0581-AE24 202310 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 0581 Agricultural Marketing Service AMS 0500 Department of Agriculture USDA National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard; Text Message Disclosures

The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) plans to publish a proposed rule that would amend the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard to align with the results of the legal challenge brought by Natural Grocers. The amendments would remove the standalone text message disclosure option found at 7 CFR 66.108 and add an additional and comparable option to the electronic or digital disclosure option found at 7 CFR 66.106.  The amendment to the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard would align the rule with the results of the legal challenge brought by Natural Grocers and improve accessibility of the disclosures to consumers.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage Undetermined No 7 CFR 66.106 7 CFR 66.108 7 U.S.C. 6501 No NPRM 11/00/2023 Undetermined None No No No Kenneth Becker M. Dr. Chief, Research and Rulemaking Branch 0581 Agricultural Marketing Service AMS 202 570-3661 kenneth.becker@usda.gov Food Disclosure and Labeling Division, USDA / AMS / Fair Trade Practices Program, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Stop 0216, Washington DC 20250-0216