USDA APHIS Invites Stakeholder Comments on Regulation of Modified Microbes

In a recently published Request for Information (RFI), the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) seeks public comment on options to potentially streamline and reduce the regulatory burden for modified microbes consistent with current APHIS regulations at 7 C.F.R. Part 340 covering the movement of organisms modified or produced through genetic engineering. The agency is currently accepting comments until September 3, 2024….
By: Perkins Coie