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| Analysis of the American National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard |
| LIU Xu xia, ZHANG Nan |
| College of Humanities and Law, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China |
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Abstract The main purpose of the American National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard is to unify the GM food labeling legislation and end the situation that some states' policies differ from FDA's voluntary labeling policy and state-by-state policies greatly increase the costs in the food production and transaction. The bill has priority over state legislations. While it requires mandatory disclosure, it provides several ways of information disclosure for food manufactures. The related standards and requirements of diclousure will be regulations in 2 years. As a result of bipartisan compromise, this bill won't affect the original biological technology policy and existing management principles in USA. In China, there are conflicts in GM technology legislation, and the GM food labeling regulation is not promulgated clearly yet. The art of compromise in legislation is worthy of reference for our country, and the related parties ought to stick to the original national goals of developing biotechnology. Lawmaking and administration regarding GM food labeling require authorization from higher-level law, and more forms of labeling should be allowed. Besides, Comprehensive post-legislation evaluation is also necessary.
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Received: 20 October 2016
Published: 25 November 2016
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