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<blockquote data-quote="cheryl" data-source="post: 136" data-attributes="member: 1"><a href="https://reason.com/archives/2018/07/07/usda-considers-lousy-gmo-labeling-rules" target="_blank">The USDA Is Considering Some Lousy GMO-Labeling Rules - Reason</a>Once again, bad laws beget bad regulationsThis week saw the <a href="https://wtop.com/food-restaurant/2018/07/new-labels-are-coming-to-your-food-and-you-can-help-decide/" target="_blank">end</a> of the period set aside for the <a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2018/05/04/2018-09389/national-bioengineered-food-disclosure-standard" target="_blank">public to comment</a> on a set of <a href="https://reason.com/archives/2018/05/05/the-feds-are-having-trouble-writing-the" target="_blank">oft-delayed</a> rules which may govern the state of GMO labeling around the country for years to come.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; The federal GMO-labeling law that spurred the rulemaking, the <a href="https://www.ams.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media/Final%20Bill%20S764%20GMO%20Discosure.pdf" target="_blank">National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard</a>, was signed into law by Pres. Obama in 2016. The law is intended to establish mandatory standards for disclosing to consumers the GMO contents of foods.The U.S. Department of Agriculture, the agency charged with issuing the GMO-labeling regulations, received <a href="https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=AMS-TM-17-0050-0004" target="_blank">more than 14,000 comments</a> on the proposed rules from individuals, nonprofits, businesses, and others. The agency will now take time to consider the public comments it collected before it issues any final rules.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="cheryl, post: 136, member: 1"] [URL='https://reason.com/archives/2018/07/07/usda-considers-lousy-gmo-labeling-rules'][B]The USDA Is Considering Some Lousy GMO-Labeling Rules - Reason[/B][/URL] [I]Once again, bad laws beget bad regulations[/I] This week saw the [URL='https://wtop.com/food-restaurant/2018/07/new-labels-are-coming-to-your-food-and-you-can-help-decide/']end[/URL] of the period set aside for the [URL='https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2018/05/04/2018-09389/national-bioengineered-food-disclosure-standard']public to comment[/URL] on a set of [URL='https://reason.com/archives/2018/05/05/the-feds-are-having-trouble-writing-the']oft-delayed[/URL] rules which may govern the state of GMO labeling around the country for years to come. The federal GMO-labeling law that spurred the rulemaking, the [URL='https://www.ams.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media/Final%20Bill%20S764%20GMO%20Discosure.pdf']National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard[/URL], was signed into law by Pres. Obama in 2016. The law is intended to establish mandatory standards for disclosing to consumers the GMO contents of foods. The U.S. Department of Agriculture, the agency charged with issuing the GMO-labeling regulations, received [URL='https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=AMS-TM-17-0050-0004']more than 14,000 comments[/URL] on the proposed rules from individuals, nonprofits, businesses, and others. The agency will now take time to consider the public comments it collected before it issues any final rules. [/QUOTE]

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