USDA says it again: No costly reviews for gene-edited plants
Emphasizing that “USDA seeks to allow innovation when there is no risk present,” Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue reiterated that USDA does not regulate nor plan to regulate plants developed through new breeding techniques such as gene editing. The exception would be plants that pose a pest or noxious weed threat or are developed using plant… » Read More
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