Circuit says USDA wrongly let ultra-processed foods and QR-code-only disclosures dodge federal GMO labeling law ...

A federal appeals court has ruled in favor of Natural Grocers, finding flaws in the GMO labeling rules and sending it back to ...

QR Codes Are Not Enough: The court rejected rules allowing companies to rely solely on QR codes or text messages for disclosure. Natural Grocers argued that not all consumers have smartphones or ...

According to Natural Grocers, the ruling will result in clearer, more transparent food labeling, and the USDA must revise its ...

Natural Grocers has won its challenge against the U.S. Department of Agriculture over shoppers’ rights to clear, accurate and ...

This week’s News Bites spotlights the highly anticipated release of the 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americas, a court ...

The USDA committed legal error by exempting “highly processed foods,” such as sugar, from being labeled as “bioengineered,” according to federal appeals court ...

Fifteen years ago, when trial lawyers were flush with cash from representing state attorneys general in their global $365 billion settlement with the tobacco industry, the phrase “regulation through ...

(Beyond Pesticides, December 17, 2025) In a 50-plus page opinion, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled in October for the plaintiffs on providing general public access to ...

Approvals can now begin on what are termed “negative claims” on labels for meat, poultry and egg products that do not contain bioengineered ingredients or that are derived from livestock that do not ...

A federal appeals court has ruled in favor of Natural Grocers (NGVC), the Center for Food Safety, and other plaintiffs challenging U.S. Department ...