Circuit says USDA wrongly let ultra-processed foods and QR-code-only disclosures dodge federal GMO labeling law ...

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has issued a ruling that may require future changes to labels disclosing bioengineered foods or ingredients, especially with respect to the use of “quick response” ...

Natural Grocers has won its challenge against the U.S. Department of Agriculture over shoppers’ rights to clear, accurate and ...

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 ...

The USDA committed legal error by exempting “highly processed foods,” such as sugar, from being labeled as “bioengineered,” according to federal appeals court ...

A federal appeals court has ruled in favor of Natural Grocers, finding flaws in the GMO labeling rules and sending it back to ...

Nine years ago, lawmakers thought they had settled the issue of GMO labeling. A law passed in the summer of 2016 after months of negotiation shut down state labeling requirements and gave companies a ...

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 ...

Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are living things that have had their genetic code artificially altered by scientists by inserting genetic code from another organism into their DNA. It’s still a ...

(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 ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service projects that by 2050, the total production of global ...