Approvals can now begin on what are termed “negative claims” on labels for meat ... or “GMO,” according to a notice issued by USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).

For the past decade, we have pressured the department to improve its process for approving animal-raising claims—releasing reports in 2014, 2016, 2019, and 2023 critical of the USDA’s approval of meat ...