- On December 2, 2024, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California vacated and remanded the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service’s (APHIS or the Agency) final
FDA Cautions Industry on the Food Safety Risks of Transferring Genes for Proteins that are Food Allergens to New Plant Varieties Used for Food
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- FDA regulates human and animal food from plants, including plants produced through genetic engineering (GE), under the Federal, Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act). Foods derived from new plant
FDA Completes Review of GE Canola Seeds After Response to Last Year’s Inadvertent Release
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- Plants produced through genetic engineering (GE) are subject to the same FDA safety standards as other plants. Given the possibility for food from some GE plants to have new allergens,
Organic Advocates Ask CA Judge to Remand the NBFDS
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- On November 23, organic food industry groups and advocates filed a Motion for Summary Judgment asking a California federal judge to declare the USDA’s National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard (NBFDS)
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FDA Appeals Order Rejecting GE Salmon Approval
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- The FDA is appealing a November 5, 2020 decision by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California which ordered the Agency to reconsider its 2015 approval of
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FDA Responds to Inadvertent Presence of Two New Varieties of GE Canola Seeds
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- On April 13, the FDA published a constituent update advising companies about the inadvertent presence of low levels of certain genetically engineered canola seeds. The FDA was notified by BASF
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USDA Withdraws Biotech Regulation Proposal
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- As previously covered on this blog, on January 19, 2017, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)published a proposed rule to update
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