7 U.S.C. § 1639a
Applicability
United States · Title 7 — AGRICULTURE · Status: effective
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- 7 U.S.C. § 1639a, Applicability, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/429676
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This subchapter shall apply to any claim in a disclosure that a food bears that indicates that the food is a bioengineered food.
The definition of the term “bioengineering” under section 1639 of this title shall not affect any other definition, program, rule, or regulation of the Federal Government.
This subchapter shall apply only to a food subject to—
the labeling requirements under the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), the Poultry Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 451 et seq.), or the Egg Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 1031 et seq.) only if—
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2015House: 306–117Senate: no recorded tally