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Legal experts say USDA unlikely to enforce violations of new bioengineered label law
The advice Martin Hahn, a partner at law firm Hogan Lovells, gave at the Institute of Food Technologists conference on ...
Unapproved GMO wheat discovered on Washington state farm, USDA says
The USDA is investigating the discovery of genetically engineered wheat found in an unplanted Washington state farm field. The exact ...
USDA proposes regulation ‘overhaul’ to streamline new biotech crop development
Many new genetically engineered crop traits would be exempt from regulation by the Agriculture Department under a sweeping rewrite of ...
Viewpoint: USDA GMO labeling plan is pointless, expensive—and probably unconstitutional
The scientific consensus is that mandatory GMO labeling fails every test — scientific, economic, legal, and common-sense ...
Podcast: Where blackberries came from—and how genetics made them so delicious
Blackberries are a popular, healthy fruit consumed by people all over the world. Over the last century, significant progress has ...
Organic food sales at $48 billion, now almost 6% of food, despite continued decline in market growth rate
Sales of organic food in the U.S. last year totaled a record $47.9 billion — 5.9% higher than 2017, according ...
USDA launches genomics ‘blueprint’ initiative to enhance sustainable farming as global food demand booms
A new U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) blueprint, published [May 16] in Frontiers and Genetics, will serve as a guide for ...
Argentina, Brazil, Canada, US call for ‘science-based’ biotech crop import rules to prevent global trade disruptions
The Ministers of Agriculture from Argentina, Brazil, Canada and the United States highlighted that food demand is rising while agricultural ...
When lab-grown meat hits the market, success will hinge on consumer preference, not price
Demand for plant-based options, such as the Impossible Burger, is rising quicker than companies can keep up with. However, for those ...
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 ...
USDA endorses G-20 commitment to science-based policy, sustainable farming technology
USDA officials signed on to a G-20 statement backing the development of climate-smart technology and promoting science-based decision-making. Top USDA ...
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) ...
Center for Science in the Public Interest calls for national registry for CRISPR-edited crops to address consumer biotech concerns
I am often asked which genetically engineered (GM) crops have entered the U.S. food supply. The question can be answered ...
How the USDA could help foster a technological ‘revolution’ in agriculture
Anyone paying passing attention to the agricultural sector understands that it is in the middle of an “agtech” revolution. Innovations ...
Deciphering US plans for regulating biotech animal breeding
An overview of the regulation of biotech breeding as it relates to animals, covering some open and unsettled issues. ...
5 things to know about USDA bioengineered food labels, hitting stores in 2020
In July 2016, President Obama signed the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Law (NBFDL), requiring food manufacturers to disclose the presence ...
New bill would give USDA primary responsibility to regulate lab-grown meat
In an effort to codify an agreement regarding oversight of lab-grown meat between the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety ...
Bayer lawsuits: USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue defends glyphosate before House appropriations subcommittee
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue....defended the use of the weedkiller Roundup after two cases resulted in multimillion-dollar jury verdicts against Bayer ...
USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue pushes agricultural innovation as solution to world hunger
In a morning filled with inquiry, laughter and wisdom, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue conversed with Purdue President Mitch ...
Everything you should know about colony collapse disorder and ‘disappearing’ bee populations
During the winter of 2006-2007, beekeepers around the country began reporting unusually high losses of their hives. Between 30 percent ...
USDA bioengineered food labels could further confuse consumers about GMO ingredients
When Congress passed and President Barack Obama signed the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Law in 2016, they hoped to end ...
Viewpoint: USDA should take over animal gene-editing regulation from FDA to boost food innovation
With critical export markets still restricted by trade disputes and mounting concerns about animal disease risk....[p]roper regulatory oversight for an ...
Podcast: GMO AquAdvantage salmon headed for US grocery stores after 15 years of regulatory review
When the transgenic AquAdvantage salmon was first developed in 1989, the goal was simple: engineer a fast-growing fish that required ...
Video: USDA GMO labeling rules favor agriculture industry over consumers, activist group says
New GMO food labels....are “provoking the ire of environmental groups who say the rules favor agriculture industry interests over environmental ...
Podcast: USDA official examines future of GMO labeling, CRISPR gene-editing regulations in US
[USDA Under Secretary for marketing and regulatory programs Greg] Ibach discusses some of [the] issues he’s been dealing with in ...
Farm groups push USDA oversight of gene-edited animals, potentially sparking new regulatory battle with FDA
Livestock groups are aggressively pushing for regulation of the budding sector of gene-edited animals to be moved from FDA to ...
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 ...
