With the new year in full swing, the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard (NBFDS) went into effect in 2022. The mandate requires manufacturers and importers in the food and beverage industry to label products containing genetically modified organisms (GMOs) using the term “bioengineered” instead of “GMO” in disclosures. However, there is an exemption for those generating less than $2.5 million in annual sales. The regulation also allows a 5% ingredient threshold for GMO contamination.
Along with the United States, many countries require genetically modified foods to be labeled. The NBFDS, which was published in the Federal Register in December 2018, marked the start of mandatory GMO labeling in the United States.