Posted May 27, 2020
Historically, USDA has regulated most genetically engineered plants by requiring notification and permits for field research and a USDA determination that those plants do not cause harm before they are commercially planted by farmers. The new Trump Administration policy is not based on a risk assessment with scientific data that found the exempt plant safe, but instead is the result of USDA’s narrow reading of its statutory authority and its wish to deregulate wherever possible. Read more.