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
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…