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U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Genetically Engineered Seed

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Feds Continue to Reform Approach to Regulation of Biotech Products

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Our Food & Beverage and FDA teams explore a plan from a trio of federal agencies that seeks to implement regulatory reform and update the Coordinated Framework for the Regulation of Biotechnology....more

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USDA APHIS Invites Stakeholder Comments on Regulation of Modified Microbes

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In a recently published Request for Information (RFI), the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) seeks public comment on options to potentially streamline and reduce the...more

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USDA’s Biotechnology Regulator Issues Much-Anticipated RFI on Regulation of Modified Microbes

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On July 2, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Health Inspection Service (APHIS) published a Request for Information (RFI) seeking public comment on the improvement of regulatory processes governing genetically...more

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The EU’S New Proposal For Plants Developed Using New Genomic Techniques: How Does It Compare To U.S. Regulation?

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After much anticipation, the EU Commission’s proposal for a regulation on plants developed using New Genomic Techniques (NGTs) is now under consideration. For an overview of the EU proposal, please see MoFo’s recent post....more

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Purple Tomato Is First Genetically Engineered Plant To Be Deregulated Through USDA’S New Regulatory Status Review Process

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On September 7, 2022, the United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA-APHIS) announced the completion of the first Regulatory Status Review (RSR) of a genetically engineered...more

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To BE or not to BE a GMO (UPDATED)

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On June 11, 2019, President Trump signed an executive order directing the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to ease rules for...more

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The Miraculous Mushroom: How BioTech Regulations Influence Innovation

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20 years or five months? On March 8, 2019, nearly 20 years after AquaBounty Technology discovered a novel approach to increase the growth of Atlantic salmon, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finally “deactivated”...more

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APHIS/USDA Prepare to Revise Regulations Pertinent to Genetically Engineered Organisms

The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) signaled on late June 29, 2018, its intent to prepare a “programmatic environmental impact statement (EIS) in connection...more

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GMO Disclosures and Claims: A Possible End to the U.S. GMO Labeling Controversy?

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On July 7, 2016, the U.S. Senate passed an important amendment to S. 764 to establish a mandatory nationwide labeling approach for genetically engineered (GE) foods, more popularly referred to as genetically modified...more

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Biotechnology: White House Announces Effort to Modernize the Regulatory System for Biotechnology Products

In a bit of a surprise announcement, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the U.S. Trade Representative, and the Council on Environmental Quality released...more

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