Biotech industry trying to eliminate all FDA regulation of...


Unfortunately for them, farm animals are regulated by the Food and Drug Administration , which subjects these types of modifications to the same scrutiny and safety trials that a new drug would be forced to undergo. This protective mechanism could soon be a thing of the past, however, as the biotech industry pushes for the regulation of genetically engineered animals to be switched to the U.S. Department of Agriculture , which has already shown itself to be very favorable to the biotech industry by allowing genetically edited plants to be planted and sold freely, without any regulatory constraints.



from Biotech News