§6524 — Title 7 Agriculture | U.S. Code

Summary

If a food is certified under the national organic program created by the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6501 et seq.), that organic certificate is enough proof to say the food does not contain bioengineering. Makers can use labels like "not bioengineered," "non-GMO," or similar statements.

Title 7, §6524

Agriculture — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

In the case of a food certified under the national organic program established under the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6501 et seq.), the certification shall be considered sufficient to make a claim regarding the absence of bioengineering in the food, such as “not bioengineered”, “non-GMO”, or another similar claim.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The Organic Foods Production Act of 1990, referred to in text, is title XXI of Pub. L. 101–624, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3935, which is classified generally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 6501 of this title and Tables. Codification Section was enacted as part of Pub. L. 114–216, and not as part of the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 which comprises this chapter.

§6524 Organically produced food