regulation
From bioterror to bioerror: Who’s afraid of biohacking?
In March, amateur scientists in Sydney announced they had created a COVID-19 test kit that is simpler, faster, and cheaper ...
‘Sell by’ dates not backed by science, study shows, leading to $32 billion in wasted food every year
.... [T]he lack of regulation, standardization, and general understanding of date labeling on food products (such as “best by” and ...
Farm groups back South Australia plan to allow GMO crop cultivation, citing ‘freedom of choice’ for growers
South Australia’s Parliament has taken another step towards legalizing the commercial cultivation of genetically modified (GM) crops, voting to approve ...
USDA eliminates antiquated rules for GMOs which it says will bring plant biotech regulations ‘into the 21st century’
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue [May 14] announced a final rule updating and modernizing the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s ...
Bolivia accelerates GMO crop approvals to bolster national food supply, export industries
Interim President Jeanine Añez of Bolivia issued a Supreme Decree authorizing the National Biosafety Committee to speed up the evaluation ...
Ethiopia remains a net food importer, despite its rich farming history. Can GMO crops help?
The 21st century is said to be the century of biology and ecology. Thus, for Ethiopia, as one of the ...
Book review: Activist-friendly ‘GMOs Decoded’ paints a misleading picture of crop biotech
Sheldon Krimsky’s latest book, GMOs Decoded, has a foreword by Marion Nestle, an emeritus professor at New York University and ...
Bolivian farmers reject activist opposition to GMO seed approvals, expecting crops yields to triple
The Federation of Peasant Workers of Cochabamba (FTCC) announced its discontent against the use of transgenic seeds promoted by the ...
EU Food Safety Authority defends pesticide risk studies activists call ‘unfit for purpose’
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published the results of its two pilot assessments on the risks posed to ...
Global expert survey reveals how regulation can help or hurt crop gene-editing innovation
The adoption of genome editing depends among others, on a clear and navigable regulatory framework that renders consistent decisions. Some ...
Viewpoint: Activist-inspired GMO cotton bans push Mexican farmers toward bankruptcy
Mexico has a long record of safely cultivating genetically modified (GM) cotton. For more than 20 years, cotton has been ...
South Australia lifts 16-year-old GMO crop cultivation ban after months of political wrangling
South Australia will allow mainland farmers to grow genetically-modified (GM) crops from next season, but councils can apply to remain ...
Where are GMO crops grown? GLP infographics document the global growth of agricultural biotechnology innovation
One of the more popular claims by critics of GMOs is that only a few countries grow genetically engineered crops, ...
Viewpoint: How consumer fear and misguided regulation limit the progress of crop biotechnology
There is a profound disconnect between the modern science of crop improvement and the farmer ...
Pesticide-spraying drones accelerate sustainable farming as governments relax regulations
Move over dogs – drones are a farmer’s new best friend! In just a few years there’s been a huge ...
California grows 90% of America’s fresh strawberries. Does pesticide dependence threaten the industry’s future?
Agricultural abundance is a pillar of the California dream. In 2016 the state turned out more than US$45 billion worth ...
Local officials in Uganda want scientists to help counter nation’s influential anti-GMO activists
Local government officials from over 10 districts in Central Uganda warned scientists of biotech critics whose efforts they claimed were ...
Why Brexit could jump start UK GMO, CRISPR research—once stifled by ‘dead hand’ of EU regulation
Britain is really good at biology. In physics and chemistry, or painting and music, we have often failed to match ...
Ugandan President wants GMO bill passed
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni wants the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) caucus to meet, discuss and finally pass the nation’s ...
Biotech experts, farmers call for updated US gene-edited crop, animal rules at Senate Agriculture Committee hearing
In opening comments during a Senate Agriculture Committee hearing on [March 12], ranking member Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D., Mich.) said ...
Top European science council demands ‘radical’ GMO regulatory reform
A top European science council calling is demanding a “radical reform of the legal framework” that regulates genetically modified organisms ...
Russia strikes deal to accelerate development of 30 gene-edited crops, animals by 2027
Russia’s oil giant Rosneft and the Russian government will join forces to develop gene-editing technology, according to a government decree ...
Just-lifted South Australia GMO crop ban could be restored, as Green party vows support for ‘more natural’ food
A BAN on genetically-modified crops in South Australia has been lifted fewer than 24 hours after it was enforced – ...
Viewpoint: 4 ways the FDA must evolve to deal with fast-moving technologies and health threats
As we look toward the FDA of the 2020s that can achieve further progress in addressing urgent health threats and ...
Bipartisan Accurate Labels Act takes aim at ‘misleading, unnecessary and confusing’ food marketing, authors say
Legislation introduced by Reps. Adam Kinzinger (R., Ill.) and Kurt Schrader (D., Ore.), the Accurate Labels Act, would provide clear, ...
South Australian government vows to fight bill reinstating ‘archaic’ GMO crop moratorium
The Marshall Liberal Government will stand firm in its support for South Australian grain growers’ campaign to enjoy the same ...
Health officials urge Uganda to pass biosafety law granting consumer access to biofortified GMO crops
Representatives from the Ministry of Health, Uganda Medical Association, the National Drug Authority, and Uganda Pharmaceutical Society resolved that the government ...
