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BSE Case in AL Prompts S. Korea to Boost Quarantine Checks of U.S. Beef

Posted on July 20, 2017

Earlier this week, USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced an atypical case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), a neurologic disease of cattle, in an eleven-year old cow

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Update: Industry Urges USDA to Start Over on Proposed Rule to Revamp APHIS Biotech Regs

Posted on July 7, 2017

For decades, the U.S. government has regulated genetically modified organisms (GMOs) under a regulatory framework called the “Coordinated Framework for the Regulation of Biotechnology” (Coordinated Framework). The Coordinated

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USDA Publishes Proposed Rule to Revamp Its Biotechnology Regulations

Posted on January 23, 2017

For decades, the United States government has regulated genetically modified organisms (GMOs) under a regulatory framework called the “Coordinated Framework for the Regulation of Biotechnology” (Coordinated Framework). The

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Looser Livestock Export Rules

Posted on January 20, 2016

USDA loosens livestock export rules.

The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has regulatory authority over both the import and export of

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White House Watch: GMOs

Posted on July 7, 2015

White House announces planned revision of federal GMO regulatory standards.

For decades, the United States government has regulated genetically modified organisms (GMOs) under a regulatory framework called the “Coordinated

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Where’s the Beef?

Posted on July 2, 2015

USDA to permit beef imports from Argentina and Brazil.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is tasked with protecting the United States from

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Backing Up on Biotech

Posted on March 2, 2015

APHIS withdraws 2008 proposed rule related to the regulation of GM crops.

USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) evaluates genetically modified (GM) crops as potential plant pests under

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