7 U.S. Code § 1639c
7 U.S. Code § 1639c is about Savings provisions. It is under Subchapter V (National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard) of Chapter 38 (Distribution And Marketing Of Agricultural Products) of Title 7 (Agriculture) of the Code.
(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.
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