7 USC 1639 - Definitions

U.S Code last checked for updates: May 04, 2024

§ 1639.

Definitions

In this subchapter:

(1)

Bioengineering

The term “bioengineering”, and any similar term, as determined by the Secretary, with respect to a food, refers to a food—

(A)

that contains genetic material that has been modified through in vitro recombinant deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) techniques; and

(B)

for which the modification could not otherwise be obtained through conventional breeding or found in nature.

(2)

Food

(3)

Secretary

(Aug. 14, 1946, ch. 966, title II, § 291, as added Pub. L. 114–216, § 1, July 29, 2016, 130 Stat. 834.)

cite as: 7 USC 1639