NOAA Issues Final Dolphin-Safe Tuna Labeling Rule

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) of the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has published a final rule “to enhance
the requirements for documentation to support labels on tuna products
that represent the product as dolphin-safe.” According to NMFS, the rule “is
intended to better ensure dolphin-safe labels comply with the requirements
of the DPCIA [Dolphin Protection Consumer Identification Act] and to ensure
that the United States satisfies its obligations as a member of the World Trade
Organization (WTO).” Information about an adverse WTO ruling in a dispute
with Mexico over U.S. dolphin-safe labeling provisions appears in Issue 424 of
this Update. See Federal Register, July 9, 2013.