Under the standard, certain human food manufacturers, retailers and importers will be required to notify consumers that a food is either bioengineered (BE) or contains BE contents.
The litigation related to the 2000 E. coli O157:H7 outbreak at two Sizzler franchise restaurants provides a good case study to illustrate the new challenges that improved traceability may pose.
On July 29, 2016, President Obama signed Senate Bill 764 into law, which amends the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to establish the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard.
