Ryan Mccrimmon
Danone, General Mills to Congress: USDA investment in carbon sequestration on farms can help mitigate looming ‘climate crisis’
CLIMATE CRISIS COMMITTEE LOOKS FOR AG SOLUTIONS: Congress took a rare dive into the nexus of climate change and agriculture ...
Bipartisan congressional group urges FDA to develop ‘workable’ GMO, CRISPR-edited animal rules
More than 20 House Energy & Commerce Committee members sent a letter to acting FDA Commissioner Ned Sharpless on [July 26] ...
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 ...
Food companies pursue ‘glyphosate free’ certification as Roundup-cancer legal battle rages
Companies are increasingly enrolling in a voluntary certification program that provides glyphosate-free labels for their products, as consumers grow more wary of ...
As AquAdvantage salmon heads for US, Sen. Lisa Murkowski vows continued GMO labeling fight
More than three years after FDA approved genetically engineered salmon as safe for human consumption, it looks like the product ...
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 ...
Why the USDA is finding it hard to combat surge in fraudulent organic products
USDA has an organic problem. The department wants to clamp down on fraudulent products, but needs to tackle inaccurate government ...
Animal biotechnologist Alison Van Eenennaam questions FDA plan to classify CRISPR gene-edited animals as drugs
The [FDA in 2019] will roll out several guidance documents meant to provide “intensive assistance” for navigating its guidelines for ...
FDA, USDA tackle lab-grown meat label regulations at joint agency conference
[Ocotber 24 was] Day 2 of the joint USDA-FDA public meeting on cell-based meat — or whatever we end up ...
