AMS Releases Draft Instructions on Testing Methods for the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard

The document provides guidance on the selection of a test method that may be used to ascertain that a highly refined food or ingredient does not contain detectable modified genetic material and therefore does not require disclosure that the food is bioengineered. The Draft Instructions address selecting a test method that is “fit for purpose”; current DNA-based test methods; emerging technology; selection of a test laboratory; and recordkeeping requirements. Comments on the Draft instructions are due by March 4, 2020, and must be submitted to Docket Number AMS-FTPP-19-0112.

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Authored by Martin Hahn and Leigh Barcham