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Movement of Certain Genetically Engineered Organisms 8/6/19

Posted on July 28, 2019August 6, 2019 by Asma

This post is on an open comment period held by APHIS, an agency within the USDA, titled Movement of Certain Genetically Engineered Organisms. I know it’s a mouthful, which is why I’m going to deconstruct it here. APHIS has been the main regulatory agency for biotechnology and GMOs since 1987. If you need a refresher on…

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GMOs, Part 2

Posted on October 28, 2018November 22, 2018 by Asma

This is the second post covering GMOs. The first one gave background on the subject, while this post will be more in-depth. Lets dive right into the exceptions to USDA regulation that I wrote about in the last post. APHIS has determined that crops do not trigger oversight if they use newer techniques like CRISPR…

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GMOs, Part 1

Posted on October 22, 2018July 23, 2019 by Asma

In my first post, I listed three procedures banned in organic food production: ionizing radiation, genetic engineering (GE), and sewage sludge. I wrote a full post on radiation, so now I want to dive into genetic engineering. This is going to a be a two-part topic, mostly because I started writing and then I kept…

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