# 6: Labeling GMOs

According to the USDA, bioengineered food is “food that contains genetic material that has been modified through certain laboratory techniques and for which the modification could not be obtained through conventional breeding or found in nature”. As you may have noticed, it sounds very similar to what GMOs are, that …

I searched and searched to find a product with the Bioengineered seal but could not find any online. Both Hy-Vee and Walmart’s online shopping platforms were limited to pictures of the outside packaging and the ingredients list, so if a product did not have the seal on the outside packaging, …

In recent years, consumers have become more concerned about genetic engineering in foods. Without understanding the science, consumers may panic when they hear their food has been genetically modified, fearing that it has negative consequences on health. Recently, the government has required food products to be labeled if they contain …

Corn has the bioengineered label on it, unfortunately google failed me and I could not find a clear picture of corn labeled that way, I am writing under the assumption that corn is labeled with the seal above on the right. I think this label certainly does convey the message …

Food bioengineering is nothing new, but labeling your food with the bioengineering label is. With this new label finally passed, it seems that all foods that need this label will have it, but does it convey its intended message? It was actually quite difficult to find a food with this …

The primary purpose of the “Bioengineered” label is to convey to consumers that a product has been made using genetic engineering or bioengineering techniques. However, whether this label effectively serves this purpose is the subject of discussion. A food I found that contained this label was the Impossible Burger ground …

While striving to inform consumers about employing genetic engineering techniques in food production through transparency, regulators opted for the phrase “bioengineered” over “GMO” to circumvent potential misconceptions and biases tied to the GMOs, with the ultimate objective remaining consistent communication of the application of gene modification during product development.In my …