.020 - Farming and forestry; 67.040 - Food products in general; 67.040 - Food products in general; 67.050 - General methods of tests and analysis for food products; 67.050 - General methods of tests and analysis for food products; 67.230 - Prepackaged and prepared foods; 67.230 - Prepackaged and prepared foods

Labelling; Food standards; Food standards; Labelling

This final rule updates the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard's (the Standard) List of Bioengineered (BE) Foods (the List) by adding “sugarcane (Bt insect-resistant varieties)” to the List and amending “squash (summer)” to “squash (summer, coat protein-mediated virus-resistant varieties).” In updating the List, this final rule provides consumers with information regarding foods that may be BE and aids regulated entities in determining whether they need to make a BE disclosureEffective Date: This rule is effective 29 December 2023.    Compliance Date: 23 June 2025.Title 7 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 66This final rule and the proposed rule notified as G/TBT/N/USA/1364/Rev.1 are identified by Docket Number AMS-FTPP-20-0057. The Docket Folder is available from Regulations.gov at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/AMS-FTPP-20-0057/document and provides access to primary documents as well as comments received. Documents are also accessible from Regulations.gov by searching the Docket Number._x000D_

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