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Bioengineering (BE, aka GMO)

Bioengineering (BE, aka GMO) is a scientifically sophisticated means of taking the gene for a specific trait from one plant, animal or bacteria and transferring it to another. We have some resources and materials to help food retailers on this topic.

Bioengineering Blog Posts and Webinar Recordings

Talking to Customers About Bioengineering

Mar 8, 2019

Recently, the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard(BE Rule) established a new standard for disclosure of information to consumers about the BE status of foods. FMI is pleased that this new standard allows information to be shared with ...

Avoiding the Regret of Hindsight; Embracing the Gene Editing Story Now

Mar 7, 2019

The lesson in avoiding regret starts with the bleak reminder of how often we receive nuggets of information that we should act on but because we’re busy or distracted or inundated we fail or choose not to do anything about them. The motivational ...

The National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard – Top Takeaways for Food Retailers

Jan 24, 2019

FMI has worked alongside our member companies and our coalition partners throughout the legislative and regulatory process to help establish a national standard for bioengineered (BE) food. On Friday, December 21, 2018, the U.S. Department of ...

Policy Statements

Our current Board approved policy statement on this topic:

Bioengineering and Food Derived from Bioengineered Ingredients

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For questions or more information, please contact FMI’s Vice President, Consumer/Communication Affairs and Communication, David Fikes.

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For questions or more information, please contact FMI’s Chief Regulatory Officer and General Counsel, Stephanie Harris.

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FMI Bioengineering Resources

The National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard

This compliance guide, prepared for FMI by Hogan and Lovells, is designed to help retailers and product suppliers understand and comply with the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard (NBFDS).