…non-targeted organisms, however, hundreds of individual studies have proven that’s not the case. The researchers even examined if authorship or financial support by biotechnology companies affected the outcome of individual…
AgNet News Hour: Tuesday, 05-10-22
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show covers the role of biotechnology and pesticides in sustainable farming practices, pistachio shipments are…
Industry Groups Encourage USDA Takeover of Gene Editing Regulations
…Administration (FDA). Ag groups are pushing for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to assume responsibility of animal biotechnology. In a letter addressed to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, the organizations…
Organic Production Priorities Outlined During Farm Bill Hearing
Organic production was one of the topics of discussion during a recent House Agriculture Committee hearing. The Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research heard from Laura Batcha, Executive Director and…
Gene-Edited Beef Cattle Receive Low-Risk Determination from FDA
…(IGA) in an animal intended for human consumption has received such a determination. However, Animal Genomics, and Biotechnology Specialist at UC Davis, Alison Van Eenennaam explains that the determination is…
Subcommittee Hearing Highlights Value of Biotechnology in Agriculture
Lawmakers discussed the importance of biotechnology in the agricultural sector during a joint hearing of the U.S. House Agriculture Subcommittees on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture and Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research….
U.S.-Mexico Ag Officials Establish Working Group
…prohibitions on agricultural biotechnology and certain pesticides. Delegates reaffirmed their commitment that the regulation, import and use of these critical tools be based on science and established a working group…
House Ag Democrats Express Concern Regarding Biotech Trade Barriers
…Mexico committed to enhanced biotechnology measures and sanitary and phytosanitary standards in the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. But the lawmakers say Mexico has demonstrated a reversal in its treatment of U.S. biotechnology…
Comment Period for Regulating Animal Biotech Reopened by USDA
…this since 2009 and they regulate these as new animal drugs. That’s a very expensive and multigenerational process,” said Alison Van Eenennaam, Animal Genomics, and Biotechnology Specialist at UC Davis….
Animal Biotech Authority Becoming Point of Contention Between Agencies
…of agricultural animal biotechnology to move to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). “Today’s Memorandum of Understanding clears a path to bring our regulatory framework into the 21st century, putting…
Industry Input Encouraged for Shifting Animal Biotech Oversight to USDA
…don’t think that the approach of regulating them as animal drugs ever made a lot of scientific sense,” said Alison Van Eenennaam, Cooperative Extension Specialist in Animal Genomics and Biotechnology…
APHIS Staff Worked to Overcome Issues of Burdensome Year
…to protect land from feral swine damage in 37 states. In 2020 APHIS updated its biotechnology regulations for the first time in more than 30 years. The Sustainable, Ecological, Consistent,…
USDA Announces New Regulatory Framework for Animal Biotechnology
…regulatory environment as it pertains to agricultural biotechnology. USDA will be publishing the ANPR on animal biotechnology as the agency works to implement the provisions of the Executive Order. The…
Genetically Modified Pigs Approved for Human Consumption by FDA
…a type of sugar that is found in the animal. “Today’s first ever approval of an animal biotechnology product for both food and as a potential source for biomedical use…