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Biden issues executive order promoting agriculture and food biotechnology

On September 12, 2022, President Biden issued an “Executive Order on Advancing Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Innovation for a Sustainable, Safe, and Secure American Bioeconomy.” While much of the Executive Order stresses health, medicine, energy and biological data, there are specific sections that apply to agriculture and food.

BiotechnologySeptember 16, 2022Gregory Jaffe, JD
A still from FDA's video on GMOs: cartoon soybeans and a bottle labeled "soybean oil"

"Feed Your Mind": FDA's new GMO resource

Earlier this month, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it had released additional science-based information about GMOs on its “Feed Your Mind” website. Now FDA has added new fact sheets, infographics, videos, and instruction guides specifically tailored to consumers, health educators, and registered dietitians/registered dietitian nutritionists.

BiotechnologyAugust 23, 2022Gregory Jaffe, JD
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To buy or not to buy: What will it take for consumers to choose bioengineered or gene-edited foods?

Significant consumer education about these technologies and terms is necessary for consumers to make informed choices.

BiotechnologyJune 9, 2022Gregory Jaffe, JD
corn with a DNA helix

What to know about the new GMO disclosures

Most foods must now disclose if they contain DNA from a GMO (a genetically modified—aka “bioengineered”—organism). Those foods are safe to eat, say the National Academy of Sciences and the Food and Drug Administration. But the disclosure rules are confusing...and full of loopholes. Here's a look at what the rules cover, which kinds of foods may be GMO, the loopholes, and our bottom line.

BiotechnologyJanuary 26, 2022Gregory Jaffe, JD, Lindsay Moyer, MS, RDN
Impact of Genetically Engineered Crops on Pesticide Use Must be Considered Crop by Crop, Pesticide by Pesticide

Impact of genetically engineered crops on pesticide use must be considered crop by crop, pesticide by pesticide

A new report from the nonprofit Center for Science in the Public Interest finds that the impacts of GE crops on pesticide use must be considered on a case-by-case basis: crop-by-crop and pesticide-by-pesticide, with particular attention to substitution effects and their implications for the net toxicity of pesticides applied to each crop for each use.

BiotechnologyAugust 12, 2021
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NGOs outline principles for governance of gene edited products for agriculture and the environment

Representatives of conservation and consumer non-governmental organizations unveiled six principles for responsible governance of gene editing in agriculture and the environment in an article published today in the July edition of Nature Biotechnology. The authors noted that gene editing and other biotechnologies have the potential to address urgent food security, environmental, and human health dilemmas, yet these technologies also raise potential for societal concerns, environmental and health risks, and conflicts with cultural and spiritual values.

August 11, 2021
Impact of Genetically Engineered Crops on Pesticide Use Must be Considered Crop by Crop, Pesticide by Pesticide

In the weeds: Understanding the impact of GE crops on pesticide use

Biotechnology
Comment to FDA re: Request for Information on Labeling of Foods Comprised of or Containing Cultured Seafood Cells

Comment to FDA re: Request for informationon labeling of foods comprised of or containing cultured seafood cells

In response to FDA's request for information on the labeling of (future) food products derived from cell-cultured seafood, CSPI submitted this comment on March 8, 2021. In CSPI's view, when cell-cultured seafood products are ready for their food safety assessment at FDA, the agency, with stakeholder input, should identify material differences from traditional products and then make consumers aware of those differences on the product label. The comment lays out several potential material differences that would be of interest to consumers.

Biotechnology

Comments on EPA’s draft proposal to improve lepidopteran resistance management 11-9-2020

This comment to the Environmental Protection Agency expresses the CSPI Biotechnology Project's perspective on the agency's draft proposal to improve current insect resistance management (IRM) strategies for certain Lepidopteran pests of Bt crops.

Biotechnology
Biotech Blog: Ramifications of Exemption and Self-Determination Provisions in USDA’s New SECURE Rule

Biotech blog: Ramifications of exemption and self-determination provisions in USDA’s new SECURE rule

BiotechnologyOctober 5, 2020Gregory Jaffe, JD
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