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Feds Continue to Reform Approach to Regulation of Biotech Products

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Our Food & Beverage and FDA teams explore a plan from a trio of federal agencies that seeks to implement regulatory reform and update the Coordinated Framework for the Regulation of Biotechnology....more

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USDA APHIS Invites Stakeholder Comments on Regulation of Modified Microbes

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In a recently published Request for Information (RFI), the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) seeks public comment on options to potentially streamline and reduce the...more

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USDA’s Biotechnology Regulator Issues Much-Anticipated RFI on Regulation of Modified Microbes

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On July 2, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Health Inspection Service (APHIS) published a Request for Information (RFI) seeking public comment on the improvement of regulatory processes governing genetically...more

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Wrap-Up of Federal and State Chemical Regulatory Developments, May 2024

TSCA/FIFRA/TRI - EPA Issues Asbestos Part 2 Draft Risk Evaluation, Preliminarily Determines That Asbestos Poses Unreasonable Risk To Human Health: On April 16, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced...more

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EPA, FDA, and USDA Issue Joint Regulatory Plan for Biotechnology

On May 8, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released a plan to update, streamline, and clarify their regulations and...more

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EPA, USDA, and FDA to Clarify Overlapping Biotechnology Regulatory Frameworks

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On May 8, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a joint plan to identify areas of ambiguity, gaps, or uncertainty in...more

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New Regulations Rooted In Evidence: Looking Back On How EPA And USDA Updated Engineered Plant Regulations And Labeling In 2023

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Alongside rapid advances in biotechnology that are improving fine-tuned genetic engineering in plants, regulation for such plants is also rapidly evolving, including several important updates in the past year....more

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Comment on Morphing U.S. Biotechnology Regulations

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) have recently opened requests for stakeholder engagement regarding biotechnology regulatory frameworks. These requests provide the...more

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EPA Issues Final Rule to Accelerate Use of Plant-Incorporated Biotechnologies

On May 31, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a final rule exempting a class of plant-incorporated protectants (PIP) created using genetic engineering, from registration requirements under the...more

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ASTM International Publishes Case Study on Standards for Biodegradable Plastic

To celebrate its 125th anniversary, ASTM International invited case study submissions from committee members to highlight standards that have made a significant impact in society. One of the winning entries is on a set of...more

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Biden's Executive Order Focusing on Biotechnology Offers Opportunities for AgTech Industry

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President Biden has revealed the next areas of focus in his effort to protect the United States’ technological leadership and economic competitiveness: biotechnology, biomanufacturing, and the bioeconomy....more

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President Biden Signs Executive Order 14081 to Promote Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing

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In the latest of a series of Presidential actions intended to promote biotechnology and confirm the continued support of advances in biotechnology as official policy of the United States, on September 12, 2022, President Joe...more

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Wrap-Up of Federal and State Chemical Regulatory Developments, September 2022

TSCA/FIFRA/TRI - ARTICLE -- Lynn L. Bergeson And Richard E. Engler, Ph.D. Author “Optimizing The Toxic Substances Control Act To Achieve Greener Chemicals,” For ABA’s NR&E Magazine: TSCA offers tremendous unrealized...more

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EPA Renews Biotechnology Innovation Efforts under New Executive Order

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On September 12, 2022, President Biden issued an Executive Order (EO) calling on his Administration to renew efforts to improve the clarity and efficiency of regulatory processes for biotechnology products. Launching a new...more

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[Podcast] Keith Matthews and Chris Wozniak: Talking Ag Biotech

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In this inaugural episode of a planned series of podcasts on regulatory policies and procedures impacting agricultural biotechnology, Wiley’s Keith Matthews and Dr. Chris Wozniak – who recently retired as EPA’s senior expert...more

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Is a Solution to the Plant Biostimulants Conundrum in the Offing?

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Potential applicability of the pesticides registration requirements of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) to certain products marketed or described as “plant biostimulants” has long vexed the...more

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Wiley Biotech Briefings – An Advanced Course for the Regulatory Professional: TSCA and Industrial Biotechnology

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When is a microbe or microalgae considered naturally occurring and when are they subject to EPA premanufacture review? What kinds of products produced by microbes and microalgae are subject to TSCA? Wiley Environment &...more

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Wrap-Up of Federal and State Chemical Regulatory Developments, May 2021

TSCA/FIFRA/TRI - EPA Announces Univar Solutions USA Will Pay $165,000 For FIFRA Violations: EPA announced on April 19, 2021, that Univar Solutions USA, Inc. of Portland, Oregon, will pay a $165,000 penalty for violating the...more

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USDA and Mexico Actions Impact Genetically Engineered Foods in the United States

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Two contrasting regulatory decisions by authorities in the United States and Mexico highlight the continued progress toward, and challenges to, the development of science and evidence based regulatory policies applicable to...more

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Wiley Webinar: Biotech Briefings – Interim Update on Regulatory Developments Relevant to Plant Biostimulants

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2019 and 2020 saw significant action on the part of U.S. Federal agencies to work toward upgrading the regulatory structure applicable to plant biostimulant products. This webinar, led by Wiley Environment & Product...more

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Wrap-Up of Federal and State Chemical Regulatory Developments, February 2021

TSCA/FIFRA/TRI - “Environmental Justice: Operationalizing TSCA to Fulfill Its Destiny,” By Lynn L. Bergeson For The American College Of Environmental Lawyers (ACOEL) Blog: The Biden Administration has embraced environmental...more

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Trump USDA and FDA Spar Over Regulation of Genetically Engineered Animals – Does This Sideshow Have Any Actual Implications for...

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At the outset of the Biden Administration it is clear that there will be a sharp pivot in the Federal Government’s approach to many environmental regulatory policies. One area that will be interesting to keep track of...more

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EPA Proposes Expanded FIFRA Exemptions for Certain Plant-Incorporated Protectants (PIPs) Created Using Gene Editing

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The US Environmental Protection Agency has proposed to amend its pesticide regulations to exempt from FIFRA, the federal pesticide statute, certain pesticidal substances (PIPs) created in plants using biotechnology, so long...more

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EPA Releases Updated Draft Guidance for Biostimulant Products

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Key Takeaways - • What Happened: EPA issued revised draft guidance clarifying the types of plant biostimulant products and claims about such products that trigger regulation under FIFRA. ...more

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Recent Actions on Ag Biotech by EPA’s Emerging Technologies Branch

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In this webinar, Keith Matthews from Wiley's Environment & Product Regulation group discusses recent actions by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division's (BPPD) Emerging...more

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