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Code · U.S. Code · Title 7 - AGRICULTURE · CHAPTER 38— DISTRIBUTION AND MARKETING OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS · SUBCHAPTER V— NATIONAL BIOENGINEERED FOOD DISCLOSURE STANDARD · § 1639c

§ 1639c. Savings provisions

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(a)Trade This subchapter shall be applied in a manner consistent with United States obligations under international agreements.
(b)Other authorities Nothing in this subchapter—
(1)affects the authority of the Secretary of Health and Human Services or creates any rights or obligations for any person under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.); or
(2)affects the authority of the Secretary of the Treasury or creates any rights or obligations for any person under the Federal Alcohol Administration Act (27 U.S.C. 201 et seq.).
(c)Other A food may not be considered to be “not bioengineered”, “non-GMO”, or any other similar claim describing the absence of bioengineering in the food solely because the food is not required to bear a disclosure that the food is bioengineered under this subchapter.
(Aug. 14, 1946, ch. 966, title II, § 294, as added Pub. L. 114–216, § 1, July 29, 2016, 130 Stat. 838.)
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  • Aug. 14, 1946, ch. 966
  • 130 Stat. 838
  • act June 25, 1938, ch. 675
  • 52 Stat. 1040
  • act Aug. 29, 1935, ch. 814
  • 49 Stat. 977
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