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USDA bioengineered labeling rules reignite GMO transparency debate
Farm groups and food companies are pleased with a new United States labeling law governing genetically modified organisms, but non-GMO ...
FDA, USDA announce formal agreement to tag team lab-grown meat regulation
Two government agencies will team up to regulate the emerging market of lab-grown meat, the Trump administration announced [March 7]. The Food ...
What should we call lab-grown meat? Our decision could help or hinder food innovation
The Dirt: We need protein as part of a healthy diet— and many of us turn to meat as a ...
Biotech industry, USDA hype CRISPR gene-editing benefits to avoid second GMO safety debate
The U.S. agriculture industry is trying to get ahead of any backlash over gene-edited foods and win over the public ...
Mississippi may ban use of ‘meat’ labels on lab-grown protein, citing need to maintain ‘truthful advertising’
Mississippi lawmakers have real fears about "fake meat," and the state could become the latest to ban food made from ...
US pushes China to speed biotech crop approvals, import more ethanol as trade talks continue
The Trump administration is pressing China to approve biotech corn traits and import more American ethanol and a byproduct of ...
USDA moves to streamline biotech crop approvals by updating 30-year-old regulations
USDA’s new regulation updating its plant biotechnology guidelines is being reviewed by [the Office of Management and Budget], suggesting it’s ...
USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue: Anti-GMO activism could ‘derail’ vital agricultural tools
An amorphous “fear-your-food” movement, fed in large part by the ceaseless churning of the internet, could sideline, deter, or even ...
Drought-tolerant corn adoption jumps 20% in four years as US farmers strive to protect crop yields
Droughts have been among the most significant causes of crop yield reductions and losses for centuries....To date, little has been ...
Viewpoint: ‘GMO,’ ‘non-GMO,’ ‘Organic’—let’s put an end to meaningless food labels
Food labeling has reached a feverpitch. But it hasn’t made shopping for healthy food any easier. A recent survey by the International ...
Why neonicotinoid pesticides don’t deserve a ‘deadly to bees’ label
While some activists blame the popular class of pesticides for bee deaths, research suggests there are many contributing factors. And ...
Viewpoint: Why the USDA’s new ‘GMO label’ is meaningless
A meaningless label you want, a meaningless label you shall have ...
Viewpoint: Do organic farms really produce ‘chemical free, healthier food’?
The multi-billion-dollar organic industry is thriving in large part because of dishonesty ...
Confused about the USDA’s bioengineered food labels? Here’s everything you need to know
In December 2018, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) finalized the standards for mandatory “GMO” labeling by releasing the ...
Viewpoint: USDA’s bioengineered food rules will confuse consumers and could cost $200 million per year
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has created what may be the most bewildering, least cost-effective regulation ever. In July 2016, ...
Proposed U.S. regulation of gene-edited food animals is not fit for purpose
Both plant and animal breeders need access to gene editing tools to introduce sustainability traits ...
USDA wants to use drones to keep E. coli out of our food supply
When the new Food Safety Modernization Act became law in 2011, it required farmers to test for E. coli and other bacteria ...
Organic farming in US doubles as organic food sales reach $7.6 billion annually
There were more than 14,000 certified organic farms in the United States in 2016, according to the latest available data ...
Prosecutors charge alleged ringleader of $140 million fraudulent organic farming scheme
A Missouri farmer and businessman ripped off consumers nationwide by falsely marketing more than $140 million worth of corn, soybeans ...
USDA releases long-awaited GMO labeling rules
New disclosure requirements finalized by USDA for biotech foods will mandate the use of the term "bioengineered" while providing a key exemption for ...
Over 99% of tested produce ‘well below’ pesticide safety limits, USDA study shows
More than 99% of [fruits and vegetable] samples tested in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Pesticide Data Program had residue ...
US regulators grapple with oversight of New Breeding Techniques (NBTs)
In the first installment of this series, we looked at the regulatory framework in the US for the products of ...
Viewpoint: With reasonable regulation, we can turn wild plants into food with gene editing
The crops we rely on today have been bred over thousands of years to enhance certain characteristics. For example, sweetcorn ...
Will GMO food labels ease consumer fear and bring biotechnology ‘into the limelight’?
There is .... a debate amongst GMO supporters about whether GMO foods should be labeled. Some supporters believe GMO food ...
Onto the grill: But are consumers ready to embrace—and eat—lab-grown meat?
It’s been a busy summer for food-based biotech. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration made headlines when it approved the ...
USDA, FDA approval of lab-grown protein likely to spur ‘all-out development’ of clean meat products
The virtual super nova of interest in clean meat has arrived at the regulatory stage. The FDA and USDA are ...
USDA, FDA announce plan to split regulatory oversight of lab-grown meat
The Agriculture Department and FDA laid out new details on [November 16] about how the two agencies plan to split ...
