{"identifier":"/us/usc/t7/s1639","title":7,"num":"\u00a7\u202f1639.","heading":"Definitions","text":"\u00a7\u202f1639.\nDefinitions\nIn this subchapter:\n(1)\nBioengineering\nThe term \u201cbioengineering\u201d, and any similar term, as determined by the Secretary, with respect to a food, refers to a food\u2014\n(A) that contains genetic material that has been modified through in vitro recombinant deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) techniques; and\n(B) for which the modification could not otherwise be obtained through conventional breeding or found in nature.\n(2)\nFood\nThe term \u201cfood\u201d means a food (as defined in\nsection 321 of title 21\n(3)\nSecretary\nThe term \u201cSecretary\u201d means the Secretary of Agriculture.","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t7/s1639.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t7/s1639","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f1639."},{"t":"heading","text":"Definitions","tail":"\n"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"In this subchapter:"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t7/s1639/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Bioengineering"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"The term \u201cbioengineering\u201d, and any similar term, as determined by the Secretary, with respect to a food, refers to a food\u2014"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t7/s1639/1/A","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(A)"},{"t":"content","text":" that contains genetic material that has been modified through in vitro recombinant deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) techniques; and","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t7/s1639/1/B","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(B)"},{"t":"content","text":" for which the modification could not otherwise be obtained through conventional breeding or found in nature.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t7/s1639/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Food"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"The term \u201cfood\u201d means a food (as defined in ","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"section 321 of title 21","href":"/us/usc/t21/s321","tail":") that is intended for human consumption."}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t7/s1639/3","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(3)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Secretary"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"The term \u201cSecretary\u201d means the Secretary of Agriculture.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}