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EPA, FDA, and USDA Release Tool to Help Companies Developing Microbial Biotechnology Products Navigate Regulatory Landscape

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Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the release of a new web-based tool on the Unified Website for Biotechnology Regulation for companies that develop microbial biotechnology products. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and U.S.

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EPA, FDA, and USDA Issue Joint Regulatory Plan for Biotechnology

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Department of Agriculture (USDA) released a plan to update, streamline, and clarify their regulations and oversight mechanisms for products of biotechnology. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the U.S.

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CRS Publishes Report on Regulation of Gene-Edited Plants and Issues for Congress

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The Congressional Research Service (CRS) published a report on March 22, 2024, on “Gene-Edited Plants: Regulation and Issues for Congress.” Gene-edited plants are regulated under the U.S. Coordinated Framework for Regulation of Biotechnology, which coordinates how the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the U.S.

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APHIS Issues RSR Responses under Revised Biotechnology Regulations

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Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced that it reviewed a new tomato from Norfolk Plant Sciences. APHIS found the plant is unlikely to pose an increased plant pest risk compared to other cultivated tomatoes and is not subject to regulation under 7 C.F.R.

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APHIS Releases New Strategic Plan for 2023-2027, Includes Biotechnology Objectives

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Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced that it published a new five-year strategic plan. The plan includes six strategic goals that focus on working to: Protect agriculture from plant and animal diseases and pests. Bergeson and Carla N. Hutton On April 25, 2023, the U.S.

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APHIS 2022 Impact Report Includes Summary of Biotechnology Activities

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Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced the release of its 2022 impact report. Hutton On July 12, 2023, the U.S.

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APHIS Issues RSR Responses under Revised Biotechnology Regulations for Modified Corn and Potato Plants

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Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced on October 21, 2022, that it recently reviewed a corn plant and a potato plant that were modified using genetic engineering to determine whether they present an increased pest risk as compared to unmodified plants. Bergeson and Carla N.