At ASTA’s Vegetable and Flower Seed Conference, January 27, USDA Undersecretary Jenny Moffitt joined an international Innovation and Policy panel to discuss regulatory approaches to genome-edited plants. Here are some of the highlights:
During the Innovation and Policy session at the American Seed Trade Association (ASTA)’s Vegetable and Flower Seed Conference in Monterey, California, USDA Undersecretary Jenny Moffitt spoke to a packed crowd. Undersecretary Moffitt, who oversees marketing and regulatory programs at USDA, provided insights into the evolving regulatory landscape and its implications for the seed industry.
Undersecretary Moffitt highlighted the collaboration between USDA, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in her address.
“This framework that we have—the scientific-based regulatory framework—has allowed the United States to be a global leader when it comes to biotechnology,” Moffitt said. “Genetic engineering comes from a continuum of breeding methods farmers have been using for decades.”
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