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When key government officials start touting the need for biotechnology there’s reason to be concerned. Roger Beachy, the Chief Scientist of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), recently told Smartplanet.com that biotechnology is …
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The Hill reports that the senators sent a letter to USDA Sec.Tom Vilsack last month, arguing that such court decisions may “thrust the U.S.
There is one publicly-known situation where a company requested a USDA ruling on whether a specific engineered algal species would be subject to the biotechnology regulations. The company is Coastal BioMarine of Bridgewater, Conn
Archbishop warns WTO about ethical problems with biotechnology patents. The patenting of genetically modified life forms can be ethically “problematic” and could hurt poorer countries if poorly implemented, a Vatican representative has …
Merrigan is a leading force in the USDA and recognizes that to feed the world we will have to employ all agricultural methods, including biotechnology , conventional and organic agriculture. The article says, “…she supports conventional …
USDA’s biotechnology regulations, found in 7 CFR Part 340 of the Code of Federal Regulations, have been the major U.S. government rules that have covered uses of transgenic plants in agriculture and more recently the increasing interest …
Underlying these issues is the question of whether U.S. regulation and oversight of biotechnology —with responsibilities spread primarily among the U.S
WASHINGTON, Feb 8 (Reuters) – U.S. drug reviewers questioned effectiveness data from Cell Therapeutics Inc for an experimental lymphoma drug and said the medicine carried substantial side effects, according to documents released on Monday. The Seattle-based biotechnology company is seeking approval to sell pixantrone under the brand name Pixuvri for treating non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma that has …
Giving the USDA verdict on Food 2030, Jennifer Wilson said the UK is seeking global leadership on food security and has delivered bold statements on contentious issues like product labelling and agricultural biotechnology.
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