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Viewpoint: USDA GMO labeling plan is pointless, expensive—and probably unconstitutional

Drew Kershen, Henry Miller |
The scientific consensus is that mandatory GMO labeling fails every test — scientific, economic, legal, and common-sense ...
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Viewpoint: Will FDA finally crack down on ‘false and misleading’ Non-GMO Project labels?

Henry Miller |
How much will mega food companies care until FDA decides to enforce the law? ...
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Summer is coming: Just how much sun can your DNA take before being damaged?

Ben Locwin |
We're entering sunscreen season, which means 'high alert' for sun-related skin damage. How does our DNA impact our susceptibility? ...
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Viewpoint: Lab-grown meat should replace farm animals as food

Matti Wilks |
Why so many people resist cultured meat -- and why they shouldn't ...
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Toxic chemicals in your food? How regulation, technological innovation protect consumers from pesticides

William Reeves |
Understanding the magnitude and impact of dietary pesticide exposures is a concern for some consumers. However, the ability of consumers ...
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When lab-grown meat hits the market, success will hinge on consumer preference, not price

Victoria Campisi |
Demand for plant-based options, such as the Impossible Burger, is rising quicker than companies can keep up with. However, for those ...
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FDA hires staff to streamline biotech animal evaluation amid calls for USDA regulation take over

The FDA has expanded its capacity to handle scientific and risk-based evaluation of biotech animals, the agency’s acting commissioner said ...
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Podcast: Former FDA scientist Henry Miller says misguided regulation keeps safe biotech products off the market

In 1982, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first "GMO" pharmaceutical drug in the world, a new ...
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Senate budget chief Mike Enzi presses FDA, USDA to release details of lab-grown meat regulation

U.S. Senator Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., sent a letter asking how the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ...
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Genetically modified Arctic Fuji apple headed for grocery stores following FDA approval

Dan Wheat |
Okanagan Specialty Fruits Inc., developer of genetically modified non-browning apples, on April 26 received U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval ...
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‘Excessive’ regulations fuel unjustified consumer fear of CRISPR-edited crops, biologists warn

Henry Miller, Rob Wager |
A Washington Post article, “The Future of Food,” discussed the methods we use to breed food crops but suffered from ...
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Viewpoint: 300 scientists say FDA’s plan to regulate CRISPR-edited animals as drugs will effectively shut down innovation

Alison Van Eenennaam |
This proposed regulatory approach for genome editing in animals will make it cost prohibitive for both U.S. researchers and livestock ...
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Ketamine for depression—what we know about how it changes the brain

Simon Makin |
The FDA's approval [of ketamine for depression] marks the first genuinely new type of psychiatric drug—for any condition—to be brought ...
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Deciphering US plans for regulating biotech animal breeding

Marc Brazeau |
An overview of the regulation of biotech breeding as it relates to animals, covering some open and unsettled issues.  ...
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30,000 food products with Non-GMO Project label may be “false or misleading,” FDA guidance document says

Cameron English |
The Non-GMO label may soon see its ubiquitous butterfly wings trimmed ...
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New bill would give USDA primary responsibility to regulate lab-grown meat

Jacqui Fatka |
In an effort to codify an agreement regarding oversight of lab-grown meat between the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety ...
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Genetic tests by Inova draw warning letter from FDA, citing potential for ‘serious health consequences’

George Dvorsky |
A suite of genetic tests used to predict a person’s response to specific medications is being marketed illegally by its ...
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Viewpoint: FDA plan to regulate gene-edited animals as drugs will thwart US food innovation

Alison Van Eenennaam |
In the absence of sensible regulation of the breathtaking genetic variation that exists naturally in our food species, innovation will ...
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FDA announces controversial ‘risk-based’ rules for CRISPR-edited animal technology

Anna Abram, Scott Gottlieb |
Novel biotechnology, like genome editing, holds tremendous potential to improve animal health, enhance farm productivity, improve nutrition, and even reduce ...
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5 things to know about genetically engineered AquAdvantage salmon coming soon to US grocery stores

Alison Van Eenennaam |
Animal genomics expert Alison Van Eenennaam explains the significance of the FDA’s move ...
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Viewpoint: USDA should take over animal gene-editing regulation from FDA to boost food innovation

Dan Kovich |
With critical export markets still restricted by trade disputes and mounting concerns about animal disease risk....[p]roper regulatory oversight for an ...
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‘Game-changing’ drug first ever postpartum depression medication approved by FDA

Adam Feuerstein |
The Food and Drug Administration on [March 19] approved brexanolone, the first drug specifically targeted to treat postpartum depression — ...
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US researchers moving abroad to avoid FDA’s CRISPR-edited animal regulations

Alison Van Eenennaam offers a critical look at stifling US animal gene-editing rules ...
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As AquAdvantage salmon heads for US, Sen. Lisa Murkowski vows continued GMO labeling fight

Ryan Mccrimmon |
More than three years after FDA approved genetically engineered salmon as safe for human consumption, it looks like the product ...
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FDA, USDA announce formal agreement to tag team lab-grown meat regulation

Kimberly Leonard |
Two government agencies will team up to regulate the emerging market of lab-grown meat, the Trump administration announced [March 7]. The Food ...
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Esketamine touted as ‘game changer’ for depression—but who gets to use it?

Ed Cara |
[Recently,] the Food and Drug Administration approved Johnson & Johnson’s Spravato, the nasal spray version of a ketamine-like sedative, for ...
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What should we call lab-grown meat? Our decision could help or hinder food innovation

Garland West |
The Dirt: We need protein as part of a healthy diet— and many of us turn to meat as a ...