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

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

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 ...

According to Natural Grocers, the ruling will result in clearer, more transparent food labeling, and the USDA must revise its ...

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

(Beyond Pesticides, December 22, 2025) After a U.S. Court of Appeals Court decision in October that upheld the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) “bioengineered” food label language, Beyond ...

(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 nomenclature is likely to be front and center when the U.S. Department of Agriculture publishes final bioengineered food disclosure labeling standards. It’s been in the works for ...

A federal appeals court has ruled in favor of Natural Grocers (NGVC), the Center for Food Safety, and other plaintiffs challenging U.S. Department ...