JD Supra

Ninth Circuit Upends USDA’s Bioengineered Food Disclosure Requirements

In Natural Grocers v. Rollins, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit significantly upended certain parts of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Bioengineered Food Disclosure ...
JD Supra

What the Ninth Circuit Ruling on the Mandatory GMO Labeling Rule Means for F+B Businesses

On October 31, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decided a case challenging the United States Department of Agriculture's ("USDA") mandatory labeling rule for bioengineered foods. The decision in ...
Beyond Pesticides

USDA’s “Bioengineered” Food Label Language, Called Misleading, Upheld in Court Decision

(Beyond Pesticides, December 22, 2025) After a U.S. Court of Appeals Court decision in October that upheld the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) “bioengineered” food label language, Beyond ...
Pagosa Daily Post

Court Rules in Favor of Natural Grocers and Others in GMO Labeling Case

QR Codes Are Not Enough: The court rejected rules allowing companies to rely solely on QR codes or text messages for disclosure. Natural Grocers argued that not all consumers have smartphones or ...
Beyond Pesticides

Court Nixes Scanning for Mandated Food Label Info, Allows GE Ingredients To Be Called “Bioengineered”

(Beyond Pesticides, December 17, 2025) In a 50-plus page opinion, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled in October for the plaintiffs on providing general public access to ...
Quality Assurance & Food Safety

Federal Appeals Court Sides with Natural Grocers in GMO Labeling Case

A federal appeals court has ruled in favor of Natural Grocers, the Center for Food Safety and other plaintiffs challenging ...