USDA Proposes Biobased Product Consumer Label Program
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has proposed a new voluntary labeling program that would allow biobased product manufacturers to identify biobased products on retail store shelves.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has proposed a new
voluntary labeling program that would allow biobased product manufacturers to identify biobased products on retail store shelves.
The USDA BioPreferred label would appear on qualifying products that meet or exceed USDA-established minimum biobased content requirements.
Currently, USDA has identified more than 15,000 commercially available biobased products across approximately 200 categories, from cleaning products to construction materials.
The BioPreferred program was created by the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (2002 Farm Bill) as a preferred procurement program to increase the purchase and use of biobased products within the Federal government. The Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 (2008 Farm Bill) expanded the program's scope to promote the sale of biobased products in other sectors.
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