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Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

NIFA Announces $5.3 Million Investment in Biotechnology Risk Assessment Research

The Biotechnology Risk Assessment Grants (BRAG) program supports the development of new information that will assist federal regulatory agencies in making evidence-based decisions about the effects of genetically engineered...more

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Ban on European Patents for Plants Engineered by "New Genomic Techniques" Nearing Reality

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The European Parliament has adopted an amended European Commission proposal to regulate plants engineered using techniques such as CRISPR/Cas and ban any patenting of plants, plant parts, material, genetic information, or...more

Beveridge & Diamond PC

SECURE Rule Amends USDA Regulation of Genetically Engineered Organisms

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The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) within the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has published final amendments to its biotechnology regulations codified at 7 C.F.R. part 340 under the Plant Protection...more

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Regulatory Agencies Launch Unified Website for Biotechnology Regulation

In a coordinated effort, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) launched a Unified Website for Biotechnology Regulation on January 9,...more

Hogan Lovells

FDA Commissioner Gottlieb and Deputy Commissioner Yiannas Issue Statement on New Steps to Strengthen FDA’s Food Safety Program for...

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FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., and Deputy Commissioner Frank Yiannas recently issued a statement addressing new steps included in the President’s 2020 Budget proposal to advance FDA’s food safety program and expand...more

Polsinelli

The Miraculous Mushroom: How BioTech Regulations Influence Innovation

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20 years or five months? On March 8, 2019, nearly 20 years after AquaBounty Technology discovered a novel approach to increase the growth of Atlantic salmon, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finally “deactivated”...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Food & Beverage Litigation Update | November 2018

LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS - FDA Announces Plan to “Advance Plant, Animal Biotechnology Innovation” - U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb has issued a statement announcing the...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

Biotechnology Risk Assessment Research Grants Program Accepting Applications

On November 8, 2017, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) issued a statement soliciting applications for its Biotechnology Risk Assessment Research Grants Program. The...more

Carlton Fields

Food for Thought: Ninth Circuit Rejects GMO and Pesticide Bans in Three Hawaii Counties Because State and Federal Laws Preempt the...

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Alika Atay et al v. County of Maui, et al, No. 15-16466 (9th Cir., Nov. 18, 2016) - Hawai’i Papaya Indus. Assn., et al v. County of Hawaii, No. 14-17538 (9th Circ., Nov. 18, 2016) - Robert Ito Farm, Inc., et al. v. County...more

Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley

Safe Food Labeling Act — Less Label Clarity and Less Safety?

While Americans have been bombarded with news of Pokemon sightings, legislation concerning our food safety passed through the House, with barely a whisper from the mainstream media. The House of Representatives submitted...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Agreement Reached on Bipartisan Federal GMO Food Labeling Bill

Provides Practical, Mandatory Disclosure and Preempts State GMO Labeling Laws - Senate Agriculture Committee leaders reached agreement June 23, 2016, on a bill that would require food containing genetic material modified...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

Biotechnology: Case Studies of Hypothetical, Genetically Engineered Organisms Are Discussed at Second Meeting on Modernizing the...

On March 9, 2016, the second public meeting on the July 2, 2015, memorandum entitled “Modernizing the Regulatory System for Biotechnology Products,” was convened in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Region 6...more

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FDA Approves First Genetically Modified Food-Producing Animal

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On November 19, 2015, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new animal drug application (NADA) that authorizes the marketing of the AquAdvantage Salmon, a genetically modified Atlantic salmon. In...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

FDA Seems Ready to Weigh In on “Natural” Food Labeling

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In 1960, Judge Friendly famously began an opinion by asking, “What is chicken?” Today, the question is, “What is ‘natural’?” Courts today are filled with cases claiming that foods labeled as “natural” are misleading...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

FDA Issues Final Food Biotechnology Labeling Guidelines for Plant Foods; Discourages “GMO Free” Claims

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On November 19, 2015, FDA issued its final guidance for industry concerning the requirements for voluntarily indicating whether food products have or have not been derived from genetically engineered plants. The final...more

Mintz - Consumer Product Safety Viewpoints

FDA to Host First Public Meeting on Biotech Regulation Overhaul

On October 15, 2015, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) posted notice of a public meeting to be held on Friday October 30th, in order to clarify the current roles and responsibilities described in the Coordinated...more

Mintz - Consumer Product Safety Viewpoints

The Patchwork Solidifies: GMO Bill Moves Forward in the House

The proposed Federal regulation of GMOs is proceeding. Following the White House’s recent action on GMOs, Representative Pompeo’s “Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act” (H.R. 1599) was passed by the House Agriculture Committee...more

Mintz - Consumer Product Safety Viewpoints

GMOs in the Hotseat: White House to Overhaul Regulatory Framework on Biotechnology

Last week, the White House waded into the GMO regulatory fray with the Office of Science and Technology Policy’s (OSTP) announcement of a major overhaul of GMO regulation. In a statement released July 2, OSTP noted that...more

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Opposition to Genetically Engineered Crops Goes Local: Municipal Laws Seek to Ban GMOs

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A recent effort by two Los Angeles city councilmen to ban the sale and cultivation of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) signals an emerging trend in the attack against crop biotechnology. Municipalities in a number of...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

News from Abroad: Second Referral for the "Broccoli" Patent Case to the Enlarged Board of Appeal

Following the issuance of decision G2/07 in connection with the "Broccoli" patent, which discussed whether plant breeding methods were excluded from patentability as essentially biological processes for the production of...more

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