Genetic Engineering

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FDA, USDA and EPA launch joint biotechnology website

17-Jan-2020 By Hank Schultz

Three federal agencies have teamed up to provide a one stop shop for information on the regulation of biotechnology products.

What’s a GMO? Mushrooms, ‘gene-editing’, and a brave new world for regulators?

19-Apr-2016 By Elaine Watson

News that non-browning mushrooms developed with a gene-editing tool called CRISPR/Cas9 would not be subject to regulation by USDA has prompted a fresh debate about what ‘GMOs’ are, and whether the regulatory framework governing biotech crops is fit for...

Could consumers see GM as an eco-friendly food choice?

03-Feb-2016 By Niamh Michail

Swedish researchers have suggested that food labelled both GM and eco-friendly may become commonplace in the future - but is this an idea consumers will buy into?

Vermont AG office announces authorized companies to verify GMO-free claims

21-Jan-2016 By Adi Menayang

There will be two companies authorized to verify GMO-free claims in Vermont. Some experts worry about application backlog to meet the July 1 deadline, while others say it’s a step in the right direction.

Pompeo bill would ‘create a competing Non-GMO label with drastically lower standards’, says Non-GMO Project

09-Sep-2015 By Elaine Watson

While supporters of Rep. Mike Pompeo’s Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act (HR1599) welcome its proposal to create a national standard for non-GMO claims, the Non-GMO Project says this would confuse shoppers by creating a competing label underpinned by...

GMA et al file appeal vs Vermont GMO ruling, but they are running out of time, say attorneys

07-May-2015 By Elaine Watson

As widely predicted, the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) is appealing a federal court ruling denying its bid to halt implementation of Vermont’s GMO labeling law (Act 120) until a lawsuit over the Act is resolved.

Maine House backs GMO labeling bill

12-Jun-2013 By Elaine WATSON

The campaign for mandatory GMO labeling gained a further boost this week as the Maine House of Representatives voted 141-4 in favor of LD 718, a bill that would require foods made with ingredients from biotech crops to carry the label ‘Produced with Genetic...

Lobbying by agri-business killed New Mexico GMO labeling Bill, claim supporters

05-Feb-2013 By Elaine WATSON

Supporters of a New Mexico Senate bill proposing mandatory labeling for genetically engineered food and feed say they are disappointed it died on the Senate floor last week, but remain confident that other states’ GMO labeling initiatives will succeed.