Products in the United States containing genetically modified organisms (GMOs) will be labeled as “bioengineered” under new food disclosure rules that took effect on Jan. 1. That’s a change from being described as having “genetically engineered” or GMO components. Companies were given until Jan. 1 to comply with the new rules, which were finalized during the Trump administration. The government was following a law passed by Congress in 2016 to create a national standard for disclosing foods that are or may be bioengineered. The countrywide standard “avoids a patchwork state-by-state system that could be confusing to consumers,” then-Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said at the time. The updated labeling requirements have drawn criticism, and a legal challenge from the Center for Food Safety, which charges that they’re confusing. “These regulations are not about informing the public but rather designed to allow corporations to hide their use of genetically engineered ingredients from their …