GMO Foods to Be Labeled ‘Bioengineered’ as New Rule Takes Effect

A package is seen in a grocery store in California in a file photograph. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images

Products in the United States containing genetically modified organisms (GMOs) will now be labeled as “bioengineered” under new food disclosure rules that took effect on Jan. 1, a change from being described as having “genetically engineered” or GMO components under the old rules.

Companies were given until Jan. 1 to comply with the new rules, which were finalized during the Trump administration. The government was following a law approved by Congress in 2016 to create a national standard for disclosing foods that are or may be bioengineered.