Comment: Yes, Mike. That's why the FDA made "guidelines," not laws.

[posted in another thread, but applies here also.]
If the guidelines from 2001 were followed, there would be no....
problem. They were non-binding back then, but recommended. What, if anything, has changed? Why is anything more needed now? Just asking.
http://www.fda.gov/Food/GuidanceComplianceRegulatoryInformat...
Guidance for Industry: Voluntary Labeling Indicating Whether Foods Have or Have Not Been Developed Using Bioengineering; Draft Guidance
Contains Nonbinding Recommendations
Draft released for comment January 2001

Although the 1992 policy does not require special labeling for bioengineered foods, the agency advised in that policy that labeling requirements that apply to foods in general also apply to foods produced using biotechnology. Section 403(i) of the act requires that each food bear a common or usual name or, in the absence of such a name, an appropriately descriptive term. In addition, under section 201(n), the label of the food must reveal all material facts about the food.

Statements about foods developed using bioengineering

FDA recognizes that some manufacturers may want to use informative statements on labels and in labeling of bioengineered foods or foods that contain ingredients produced from bioengineered foods. The following are examples of some statements that might be used. The discussion accompanying each example is intended to provide guidance as to how similar statements can be made without being misleading.

"Genetically engineered" or "This product contains cornmeal that was produced using biotechnology."

Statements about foods that are not bioengineered or that do not contain ingredients produced from bioengineered foods

"We do not use ingredients that were produced using biotechnology;"

"This oil is made from soybeans that were not genetically engineered;" or

"Our tomato growers do not plant seeds developed using biotechnology."