- On October 13, 2023, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) released a revised draft of the Guide for Submitting Permit Applications for Microorganisms
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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
Court Mostly Upholds the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard While Remanding USDA’s Text Message Disclosure Decision
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Judge Backs Most Of GMO Labeling Rule, Bans QR Codes (subscription to Law360 required)
- The National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard Law of 2016 (discussed here) amended the Agricultural Marketing
FDA Announces Enforcement Discretion for Genome-Edited Beef Cattle
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- On March 7, 2022, FDA announced that it had made a low-risk determination for two beef cattle (and their offspring) which contain an intentional genomic alteration (IGA) which results in
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EU Considers Benefits of New Genomic Techniques
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- On April 29, 2021, the European Commission published a study considering the status of “new genomic techniques” (NGTs) under EU law. The study defined NGTs as techniques for altering genetic
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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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